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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 ...
A structured play therapy intervention model to mitigate the effects of childhood sexual abuse
(2015)
The goal of the study is to develop a structured play therapy intervention model to mitigate the effect of childhood sexual abuse. South Africa has one of the highest prevalence rates for child sexual abuse, and professionals ...
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 disclosure of sexual abuse during middle childhood : a forensic social work perspective
(2014)
Working with sexually abused children and conducting forensic assessments is a difficult task for many professionals working in the field of child sexual abuse. In this specialised field, it is imperative that professionals ...
Factors contributing to delays in the conviction process of child sexual abuse cases in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Despite the high reporting rate of child sexual abuse cases, the conviction rate in South Africa is low. According to the South African Police National Statistics, 2012/2013 (South Africa, 2012/2013), 66 196 incidents of ...