NCJ Number
38659
Date Published
1974
Length
8 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF STUDYING SAMPLE CASES WHERE CHILDREN SUFFERED ABUSE AND NEGLECT AS A RESULT OF VIOLENCE IN THEIR PARENTS' MARRIAGE.
Abstract
THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN (NSPCC), IN LONDON, AND THE FINDINGS REVEALED CERTAIN PATTERNS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CHILDREN WERE MOVED FREQUENTLY AND OFTEN PLACED IN THE CARE OF THE MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, GIVING HER AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE SITUATION. BECAUSE PARENTS FOCUSED THEIR ATTENTION ON THEIR OWN PROBLEMS, WHICH WERE OFTEN DEALT WITH VIOLENTLY, THEIR CHILDREN WERE FREQUENTLY NEGLECTED. EXTRA-MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUAL PROBLEMS OF THE PARENTS WERE ALSO SHOWN AS SIGNIFICANT FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CHILD NEGLECT.