In their own voices: Report of a study on the later effects of child sexual abuse

Abstract

The purpose of this American study was to explore the later effects of sexual abuse in females. in pre or early adolescence. Based on interviews mith a sexually abused group and a comparison group. the study found that incidents of sexual abuse led to numerous harmful later outcomes for their victims. In contrast to a similar but non abused sample, the victim of abuse were characterized by: harboring thoughts of depression. death and suicidal ideation; experiencing lower self-esteem; having fewer close friends; experiencing more verbal altercatfons with their parent or parents; running away from home; having multiple sexual partners; engaging in sexual acti vity a t an earlier age; not using birth control; having an increased chance of becoming pregnant. andor an increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted disease, including HIV and AIDS. Based on these harmful later outcomes. there are many serious implications for child weUm policy and practice. The study's respondents valued assfstance that had helped them recover from the profound emotional trauma. However, they also indlcated that longer term services based in a multi-disciplinary setting, a one-stop facility in essence, would have provided them with more sensltive and effMtive assistance at the point of dfsclasure and subsequently.     

论《刑法修正案（八）》第46条之完善

《刑法修正案（八）》第46条规定了＂严重污染环境罪＂,删去了《刑法》第338条的＂致使公私财产遭受重大损失或者人身伤亡的严重后果＂。但是,如果舍弃传统的经济价值核算方式,而生态价值核算尚不具有司法上的可操作性,则＂严重污染环境＂难以明确,该修正条文将适得其反。保持现有的财产损失和人身伤亡的后果要件,增加对生态损害后果的考量,或具有权宜性,但更符合法制发展的渐进性精神。