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Factors that contribute to adolescents committing sexual crimes in Mahikeng area
(2013)
The sexual offences that are committed by adolescents lately are of a great concern, particularly in the Mafikeng area. The record shows that adolescents are arrested daily for committing criminal offences. Despite the ...
Reasons for the reluctance to disclose sexual abuse by middle childhood children
(2013)
Fighting sexual violence against women and children in South Africa is regarded as a priority. The aim of this study is to explore the reasons for the reluctance to disclose sexual abuse by middle childhood children. Some ...
Beliefs and knowledge of isiXhosa speaking people about child sexual abuse in a rural area
(2014)
The researcher is a member of the South African Police Service, attached to Family violence, Child protection and Sexual Offences Unit in the Eastern Cape, dealing with victims of child sexual abuse. It had come to the ...
Perceptions of male adolescents regarding sexual abuse
(2015)
Individual factors that might influence the way sexual abuse is defined and
perceived within a culture include gender, the extent to which one adheres to and internalizes traditional roles, and levels of acculturation. ...
Perceptions of Pedi-speaking caregivers regarding the disclosure of child sexual abuse
(2014)
As a social worker working for the Department of Social Development, the researcher is rendering services to the Polokwane surrounding areas in Ga-maraba village in Limpopo Province. The beneficiaries of these services are ...
Circumstances contributing to adolescents' vulnerability towards sexual abuse in a rural area
(2014)
In rendering child care protection services to adolescents in the Marshite area as a social worker in the Department of Social Development, the researcher recognised that an increased number of adolescents are sexually ...
Reasons for not finalising child sexual abuse cases in alternative care : social workers' perceptions
(2014)
Dealing with child sexual abuse cases, is an integral part of the social workers job. Due to the nature of the abuse and the provisions made by the Children’s Act, 38 of 2005, as amended, to safeguard the child victim, ...
The nature of rape incidents involving children ages 7-15 years in the Queenstown district
(2013)
As an employee in the South African Police Service, Family Violence, Child Protection Unit the researcher has noticed that there is an increase in the number of rape incidents in children. This became evident from the ...
Reasons why children recant the disclosure of sexual abuse
(2013)
Recanting is a recognized phenomenon in child sexual abuse cases, particularly in
cases of incest. When children report cases of sexual abuse, it often set motions in
their environment to safeguard them from experiencing ...
Guidelines for social workers regarding the first interview with the sexually abused child
(North-West University, 2008)
Child sexual abuse is more prevalent than can be expected. It is in one way damaging and the trauma does not end when the abuse stops. The problem rarely occurs in isolation and frequently interacts with other aspects of ...