Children’s Direct Exposure to Types of Domestic Violence Crime: A Population-based Investigation |
| |
Authors: | John W Fantuzzo Rachel A Fusco |
| |
Institution: | (1) Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, 3700 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;(2) School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| |
Abstract: | Police officers served as public health sentinels to collect data on children exposed to domestic violence across an entire
municipality for 1 year. This study extended research by investigating a typology of domestic violence crimes and children’s
direct sensory exposure to these types. Police officers used a standard, validated protocol to collect data on all substantiated
domestic violence. Findings revealed that almost half of all events had children present, and 81% of these children were directly
exposed to the violence. Children under the age of 6 years old were at greater risk of exposure. Identified domestic violence
households with children were more likely to be low-income, non-White, and headed by a single female, compared to households
at large. Cluster analysis revealed seven domestic violence event profiles. Typology showed that children were disproportionately
exposed to the most unstable and dangerous profiles including weapon use, mutual assault, and substance abuse. |
| |
Keywords: | Domestic violence Child exposure Prevalence Law enforcement Typology |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|