An examination of trends in child sexual abuse investigations in Ontario over time

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dc.contributor.authorFallon, B., Joh-Carnella, N., Trocmé, N., Chabot, M., Esposito, T., Nosrati-Inanlou, M., & Collin-Vézina, D.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-18T14:55:14Z
dc.date.available2016-10-18T14:55:14Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractBackground Child sexual abuse (CSA) rates have been declining since the 1990s (Dunne et al., 2003; Finkelhor & Jones, 2004, 2012; Jones et al., 2001). Discrepancies in contexts and measures complicate comparing CSA rates across jurisdictions and studies, and there is limited literature about trends in CSA in Canada. Objective Using data from the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (OIS), the only source of provincially aggregated data in Ontario, Canada, that describes child welfare investigations, this paper provides information on reported and investigated CSA over the past 20 years. Participants and setting The OIS uses a file review methodology; information is collected directly from investigating child welfare workers. Methods A sample of child welfare agencies is selected for the study, and data are collected over a three-month period. Weights are applied to produce annual provincial estimates. Results The rates of investigated CSA in Ontario decreased between 1993 and 2013, from 5.20 (95% CI [3.94, 6.47]) to 1.81 (95% CI [0.97, 2.66]) children per 1000. During this time, the rate of all child maltreatment-related investigations doubled, from 21.41 (95% CI [18.38, 24.42]) to 53.32 ([29.61, 77.03]) children per 1000. Conclusions Unlike other forms of child maltreatment, the incidence of investigated CSA in Ontario declined since 1993. Substantiation rates for CSA investigations decreased more dramatically than the rate of all CSA investigations, which could indicate a true decline in rate or an inability to accurately identify cases of CSA.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFallon, B., Joh-Carnella, N., Trocmé, N., Chabot, M., Esposito, T., Nosrati-Inanlou, M., & Collin-Vézina, D. (2019). An examination of trends in child sexual abuse investigations in Ontario over time. Child Abuse & Neglect, 88, 389-399.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0145213418304575?token=2135293CED19B7F25456B98A254AE27B1DA6154CBF449CA279E080E251ABF85380BF0CBC28E88B05EC3A11FF1C32078F
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3007
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse & Neglecten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectOntario incidence study of reported child abuse and neglecten_US
dc.subjectchild maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjecten_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.titleAn examination of trends in child sexual abuse investigations in Ontario over timeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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