title: [Incest today].
abstract: The issue explored is incest against children. This paper summarizes the changes on knowledge on this topic since the years 1850 to nowadays. The main focus is placed on the specificity of incest and sexual aggression towards minors as criminal behaviours. Finally, the lake of research, which leaves many questions unanswered, is underlined.
authors.affiliation: Observatoire National de l'Action Sociale Décentralisée (ODAS), 37 Bld Saint-Michel-75005 Paris.
authors.forename: Marceline
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gabel
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male