Trends in US Army child maltreatment reports: 1990–2004

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dc.contributor.authorMcCarroll, J. E., Fan, Z., Newby, J. H., & Ursano, R. J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-20T15:42:04Z
dc.date.available2014-11-20T15:42:04Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractWe present the victim rates and severity of child maltreatment in US Army families by the sex of the child and parent from 1990–2004. Neglect rates decreased from a high point in 1991 to a low in 2000, but by 2004 the rates had increased to about the 1991 level. During two large-scale deployments of the US Army to the Middle East (1991 and 2002–2004), the rates of neglect increased. Neglect rates were highest for the youngest children and decreased as age increased. Physical abuse rates decreased from 1990–2004, but the decline was slowed during 2001–04. Physical abuse was more severe by male offenders. Emotional abuse showed wide fluctuations in rates. Emotional abuse rates were similar for boys and girls up to age 11, but the rates for older girls were higher. Sexual abuse had the lowest rates throughout the time of this report, decreasing from about 0.5/1000 to about 0.1/1000. The rates of physical abuse and neglect were generally higher for boys than for girls up to the teenage years when the rates reversed. Male offenders were more likely to maltreat children (even excluding sexual abuse) than were female offenders and offenders of both sexes were more likely to abuse male children. We provide suggestions for practice, prevention and research in child maltreatment. Published in 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcCarroll, J. E., Fan, Z., Newby, J. H., & Ursano, R. J. (2008). Trends in US Army child maltreatment reports: 1990–2004. Child Abuse Review, 17(2), 108-118en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://reachfamilies.umn.edu/sites/default/files/rdoc/McCarroll_2008.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1847
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse Reviewen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectneglecten_US
dc.subjectmilitaryen_US
dc.subjectmaltreatmenten_US
dc.titleTrends in US Army child maltreatment reports: 1990–2004en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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