Who perpetrates violence against children? A systematic analysis of age-specific and sex-specific data

• Main Authors: Karen Devries (Author), Louise Knight (Author), Max Petzold (Author), Katherine G Merrill (Author), Lauren Maxwell (Author), Abigail Williams (Author), Claudia Cappa (Author), Ko Ling Chan (Author), Claudia Garcia-Moreno (Author), NaTasha Hollis (Author), Howard Kress (Author), Amber Peterman (Author), Sophie D Walsh (Author), Sunita Kishor (Author), Alessandra Guedes (Author), Sarah Bott (Author), Betzabe C Butron Riveros (Author), Charlotte Watts (Author), Naeemah Abrahams (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective The epidemiology of violence against children is likely to differ substantially by sex and age of the victim and the perpetrator. Thus far, investment in effective prevention strategies has been hindered by lack of clarity in the burden of childhood violence across these dimensions. We pro...