Observations I’m suggesting that we focus almost exclusively on mental health and the co-occurring issue of substance abuse. With budget limitations, we can’t be all…
View More Saving Offender Rehabilitation and Reentry ProgramsCategory: Child Abuse
Female Victims and Offenders Are Increasing
Subtitles Women, homicides and violent crime. With violence against women increasing, and with more female offenders, are women an endangered species? Author Leonard Adam Sipes,…
View More Female Victims and Offenders Are IncreasingCops and Children Exposed to Violence
Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the Department…
View More Cops and Children Exposed to ViolenceChild Abuse Statistics, Offenders and Demographics
Subtitles Children in low socioeconomic status households had significantly higher rates of maltreatment in all categories. Those living with a single parent who had a…
View More Child Abuse Statistics, Offenders and DemographicsPrisoners Report Significant Mental and Physical Problems
Prisoners Report Significant Mental and Physical Problems Editor’s note: Anyone working with people caught up in the criminal justice system are astounded by the number…
View More Prisoners Report Significant Mental and Physical ProblemsPreventing Teen Dating Violence Data Indicates Success
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have published an article that provides the first evidence of the potential benefits of provider-delivered education and a…
View More Preventing Teen Dating Violence Data Indicates SuccessOne child in every 25 in the United States is abused or neglected
The fourth cycle of the National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect collected data in 2005–2006. The National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS) reports information on…
View More One child in every 25 in the United States is abused or neglectedDo child victims of sexual abuse become sex offenders?
In JAMA Pediatrics, NIJ-funded researcher Dr. Cathy Widom discusses findings of a longitudinal study following 908 abused and neglected children and a matched control…
View More Do child victims of sexual abuse become sex offenders?Teenage Dating Violence Data Indicates Success
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have published an article that provides the first evidence of the potential benefits of provider-delivered education and a brief…
View More Teenage Dating Violence Data Indicates Success60 percent of children in America are exposed to violence, crime, or abuse
A Department of Justice study shows that 60 percent of children nationwide are exposed to violence, crime, or abuse; consequences include poor school performance, drug and alcohol abuse, long-term physical and psychological harm, and risk of future victimization and suicide.
View More 60 percent of children in America are exposed to violence, crime, or abuse