A statewide study of the public attitudes toward child abuse

Surjit Singh Dhooper; David D. Royse; L. C. Wolfe

doi:10.1016/0145-2134(91)90088-U

A statewide study of the public attitudes toward child abuse

Surjit Singh Dhooper, David D. Royse, L. C. Wolfe

College of Social Work

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A statewide survey of adults revealed that they are well informed about some aspects of child abuse. They had a generally good intuitive understanding of the characteristics of abused children and child abusers, but a majority seemed to have a "deviance" perspective on child abuse. They considered abusers as abnormal and intractable. While three-quarters of the respondents were aware that they are obligated to report cases of child abuse to the authorities, one-fifth knew someone who had abused a child, but only a third of these actually reported the case.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-44
Number of pages	8
Journal	Child Abuse and Neglect
Volume	15
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0145-2134(91)90088-U
State	Published - 1991

Keywords

Child abuse
Public attitudes
Public awareness

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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