Abusing victims: detention of child sexual abuse victims in secure accommodation
Brogi, Lara and Bagley, Christopher (1998) Abusing victims: detention of child sexual abuse victims in secure accommodation. Child Abuse Review, 7, (5), 315-329. (doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-0852(1998090)7:5<315::AID-CAR500>3.0.CO;2-7).
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Sexually abused children and adolescents, in limbo between revelation of abuse and trial of an alleged offender, or in emotional turmoil after such abuse, need special care and support. Evidence indicates that a number of such children are held in local authority secure centres, on various grounds: to protect them from further sexual assaults by an adult offender; because of their persistent absconding from non-secure residential centres; and because of their disturbed behaviour (including suicidal behaviours), which may have been caused by the assault. Victims of sexual abuse are held with juveniles on remand for serious crimes (including rape and murder), or (because they are too young for youth detention centres) with young adolescents who are held in detention following conviction for such crimes. Evidence is produced from case histories, and from a survey of 15 of the 27 secure detention centres for children and young people in England, that the mix of abused, disturbed and very aggressive children is highly problematic. In worst case scenarios, victims of child sexual abuse are sexually assaulted by juvenile rapists with whom they are housed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0952-9136 (print) |
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| Keywords: | sexual abuse, detention, secure accommodation, young offenders |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman K Law > K Law (General) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Social Sciences > Social Work Studies |
| Item ID: | 33709 |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 12:28 |
| Contributors: | Brogi, Lara (Author) Bagley, Christopher (Author) |
| Date: | September 1998 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/33709 |
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