Title

Differentiating Single and Multiple Victim Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A Research Note Considering Social Disorganization Theory

Authors

Authors

E. E. Mustaine; R. Tewksbury; J. Corzine;L. Huff-Corzine

Comments

Authors: contact us about adding a copy of your work at STARS@ucf.edu

Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Child Sex. Abus.

Keywords

social disorganization; child sexual abuse; community; COLLECTIVE EFFICACY; MALTREATMENT; Psychology, Clinical; Family Studies

Abstract

This study examined the utility of social disorganization theory as an explanation for child sexual abuse with a focus on differentiating single and multiple victim cases. Drawing on 1,172 child sexual abuse cases (including 159 cases with multiple victims) in Orange County, Florida, from 2004 to 2006, the present study considered case characteristics and elements of social disorganization as potential predictors of child sexual abuse cases involving single and multiple victims. We found that social disorganization theory does not successfully predict the locations of multiple victim child sexual abuse incidents and is not useful for distinguishing between child sexual abuse incidents with single or multiple victims.

Journal Title

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volume

23

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2014.863260

Language

English

First Page

38

Last Page

54

WOS Identifier

WOS:000335881400003

ISSN

1053-8712

Recommended Citation

"Differentiating Single and Multiple Victim Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A Research Note Considering Social Disorganization Theory" (2014). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 5640.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/5640