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Author: Frederick, John

Title: Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Boys in South Asia: A Review of Research Findings, Legislation, Policy and Programme Responses

Summary: This paper provides an overview of research findings, legislation, policy and programme responses to prevent and respond to the sexual abuse and exploitation of boys in South Asia. The background to the paper is based on the findings from previously conducted UNICEF IRC research on child trafficking in the region, in which it was indicated that boys enjoy less legal protection than girls from sexual abuse and exploitation and less access to service for victims. While it is seen that the majority of legislation and policies that address ‘children’ adequately address ‘boys’, this paper notes areas in which the rights and needs of boys require greater focus. Among the concerns is the absence of legal commentary on legislation regarding boys’ issues and an absence of advocacy efforts to take action and amend laws to provide equal protection to boys. In some cases legislation covers only girls and women. And, although research shows that boys face nearly the same degree of sexual abuse and exploitation as girls, programming throughout the region is overwhelmingly directed at girls and women. Evidence-based information is lacking on the sexual abuse of both boys and girls and on the sexual exploitation of boys. The majority of studies to date have emphasized trafficking for sexual exploitation and have been focused on women and girls. Research on trafficking has concentrated on recruitment, transportation and sale of victims; little research has been conducted on the subsequent situations of exploitation into which children are trafficked. Some countries in South Asia are beginning to fill the knowledge gap regarding both child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of boys. The information that is presented was mainly gathered in 2008, but it remains limited by the sources available, some of which date back several years previously. The findings are however considered to be relatively robust and consistent. The report presents concrete recommendations for strengthening legislation, policy and programmes to address this issue from a child rights based approach. It highlights that listening to boys and girls and learning from their experiences and recommendations are key to designing and implementing effective preventive and protective mechanisms.

Details: Florence, Italy: UNICEF Innocenti Research Center, 2010. 165p.

Source: Internet Resource: Innocenti Working Paper No. 2010-02: Accessed February 9, 2011 at: http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/iwp_2010_02.pdf

Year: 2010

Country: Asia

URL: http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/iwp_2010_02.pdf

Shelf Number: 120726

Keywords:
Child Prostitution
Child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Exploitation
Male Victims
Sex Tourism

Author: Buchanan, Kim S.

Title: Engendering Rape

Summary: This Article highlights a systematic bias in the academic, correctional, and human rights discourse that constitutes the basis for prison rape policy reform. This discourse focuses almost exclusively on sexual abuse perpetrated by men: sexual abuse of male prisoners by fellow inmates, and sexual abuse of women prisoners by male staff. But since 2007, survey and correctional data have indicated that the main perpetrators of prison sexual abuse seem to be women. In men’s facilities, inmates report much more sexual victimization by female staff than by male inmates; in women’s facilities, inmates report much higher rates of sexual abuse by fellow inmates than by male or female staff. These findings contravene conventional gender expectations, and are barely acknowledged in contemporary prison rape discourse, leading to policy decisions that are too sanguine about the likelihood of female-perpetrated sexual victimization. The selective blindness of prison rape discourse to counter-stereotypical forms of abuse illuminates a pattern of reasoning I describe as “stereotype reconciliation,” an unintentional interpretive trend by which surprising, counter-stereotypical facts are reconciled with conventional gender expectations. The authors of prison rape discourse tend to ignore these counter-stereotypical facts or to invoke alternative stereotypes, such as heterosexist notions of romance or racialized rape tropes, in ways that tend to rationalize their neglect of counter-stereotypical forms of abuse and reconcile those abuses with conventional expectations of masculine domination and feminine submission.

Details: Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2012. 60p.

Source: Legal Studies Working Paper Series Paper 93: Internet Resource: Accessed October 15, 2012 at http://law.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1228&context=usclwps-lss&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dengendering%2520rape%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D2%26ved%3D0CCkQFjAB%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flaw.bepress.com%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1228%2526context%253Dusclwps-lss%26ei%3DWaB8UM37EsKB0AH9tYDQDQ%26usg%3DAFQjCNGUFk7KqCHUNKrSI7jElZK993YZrw#search=%22engendering%20rape%22

Year: 2012

Country: United States

URL: http://law.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1228&context=usclwps-lss&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dengendering%2520rape%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D2%26ved%3D0CCkQFjAB%26url%3

Shelf Number: 126744

Keywords:
Abuse of Inmates
Correctional Institutions, Sexual Misconduct
Corrections Officers, Sexual Misconduct
Female Victims
Male Victims
Prison Rape
Rape
Staff-Inmate Relations

Author: Burrowes, Nina

Title: The Rape and Sexual Assault of Men -- A Review of the Literature

Summary: This report provides a brief overview of all the literature on male rape and sexual assault that was published between 1990 and 2012. The report illustrates which topics are being researched and what the latest evidence-based practice is. The amount of information provided on each piece of literature is necessarily brief. This report is therefore a catalogue of the research and should be used to browse the published work and identify articles or chapters to read in full.

Details: London: Survivors UK, 2013. 63p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 5, 2013 at: http://www.survivorsuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/The-rape-and-sexual-assault-of-men_-A-review-of-the-literature.pdf

Year: 2013

Country: International

URL: http://www.survivorsuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/The-rape-and-sexual-assault-of-men_-A-review-of-the-literature.pdf

Shelf Number: 128287

Keywords:
Male Rape
Male Sexual Assault
Male Sexual Violence
Male Victims

Author: Friedman, Sara Ann

Title: And Boys Too: An ECPAT-USA discussion paper about the lack of recognition of the commercial sexual exploitation of boys in the United States

Summary: The long-existing commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in the United States began to gain attention after the enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) and its reauthorizations in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2013. During this period, nearly all the attention of state and local governments, law enforcement, and service providers has been focused on sexually exploited adolescent girls. While there has been some increased awareness about sexually exploited boys in the U.S. over the past several years, most law enforcement and services providers often miss them entirely or view them as too few to be counted or not in need of services. The little notice given to boys primarily identifies them as exploiters, pimps and buyers of sex, or as active and willing participants in sex work, not as victims or survivors of exploitation.1 Discussion of boys as victims or survivors of CSEC is frequently appended to a discussion about commercially sexually exploited girls. A panel discussion about commercial sexual exploitation often ends with these words: "...and boys too." While awareness of commercial sexual exploitation of boys (CSEB) has paled next to that of commercial sexual exploitation of girls (CSEG), two important studies in the past 12 years, The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the U.S., Canada and Mexico by Estes and Weiner (2001) and The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in New York City by Curtis et al. (2008), have estimated that high percentages of commercially sexually exploited children in the U.S. are boys. In order to examine why CSEB receive much less attention and to question the widespread popular assumptions that they are willing participants or even exploiters and not victims, ECPAT-USA has carried out a study to examine available information about CSEB, their participation in CSEC, and services available to them. The study conducted a number of desk reviews that were supplemented by interviews with 40 key service providers and youth agencies. The research explored several questions relating to the existence and circumstances of CSEB: Do they exist? What are their backgrounds? Who are their exploiters? At what age are they exploited? What are their needs and what services are available to meet those needs? Although many of the answers were inconclusive, severalclear findings and messages stood out. Most significantly, responses from service providers clearly indicate that the scope of CSEB is vastly under reported, that commercial sexual exploitation poses very significant risks to their health and their lives; that gay and transgenders are over-represented as a proportion of the sexually exploited boys; and that there is a shortage of services for these boys. The fact that boys and young men may be less likely to be pimped or trafficked highlights the fact that even if there is no third party involved in the commercial transaction, "buyers/exploiters" of sexually exploited children should be prosecuted under anti-trafficking statutes. Based on our research and responses from service providers, ECPAT-USA proposes a number of recommendations. Two immediate needs are clear: first, to raise awareness about the scope of CSEB and second, to expand research about which boys are vulnerable to sexual exploitation and how to meet their needs.

Details: Brooklyn, NY: ECPAT-USA, 2013. 20p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 8, 2014 at: https://static.mopro.com/00028B1B-B0DB-4FCD-A991-219527535DAB/1b1293ef-1524-4f2c-b148-91db11379d11.pdf

Year: 2013

Country: United States

URL: https://static.mopro.com/00028B1B-B0DB-4FCD-A991-219527535DAB/1b1293ef-1524-4f2c-b148-91db11379d11.pdf

Shelf Number: 132291

Keywords:
Child Prostitution
Child Sex Abuse
Child Sexual Exploitation
Male Victims

Author: Nicholls, Carol McNaughton

Title: Research on the sexual exploitation of boys and young men: A UK scoping study summary of findings

Summary: Despite growing interest in the UK and internationally in child sexual exploitation (CSE), policy-makers, practitioners, researchers and the media have tended to focus primarily on female victims. Consequently, the sexual exploitation of young males has been largely overlooked: remarkably little is known about this group, their experiences, vulnerabilities or support needs. The purpose of this document is to provide a brief synthesis of key findings from recent exploratory research on the sexual exploitation of young males in the UK. This multi-method study incorporated three complementary strands, together addressing four overarching research objectives: 1. To identify characteristics of known and suspected CSE cases involving male victims and to compare these, where possible, with those of cases involving female victims 2. To explore professionals' views on perpetration and victimisation processes in cases of male-victim CSE 3. To assess male victims' perceived support needs and the nature of existing service provision 4. To help inform future research, policy and practice. While this research represents an important contribution to the limited knowledge base on male-victim CSE, it remains an early exploration of a complex issue. Consequently, the recommendations made are necessarily tentative. These suggestions relate primarily to: n ways in which practitioners might better identify and respond to male CSE victims n future research priorities and how these might be addressed.

Details: Barkingside, Ilford, UK: Barnardo's, 2014. 20p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 2, 2014 at: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/cse_young_boys_summary_report.pdf

Year: 2014

Country: United Kingdom

URL: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/cse_young_boys_summary_report.pdf

Shelf Number: 133166

Keywords:
Child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Exploitation (U.K.)
Male Prostitution
Male Sexual Exploitation
Male Victims

Author: Cockbain, Ella

Title: Not just a girl thing: A large-scale comparison of male and female users of child sexual exploitation services in the UK

Summary: This report covers the findings from one part of a wider collaborative research programme called "Sexual exploitation of boys and young men: A UK scoping study". This exploratory research was funded by the Nuffield Foundation and conducted by UCL (University College London), the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and Barnardo's. The programme had three complementary components: - A rapid evidence assessment of the international knowledge base on sexual abuse (including exploitation) of boys and young men (Brayley et al, 2014) - A large-scale comparative analysis of male and female child sexual exploitation (CSE) service users (the current report) - In-depth interviews with UK practitioners about their experiences and perceptions of the sexual exploitation of boys and young men (McNaughton Nicholls et al, 2014). In conducting the comparative analysis, our particular aims were: - to assess systematically the commonalities and differences between the characteristics of male and female CSE service users and, in doing so, - to inform future research, policy and practice. Given the general lack of prior research on this topic, we designed the research questions to be broad-based and inclusive. The two interlinked research questions were: 1. What are the characteristics of cases of male CSE service users? 2. How do these compare with the characteristics of cases of female CSE service users? Although gender is a broader construct than a male versus female dichotomy, data limitations meant we were unable to extend the study to incorporate transgender children. The term "characteristics of [CSE] cases" was deliberately broad and designed to capture various attributes related to individual children, exploitation process and official responses. We deliberately use the term "service users" rather than "victims" because the sample featured a diverse set of children supported by Barnardo's due to their involvement in CSE or risk of such involvement. "Involvement" is a broad term that covers high risk of victimisation, actual victimisation and perpetration processes (e.g. peer-on-peer exploitation). A key limitation of the study data was that it was not possible to establish to which of these categories a given child belonged, nor to assess the proportion of the overall sample who were at risk versus already involved (let alone whether they were involved/at risk of involvement in victimisation and/or perpetration processes). Consequently, the common factor uniting all members of the sample is that all can be described as "children affected by CSE" an inclusive term that is used elsewhere in this report.

Details: Barkingside, Ilford, UK: Barnardo's, 2014. 41p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 2, 2014 at: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/16136_not_just_a_girl_thing_v6.pdf

Year: 2014

Country: United Kingdom

URL: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/16136_not_just_a_girl_thing_v6.pdf

Shelf Number: 133167

Keywords:
Child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Exploitation (U.K.)
Child Sexual Victimization
Male Prostitution
Male Sexual Exploitation
Male Victims

Author: Nicholls, Carol McNaughton

Title: Gendered Perceptions: What professionals say about the sexual exploitation of boys and young men in the UK

Summary: Specialist frontline services designed to respond to the needs of sexually exploited boys and young men have existed in the UK for two decades, with numbers of specialist workers increasing over the past decade in particular. However, the majority of provision has continued to focus on supporting girls and young women. Through face-to-face and online interviews with 50 professionals working in the field of child sexual exploitation (CSE) across all four UK nations, this study draws together the collective knowledge of professionals to understand what is currently known about the specific experiences and support needs of male victims of CSE. The professionals interviewed were working with sexually exploited boys and young men in a broad range of services, including voluntary sector CSE services, specialist CSE units within police forces, social services, youth offending services, and specialist voluntary sector services for black and minority ethnic (BME) young people, young people with learning disabilities, young people affected by substance misuse and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transspectrum- identified (LGBT*) young people. Findings from these interviews illustrate both similarities and differences in how professionals view boys and young men who are at risk of, or experiencing, sexual exploitation, compared with how they view girls and young women in the same situations.

Details: Barkingside, Ilford, UK: Barnardo's, 2014. 59p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 2, 2014 at: http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/539628/16145-cse-interview-with-professionals_v5.pdf

Year: 2014

Country: United Kingdom

URL: http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/539628/16145-cse-interview-with-professionals_v5.pdf

Shelf Number: 133170

Keywords:
Child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Exploitation (U.K.)
Male Prostitution
Male Sexual Exploitation
Male Victims

Author: Leon, Lucy

Title: Boys Don't Cry: Improving identification and disclosure of sexual exploitation among boys and young men trafficked to the UK

Summary: Knowledge and awareness of human trafficking has increased in recent years, prompting the Government to introduce a Modern Slavery Act, which received Royal Assent in March 2015, and was intended to drive a more effective response to modern slavery and human trafficking. Recognition of the scale of child trafficking into, as well as within the, UK has also grown as implementation of the National Referral Mechanism1 has revealed the numbers of children and young people being trafficked into the UK. At the same time - although as a separate development - there has been a burgeoning recognition of child sexual exploitation across the country with inquiries taking place in Rochdale, Rotherham, Oxford and other towns that have exposed the extent of a previously hidden crime. Anecdotally, professionals in the field of child trafficking have identified links between the two issues - including the movement of young people into the UK specifically for sexual exploitation, and the targeting of unaccompanied asylum seeking children who have been placed in local authority care for trafficking within the country for sexual exploitation. Despite these developments - and an acknowledgement that these children are amongst the most vulnerable in the country - there remains a danger that attention, and action, will hone in on some aspects to the detriment of others. The focus for policy and practice around child sexual exploitation and trafficking has predominantly been on girls and young women. However, recent research and our practice experience has identified a need to look at how boys and young men are affected. This report specifically focusses on the needs of boys and young men who are trafficked into the UK, not those who are trafficked within the UK. The findings presented here will improve understanding of a complex and often obscured issue and can inform the work of those who support trafficked boys and young men.

Details: London: The Children's Society, 2016. 80p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 9, 2016 at: http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/boys-and-trafficking-report-lowres-pcr059.pdf

Year: 2016

Country: United Kingdom

URL: http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/boys-and-trafficking-report-lowres-pcr059.pdf

Shelf Number: 138615

Keywords:
Child Prostitution
Child Protection
Child Sexual Exploitation
Child Trafficking
Male Victims

Author: Baker, Linda

Title: The Link between Boys' Victimization and Adult Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence: Opportunities for prevention across the life course

Summary: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as violence committed by married, separated, divorced, common-law, dating, or other intimate partners (Statistics Canada, 2015). IPV can involve a range of abusive behaviours, including but not limited to physical, sexual, and psychological harm. It is distinguished from other forms of violence in the nature of the relationship between victims and abusers, which is generally ongoing, with potential emotional attachment and economic dependence (Statistics Canada, 2012). In addition, there tend to be multiple incidents of violence over time rather than single or isolated events. The impact of violence in the context of IPV can extend beyond the direct victim to children who are exposed to the violence (Statistics Canada, 2012). Exposure to IPV, for the purposes of this paper, is included in the term child maltreatment along with neglect, emotional/psychological abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. These various forms of maltreatment are defined in Table 1 and are in accordance with the Canadian Incidence Study (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2010). Typically, children are considered those individuals under 18 years of age (Murray & Graves, 2013). While the majority of individuals who experience maltreatment in childhood do not engage in IPV, a large portion of men who perpetrate violence against their female partners were abused or exposed to family violence as a child (Baker & Stith, 2008; Holt, Buckley & Whelan, 2008; Vezina & Hebert, 2007). Furthermore, just as child maltreatment is a risk factor for future IPV perpetration, the presence of IPV is a risk factor for child maltreatment (Alhusen et al., 2014; Public Health Agency of Canada, 2010). In fact, the cooccurrence of child maltreatment and IPV within families is well-documented in the literature, with prevalence estimates ranging from 30 to 60% (Edleson, 1999; Jouriles et al., 2008; Hamby et al., 2010). Not surprisingly, there are many common risk factors between IPV perpetration and child maltreatment perpetration, which exist at the individual, relationship, community, and societal level (bolded in Table 2; see also: Appendix A). The identified factors tend to be shared by abusers; however, it is also important to acknowledge diversity among men (see "Abusive Men" in Part II for more information). Understanding men's pathways to IPV perpetration, then, involves further exploration of the maltreatment they may have experienced as boys, and preventing child maltreatment also involves working with perpetrators of IPV.

Details: London, ON: Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children, 2016. 84p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 13, 2016 at: http://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/sites/vawlearningnetwork.ca/files/PHAC_Boys_report_S_0.pdf

Year: 2016

Country: Canada

URL: http://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/sites/vawlearningnetwork.ca/files/PHAC_Boys_report_S_0.pdf

Shelf Number: 139012

Keywords:
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Maltreatment
Cycle of Violence
Intimate Partner Abuse
Male Victims

Author: Saramad, Mohammad Hossein

Title: Causes and Consequences of Bachabazi in Afghanistan (National Inquiry Report)

Summary: Children are one of the most vulnerable groups of society, but the children of Afghanistan are more vulnerable than other children due to various reasons such as lack of support mechanisms, extreme poverty, low level of public education and other social, economic and cultural causes. Afghan children are faced with serious threats like kidnapping, trafficking, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, drug addiction, murder, beatings because of continued armed conflict, insecurity, hard labor and forced recruitment into armed groups, exclusion and deprivation of the right to education, health and recreation It must be said that attempts have been made for the protection and promotion of children's rights, and these efforts have resulted in some achievements, but these efforts have not been effective enough anyway. Based on its legal mandates, the AIHRC launched a national inquiry on causes and negative consequences of Bacha Bazi (pederasty) in Afghanistan. The findings of this National Inquiry are obtained through interviews with perpetrators as well as with victims of this phenomena, local elites and witnesses of this practice. This National Inquiry attended by about 1900 people, including members of the provincial councils, representatives of institutions of justice, elders, experts, academics, representatives of civil society organizations and the media, security organs, religious scholars and the elders from the 14 provinces of the country. Bacha Bazi is not clearly defined in the Afghan laws and there is no specific provision about it. Since this action is a kind of child sexual exploitation and abuse, it is contrary to the spirit of the Constitution and other enforced laws in our country But article 427 of the Criminal Law prohibits rape and pederasty (with male and female) and states that the perpetrators shall be sentenced to long term imprisonment The AIHRC's findings show that 56% of perpetrators of Bacha Bazi aged 31 to 50 years, and most victims are children below the age of 18 years. The spread and expansion of Bacha Bazi in Afghanistan has several factors and causes, such as lack of rule of law and corruption, ambiguity and gaps in the law, limited access to justice, poverty, insecurity, and existence of irresponsible armed groups has contributed to the spread of these phenomena. In conclusion specific recommendations have been presented to the government and civil society institutions concerning criminalization of Bacha Bazi, identification of patterns of Bacha Bazi in the country, detention and prosecution of the perpetrators of Bacha Bazi, restoration of the mental health of victimized children, fighting the culture of impunity and strengthening the spirit of respect for human rights and accountability in security detective and judicial organs in the country, conduction of training programs.

Details: Kabul: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, 2014. 91p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 26, 2016 at: http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/5694c3db4.pdf

Year: 2014

Country: Afghanistan

URL: http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/5694c3db4.pdf

Shelf Number: 146027

Keywords:
child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Exploitation
Male Victims

Author: Hole, Gareth

Title: Probation officers' accounts of practice with women convicted of intimate partner violence (IPV) towards men

Summary: Comparatively little research has been conducted about the motivations and risk factors associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrated by women when contrasted to that of men. Few studies have investigated the effectiveness of interventions delivered to women convicted for IPV and virtually nothing is known about the experiences of probation officers working in this field. This study arose from observations I made working as a Male Safety Officer for the probation service, a role which offered support to men whose partners were convicted for offences of IPV towards them: very few probation officers made referrals and when they did, the men were frequently described as the 'real' or 'primary' perpetrator. This exploratory study investigates the reasons for this, through interviews with probation officers' about their attitudes towards women convicted of IPV and how these impacted their work; it reveals insights about how participants dealt with two issues with which they were frequently confronted: women who reported perpetrating offences within the context of experiencing violence from partners and the high number who referred to experiences of trauma and psychological disturbance.

Details: London: Griffins Society, 2016. 56p.

Source: Internet Resource: Research Paper 2015/03: Accessed April 5, 2017 at: http://www.thegriffinssociety.org/system/files/papers/fullreport/griffins_research_paper_2015-03.pdf

Year: 2015

Country: United Kingdom

URL: http://www.thegriffinssociety.org/system/files/papers/fullreport/griffins_research_paper_2015-03.pdf

Shelf Number: 144718

Keywords:
Family Violence
Intimate Partner Violence
Male Victims
Probation Officers
Psychological Abuse

Author: Dempsey, Brian

Title: Men's experience of domestic abuse in Scotland: What we know and how we can know more

Summary: The literature review summarised here constitutes research with a purpose: that is to identify and explore literature which is, or may be, relevant to understanding the position of men in Scotland who experience domestic abuse. It is "action research" - the intention is that the information presented here will be used as a reference point for further research and policy development in relation to the many issues surrounding men's experience of domestic abuse, that it will empower men who have experienced domestic abuse to contribute to filling in the gaps in our knowledge and that it will support and inform service providers who seek to respond to all those who experience domestic abuse and the children affected by that abuse. Recognition of the many and varied needs of men in no way implies any desire for a reduction in recognition of the abuse experienced by women. Addressing domestic abuse is not a "zero sum" situation where recognition of the needs of one takes anything away from recognition of the needs of any other. Challenging all forms and incidents of abuse will make Scottish society better for all.

Details: Edinburgh: AMIS (Abused Men in Scotland), 2013. 150p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 10, 2018 at: https://www.abusedmeninscotland.org/assets/final-what-we-know-litrev-june-2013.pdf

Year: 2013

Country: United Kingdom

URL: https://www.abusedmeninscotland.org/assets/final-what-we-know-litrev-june-2013.pdf

Shelf Number: 152893

Keywords:
Abused Men
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Family Violence
Interpersonal Violence
Male Victims