ECOLOGY OF CHILD ABUSE WITHIN A MILITARY COMMUNITY (FROM CRIME AND JUSTICE, 1971-1972 - AN AMS ANTHOLOGY, 1974 BY JACKWELL SUSMAN - SEE NCJ-28615)

• NCJ Number: 28624
• Author(s): D B SATTIN; J K MILLER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: AMS Press, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS STUDY COMPARED THE DENSITY OF SETTLEMENT IN A LOW INCOME HOUSING AREA OF MILITARY FAMILIES WITH A HISTORY OF CHILD ABUSE WITH A CONTROL GROUP OF MILITARY FAMILIES WITH NO HISTORY OF CHILD ABUSE.

Abstract

IT WAS FOUND THAT A SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER PROPORTION OF MILITARY FAMILIES WITH CHILD ABUSE HISTORIES RESIDED IN A LOW-INCOME RUN-DOWN AREA OF EL PASO (TX) THAN DID THE CONTROL GROUP.