Analysis of 268 child and adolescent victims of sexual assault and the legal outcome

Kuecueker H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.50, no.4, pp.313-316, 2008 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Title of Journal : TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Page Numbers: pp.313-316
  • Keywords: sexual assault, medico-legal examination, child and adolescent victims, criminal court, INJURY

Abstract

Children- and adolescent-oriented sexual crime has been a progressively increasing public health problem in Turkey. The aim of this study was to define the sociodemographic features of the sexual assault victims and the assailants in the crimes against children and adolescents.