Initial Reports on Child Abuse and Neglect from the U. S. Army Central Registry (1975-1995).
Abstract
This report is an analysis of the total number of child abuse and neglect cases that have been recorded in the Army Central Registry between 1975-1995. The following types of case data are reported: source of referral, demographic characteristics of the victim and offender, location of victim residence and where the incident occurred, the relationship of the victim to the offender, the offender's history of violence and abuse, substance abuse involvement of the victim and the offender, and the military and civil actions that had occurred at the time the case was reported. There are 52,041 initial substantiated cases, 3,166 subsequent incidents, and 2,082 re-opened cases. For the initial substantiated incidents, 61% of the offenders were active duty, 50% of the victims were male. The most frequently reported types of maltreatment were neglect (43.9%) and minor physical injury (37.5%). Major physical- injury was reported 4.9%, sexual abuse in 12%, and emotional maltreatment in 7.1%. Evidence of--a strong association with substance abuse of offenders was not present in the data, but approximately 21% of the cases listed "Unknown" for the substance involvement. Further comparisons are made between the three types of reports.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 10, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA331641
Entities
People
- A. E. Norwood
- C. S. Fullerton
- J. E. Carroll
- J. H. Newby
- R. J. Ursano
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences