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

    Authors

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

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    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

    Language

    English

    First Page

    38

    Last Page

    54

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000335881400003

    ISSN

    1053-8712

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