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Freeman-Longo, Robert E. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
This statement of the Safer Society Foundation is designed to assist states considering public notification when convicted sex offenders are released to the community. It considers the impact of public notification on the greater community, including citizens, families, victims, and offenders. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Community Problems, Criminals, Disclosure
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Muller, Robert T.; Goebel-Fabbri, Ann E.; Diamond, Terry; Dinklage, David – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2000
Analysis of 65 high-risk adolescents admitted to psychiatric inpatient units found that social support was a protective factor in cases of family violence experienced as either a victim or witness. However, social support did not appear to buffer the maladaptive effects of community violence, although there was a generally insignificant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Problems, Emotional Disturbances
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Korbin, Jill E. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
This commentary on Enrique Gracia's (2003) article, "Social Isolation from Communities and Child Maltreatment: A Cross-Cultural Perspective," discusses the relationship of neighborhood context to child maltreatment. The difficulty of sorting out individual and contextual factors is emphasized, along with the problem of clearly defining the unit of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Community Problems