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Perpetrators

A perpetrator is a person who has been determined to have caused or knowingly allowed the maltreatment of a child. Find research on characteristics of perpetrators, including those who commit certain types of abuse, such as juvenile sex offenders.

• Characteristics of perpetrators
• Perpetrators of certain types of abuse

	Selected Resources Perpetrators Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2009) In Child Maltreatment 2007 Data on the characteristics of perpetrators, their relationship to their child victims, and the types of maltreatment they commit.

	Related Information Gateway Topics Responding to child abuse & neglect: Reporting

Updated on April 3, 2009