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| Why are Children Sexually Abuse? |
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Definition
-Clearly is an issue of POWER and CONTROL over the powerless.
-It is one of Domination and exploitation over those who cannot fightback
-For some perpetrators growing up being sexually abused->such abuse becomes "normal" from a Labeling Theory Perspective; so as adults they continue to engage in what was defined as normal to them. |
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Term
| Why are the Sexual perpetrators often not apprehended? |
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Definition
- CODE OF SCILENCE("It will be are little secret)
-Fear of tellin(Threaten that something worse may happen to the child or other familiy members)
-Fear that no one would believe them
-Fear that the child will bring embarrassment to the family(Shame Mechanism).
-Institutions inhibit detection by dening the events, trying to bury the event, downplay the event, try to keep event in the closet
-Children and youth fear breaking up the family |
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Term
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Definition
-Short and long term trauma to victim
-Repressed memories negativly affect work, future relationships as well as a great deal of anger, anxiety, depression |
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Term
| Role of support groups/restoration justice |
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Definition
| Public aknowledgment by wrong doer and psychiatric therapy is essential/necessarry |
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Term
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Definition
-Mom loss house moved in with boyfriend
-Leaves home at 16
-dated men for place to stay
-has drug and alchola problems
-joined government funded Job core, but is kicked out for drugs and drinking
-Gets in a drunk driving accident |
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Definition
-Never knew real parents
-Aunt sends him to San Fransico to stay with fictacious relatives
-Sleeps in trees
-Graduated from high school
-Became reconnected with G-parents |
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Definition
-Claims home is unsafe
-home has 10 people and 15 animals
-Identified as a woman since 9
-doing drugs and having sex with older men
-Found school that will allow her to attend as a girl
-Fighting suicidal thoughts |
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Definition
-Couch surfing at friends houses, b/c of disagreements between mother and her
-became emancipated at 16 and moved into own apartment
-recieves full ride to university of Portland |
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Term
| Runaway Youth; Institutional and non-Institutional responses |
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Definition
-Statistics indicate the runaway youth and homless children on the rise
-Problem with official stats is under reporting as children tend to fall through the cracks due to a lack of coordination between Feds, State, and local agencies |
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Term
| Major Causes of Runaway Youth/Homelessness |
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Definition
-Physical Abuse in the home
-Sexual maltreatment/sexual abuse in the home
-Dysfunctional/unstable household-family disorganized such as alcoholic or drug addicted family members
-Criminal Activity by family members
-Economic Problems(Extreme Poverty)
-Expelled from home by caretakers that no longer want them |
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Term
| Nature of the Homeless Experience |
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Definition
-Living on the street is a lonley, harsh living conditions
-Victimization(Youth experience various types of violence and Sexual abuse)
-some become part of deviant subcultures |
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Term
| Negative Consecuences of the homeless experience |
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Definition
-Youth are damaged physically(hurt) and emotionally(Perpetual revictimization throughout life)
-A permanent negative self concept, low self esteem results
-some develope STD's or pregnant
-many end up engaging in street violence to survive
-Some develope addictions to escape
-Some end up dying due to victimization or by commiting suicide |
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Term
| Institutional Responses to runaway youth/homeless youth |
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Definition
-Many homeless youth gravitate toward grass roots programs such as children of the night
-some end up in foster care or juvinile detention centers which many report as being worse off than being on the streets due to inadequate, abusive, neglectful, or uncaring staff/programs |
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