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Violence in Communities
Children living in dangerous neighborhoods have been found to be at higher risk for neglect, physical abuse, and sexual victimization.
Furthermore, societal attitudes and the promotion of violence in cultural norms and the media have been suggested as risk factors for physical abuse.
Double Exposure: Children Affected by Family and Community Violence
Hardin & Koblinsky (1999)
In Family Violence: Prevention and Treatment
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Examines current literature on children's experiences of family and community violence, with a focus on the connections between these experiences.
Resilient Children in Distressed Neighborhoods: Evidence from the HOPE VI Panel Study
Urban Institute (2005)
Explores factors that help make children in the nation's most distressed and impoverished communities more resilient and better able to cope with obstacles in their environment.
Neighborhood Views on the Definition and Etiology of Child Maltreatment
Korbin, Coulton, Lindstron-Ufuti, & Spilsbury
Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(12), 2000
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Examines how parents residing in neighborhoods with differing risk profiles define child abuse and neglect and view its etiology.