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Child protection statutes are concerned with sexual abuse as a condition from which children need to be protected.
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The existence of a power differential implies that one party (the offender) controls the other (the victim) and that the sexual encounter is not mutually conceived and undertaken.
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The most common circumstance of sexual abuse is a dyadic relationship, that is, a situation involving one victim and one offender.
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Sex rings generally are organized by pedophiles.
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Child Pornography is a Federal crime, and all States have laws against child pornography.
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Ritual sexual abuse is abuse that occurs in the context of a belief system that, among other tenets, involves sex with children.
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Clinicians and researchers working in sexual abuse believe that the problem is overreported.
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Behavioral manifestations of traumatic sexualization constitute a range of hypersexual behaviors as well as avoidance of or negative sexual encounters.
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The most fundamental damage from sexual abuse is its undermining of trust in those people who are supposed to be protectors and nurturers.
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When children report to anyone they are being or have been sexually abused, there is a high probability they are telling the truth.
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Sexually abused children may manifest a range of symptoms, which reflect the specifics of their abuse and how they are coping with it.
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The preferred outcome in cases of sexual abuse, as in other types of child maltreatment, is that after intervention the family will be intact.
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The Juvenile Court is responsible for child protection.
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The Criminal Court is responsible for offender prosecution.
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Victims may gain a sense of mastery over the sexual abuse from testifying.
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In most cases it is appropriate for the offender to leave the home and for the victim to remain.
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If the child genuinely does not wish visitation, they should be forced to go.
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Treatment of victimized children needs to include strategies for future protection.
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