On the incidence and prevalence of child maltreatment: a research agenda.
Research on child maltreatment epidemiology has primarily been focused on population surveys with adult respondents. Far less attention has been paid to analyzing reported incidents of alleged child maltreatment and corresponding agency responses. This type of research is however indispensable to know how well a child protection system works and if the most vulnerable are identified and served. Notable findings of child maltreatment epidemiological research are summarized and directions for future studies discussed.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany ; School of Social Work, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Andreas
A
Jud
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Jörg M
JM
Fegert
Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.
David
D
Finkelhor