Abstract
Who perpetrates the ANCD? If we can anticipate the perpetrators of abuse and neglect in the lives of children with disabilities we have a greater chance of anticipating it and interrupting it. In this chapter and in the next two chapters, we focus on getting to know the characteristics of the perpetrators of child abuse and neglect (CAN) and abuse and neglect of children with disabilities (ANCD). We begin with a focus on the chronological age characteristics of these people. We might wonder whether perpetrators are young, middle-aged, or old. We might also wonder whether there are inherent patterns across perpetrator ages. Then we will focus on the prevailing patterns across the sex of perpetrators. Are there patterns we might recognize across males and females? We examine the research findings and present data from and analysis of newspaper coverage of ANCD. We illustrate our findings from stories from the newspaper coverage and conclude the chapter with a set of recommendations for researchers and practitioners.
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Crowley, E.P. (2016). The Age and Sex of the Perpetrators of Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities. In: Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30442-7_5
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