The Association Between Nonlethal Violent Victimization, Police Reporting, and Sensory Disabilities Among Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A triple pandemic: COVID-19, violence against children, and the crisis in family courts

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 4

Published: March 31, 2025

These incidents are closely linked to family violence and against women, affecting about one third of women around the world. 6 Natural disasters external stressors escalate risk. 7,8 However, a third, hidden but deadly scourge-the crisis in courts-is as much an aftereffect well exacerbator. Victims may seek remedies through social services, including court system. 9,10 In many countries, divorce, separation, child custody issues dealt with courts, practices that deviate vastly from civil or criminal courts. this deviation, originally intended for protection children, has instead led results.Indeed, courts have become place where too vulnerable children go die. A nonprofit organization tracked 990 murders by separating parent since 2008 United States. 11 At height pandemic, between years 2020 2022, increased 47.8%. An astonishing fact is that, protecting these judges' decisions facilitated murders. closer look at 175 fathers showed cases, judges had ordered conditions allowed murders, often over mother's objections. 12 even greater number suicides occur every murder, 13 hundreds injuries medically treated death. 14 And actual numbers likely higher, routine concealment records, litigants themselves, made tracking virtually impossible.How does happen? U.S., almost unlimited discretion, ability seal without oversight accountability. net result those few rights, notably violated ways multiply their harm. vast majority approximately 100,000 contested cases per year cases. Abusive disproportionately sole contrast trends outside court, grant it 75% time. 15 Kingdom, first country compel opening reporters, found convicted rapists were sometimes granted custody. 16 States, who murder mother his face no barrier obtaining (family disconnected murderer's parents be given temporary custody, until father out prison). 17 As reverse violent perpetrators favorable way regain respectability society exculpate themselves crimes-often having change behavior.Predictably, on abuse alarming rates. The Kingdom forced open precisely such research, they still resistance. Deaths extreme end, other harms well. For example, more than 58,000 into physical sexual abuser's unsupervised following divorce 18 suffer "soul murder," 19 psychological "death" results abuse. Consequences lifelong problems decades loss life. 20 estimated economic healthcare, welfare, justice, special education, productivity losses, among costs, was $592 billion 2018. 21 This also problem, 1 3 abused neglected abusers themselves. 22 During COVID-19 monitoring reporting maltreatment hampered time heightened need. 23 "protective parent," attempting safeguard abuse, loses simply alleging abuse-or, sometimes, when allege Studies now show addition deaths, protective parents, usually mothers, 24 pseudo-rationaleThe source deaths regular practice denying prolonging years, requiring pay multiple appointees. 25 revenue doing so $50 States alone. 26 words, there great financial incentive placing situations danger, families crisis.The pseudo-rationales designed promote "parental alienation," notion any allegation fabrication "alienate" child, rejection part "coaching". pseudo-theory punish "turn tables" victim, discourage Multiple reputable scientific associations-including Nations (UN) 27 -have denounced unscientific "pseudo-concept," continues used ubiquitously court. It enables not only escape prosecution can gain full collect "child support," demand legal fees, victims incarceration if cannot (which occurs staggering levels due process possibility bail).The pseudo-concept alienation" contradicts all scientific, medical, developmental research. severe lasting childhood trauma isolation while separated primary supports 28 . Indeed, research shows deliberate false rare (e.g., 0.1% study 29 ), not. fact, greatly underreported, problem exacerbated during pandemic. 30 national 4,388 mothers abuse-especially abuse-were losing rates, sex offenders. 31 nationwide overwhelmingly wrong right. 32 Yet, "abuse industry" arisen decisions, its own group lawyers, guardians ad litem, poorly-trained "experts". Not do control money most time, willing anything avoid prosecution, give up savings save children's lives. Hence, manner akin "kids cash" scandal, 33 commodifying taking them stable homes protective, caregivers, matter practice, unfortunately, been exported worldwide. issue demonstrated misuse eight countries. 34 Then, international bodies began urging governments consider testimonies "continuation power control" abusive fathers. 35 European Parliament resolution soon "call[ed] Member recognise parental alienation syndrome judicial law." 36 report widespread punishing brought forward credible allegations 37 Family unchecked, domestic abusers' instrument further Children greatest casualties, lose opportunity develop potential, some, next generation substance users, rapists, murderers, survive all. Judicial abuses accelerated received attention era, attempts reform, legislative changes, marginally successful best. Efforts educating futile, absence motivation. Therefore, culture members calls moratorium especially under current structure absolute immunity, total secrecy, lack accountability enormous incentives, order prevent devouring very institutions protect them. Child welfare matters should handled possible, rest juries, accountable Law, beholden rules procedure-to better preserve lives exploitation.

Language: Английский

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The Impact of Legal Abortion on Maternal Health: Looking to the Past to Inform the Present

SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2021

Legal abortion has recently been suggested as an essential healthcare service. In this study, we consider whether legalization over 1969-1973 improved women's health, measured by maternal mortality. Our event-study results indicate that legal substantially lowered non-white mortality 30-40%, with 113 deaths averted nationally in the first year became legal. We also find early state-level legalizations were crucial, and more influential than Roe v. Wade decision itself.

Language: Английский

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Characterizing Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Child Sexual Abuse in Mexico City Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. 223 - 223

Published: June 27, 2024

This study conducts a spatio-temporal analysis to identify trends and clusters of child sexual abuse in Mexico City before, during, after the COVID-19 pandemic. Sexual abuses children were analyzed considering various crime theories. Trends patterns identified using time series decomposition spatial autocorrelation techniques. Time considered three relevant periods. Anselin’s Local Moran’s I distribution significant clusters. The rate presented similar values following school closures. resumption classes entailed decrease −1.5% (children under 15) an increase 29% over 15). Particular locations experienced among those 15. There eight noteworthy displaying recidivism with lower poverty rates high level education. Efforts combat should prioritize specific areas where female 15 are at risk becoming victims abuse.

Language: Английский

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