Victimological Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

  • A. Dzhuzha Ph.D in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of Criminology and Penal Law of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kiev, Ukraine
Keywords: victim, child, victimological prevention, sexual violence

Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of child sexual abuse on which the proposed victimological on social prevention, special criminological and individual-level. A study of sexual abuse in the family, which is the most hidden, latent form of violence. Victim behavior children as latency crime investigated species should beat tribute to the phenomena that most impede fore casting of crime and develop prevention measures. The main and most stable factor characteristics of the child victimization is associated with her sage characteristics. Second place is occupied by the degree of importance of the situation in which the child stays relevant and specific role that it performs in certain situations. Represented as personal behavioral (functional) characteristics of victims. Violence against children – a problem that causes grave concern of the international community. Violence against children – a broad concept that includes different kinds of parents and guardians, other relatives, teachers, educators, any – any persons who are older or stronger. Child abuse and neglect of their interests can have different types and forms, but it always puts a consequence, serious damage to the health, development and socialization of the child, often – a threat to life or death. The problem of child abuses and its consequences occupies an important place among other topical issues of international criminological science. Certainly, it is far from being resolved and requires newer search programs, original methodological approach and attention to the specifics of psychotherapy and psycho work with children who have experienced a similar experience. Measure son prevention victimological objectively unable to resist the victims are minor sand actions of the police to address situations where possible infanticide, and in particular the murder of infants. Due to the fact that frequently occurring sexual crimes against minors, there is a need for a system of measures aimed at the prevention of these crimes. The specificity of many of them as well as the peculiarities of individual victims of sexual crimes, creating difficulties in the prevention of these dangerous and not a random crime. An important role in the prevention of sexual offenses on minors take measures overall plan aimed at creating conditions that preclude the possibility of committing sexual crimes.

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Author Biography

A. Dzhuzha
Ph.D in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of Criminology and Penal Law of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kiev, Ukraine

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Dzhuzha, A. 1. Victimological Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse. Scientific Herald of the National Academy of Internal Affairs. 101, 4 (1), 179-187.
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