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Misel, Jennifer Lin. |
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Youngstown State University. Criminal Justice Dept. |
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2011-01-31T14:16:47Z |
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2019-09-08T02:27:44Z |
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2011-01-31T14:16:47Z |
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2019-09-08T02:27:44Z |
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1999 |
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dc.date.issued |
1999 |
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dc.identifier.other |
b18421738 |
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http://jupiter.ysu.edu/record=b1842173 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1989/6111 |
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vii, 98 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Thesis (M.S.)--Youngstown State University, 1999. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves ). |
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dc.description.abstract |
conducting a study on a topic such as fathers and
stepfathers who commit child abuse can bring one to the
realization that this is not a situation that "certain people"
need to deal with. This is a problem that "society" must deal
with because it does affect everyone.
Children are often times labeled as "our nation's future"
and situations that a child may come in contact with during
his or her lifetime (good or bad) can have long-lasting
effects on the future. Now, imagine that a child has been
involved in some form of child abuse for a lengthy period of
time. Information provided in this study suggest that when a
child has become a victim of abuse, they take on the role of
the abuser in adulthood.
Child abuse is a vicious cycle that leaves nothing but
devastation in its path. Fortunately, our society now has the
courage to stand up and speak out against important issues
directly related to children. Children, as well as adults,
need to be informed (or need to be aware) that abuse of any
kind cannot and should not be tolerated on any level.
The intent in this research is to bring awareness towards
a "specific group" of child abusers and provide information
that will hopefully benefit and educate victims as well as
potential victims.
While gathering information for this research, it became
apparent that the two "specific groups" studied--fathers and
stepfathers who commit child abuse--had very similar
backgrounds involving their own experiences as children with
sexual abuse by a parent or stepparent. While this does not
excuse the fact that these perpetrators themselves were
sexually abused as children, it does shed some light on where
the "root" of a crime of this magnitude stems from. It is
true that children like to emulate their parents' behaviors,
good or bad. It's a perpetual motion machine that makes it
very difficult to point a finger and place blame on just one
individual.
These findings also indicate that the Caucasian
population far outweighs any other race in this particular
crime category. Although it was not discovered during this
research why this is predominantly a crime committed by
Caucasians, it was interesting to see the extreme differences
in the percentages of white offenders versus other races
studied in this research. |
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dc.description.statementofresponsibility |
by Jennifer Lin Misel. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Master's Theses no. 0657 |
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dc.subject.classification |
Master's Theses no. 0657 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Theses (Master's) |
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dc.title |
Fathers and stepfathers involved in child abuse: A Meta analysis, / |
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Thesis |
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