| D. Corwin (1990) cites that in London
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| | over 3 million child abuse and neglect
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| many believed that sexual 'congress' with
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| | reports were filed and one million were
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| a child would cure venereal disease. Of
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| | confirmed. There are 3,000 children
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| capital rape prosecutions between 1730
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| | abused each day and four of them will
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| and 1729, 25% of the cases involved
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| | die. Forty % of these children were under
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| victims younger than 10 years old.62% of
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| | the age of six. The age group with the
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| females are sexually abused by age 18.
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| | highest abuse rate is 0-3 years.
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| Finkelhor, David and J.
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| | Nationally the highest form of abuse is
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| Dziuba-Leatherman. "Victimization of
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| | neglect followed by physical abuse. In
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| Children." American Psychologist Vol.
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| | March of 2001 when President Bush
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| 49:3 (1992): 173-183.
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| | declared April National Child Abuse
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| 1896 in The Aetiology of Hysteria, Freud
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| | Prevention Month he stated the cost of
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| discusses his "Seduction Theory"
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| | child abuse and neglect in the U.S. was
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| acknowledging the sexual abuse and incest
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| | $258 million dollars a day. This includes
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| of children.31% of males are sexually
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| | the price of intervention, the treatment
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| abused by age 18. Ibid.More than 60
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| | of children who have been emotionally,
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| million adult survivors of incest and
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| | physically or sexually abused as well as
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| sexual child abuse live in America. *Note
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| | the indirect costs of the long term
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| these are only reported cases. It is
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| | consequences both for the child and our
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| believed as great as 50% of sexual child
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| | society. Prevent Child Abuse America.
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| abuse is unreported. Forward, 199399% of
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| | In 2000, there were 261,000 victims of
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| sexual abuse survivors know their
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| | rape, attempted rape or sexual assault.
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| perpetrators-80% are abused by family
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| | [2000 National Crime Victimization
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| members, 19% are abuse by other trusted
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| | Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics.] Of
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| adults. CCPA, 1992Of 50 male sexual abuse
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| | these 261,000, 114,000 were victims of
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| survivors, many were as young as 8 years
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| | sexual assault, 55,000 were victims of
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| old. FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1991.96%
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| | attempted rape, and 92,000 were victims
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| of female rape survivors were younger
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| | of completed rape. [2000 NCVS.]An
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| than 12 years old and knew their
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| | estimated 906,000 children were victims
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| attackers. U.S. Department of Justice,
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| | of abuse and neglect in 2003 (cases
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| 1992.A study of 10,000 female children
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| | substantiated by child protective service
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| under age 18 raped in 1992, reports that
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| | agencies).1In 2003, 48.3 percent of child
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| 3,800 girls were under 12 years old. U.S.
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| | victims were male; 51.7 percent of
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| Justice Department, study conducted in 11
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| | victims were female. 83.9 percent of
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| states and the District of Columbia, June
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| | victims were abused by a parent. 40.8% of
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| 1994.Of teenage, unwed mothers, 60-67%
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| | child victims were maltreated by their
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| were incest survivors. Los Angeles Times
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| | mothers acting alone; another 18.8
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| survey, 199396% of teenage prostitutes
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| | percent were maltreated by their fathers
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| were sexually molested in childhood.
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| | acting alone; 16.9 percent were abused by
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| CCPA, 1992. Almost 80% had become
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| | both parents.1Types of maltreatment
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| prostitutes before age 18. Ibid. *60% of
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| | included:1Neglect (including medical
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| prostitutes were 16 or under; many were
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| | neglect) 61%
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| younger than 13. Ibid.Over 80% of the
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| | Physical Abuse
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| mothers of incest survivors were also
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| | 19%
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| sexually abused.57% of sexual child abuse
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| | Sexual Abuse
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| and incest perpetrators are survivors of
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| | 10% (90,600 children)
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| sexual child abuse. Goldstein-Harte Study
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| | Psychological Maltreatment 5%
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| 1973: Carter, et al.A sexual child abuse
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| | Medical Maltreatment 2%
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| perpetrator (a.k.a. sex offender) abuses
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| | Other*
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| an average of 117 children. National
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| | 17%1U.S. Department of Health and Human
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| Institute of Mental Health,
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| | Services, Administration on Children,
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| 1988.Extensive evidence substantiates the
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| | Youth and Families, Child Maltreatment
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| fact that sexual child abuse has taken
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| | 2003 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government
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| place for centuries.In the U.S. in 2000
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| | Printing Office, 2005).
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