sexual abuse

Each province and territory has unique legislation defining and describing responses to sexual abuse. Sexual abuse includes using a child for sexual purposes such as through sexual contact, inappropriate exposure to sexual activity or material, or exploitation through prostitution and related activities.

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Judging the credibility of historic child sexual abuse complainants: How judges describe their decisions

Connolly, Deborah A.
Price, Heather L.
Gordon, Heidi M.

2009
Sexual abuse history among adult sex offenders and non-sex offenders: A meta-analysis

Jespersen, Ashley
Lalumière, Martin
Seto, Michael

2009
Child sexual abuse and adult romantic adjustment: comparison of single- and multiple-indicator measures

Godbout, Natacha
Sabourin, Stéphane
Lussier, Yvan

2009
Men's and women's childhood sexual abuse and victimization in adult partner relationships: A study of risk factors

Daigneault, Isabelle
Hébert, Martine
McDuff, Pierre

2009
Where is the Justice? Parental Experiences of the Canadian Justice System in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse

Alaggia, Ramona
Lambert, Elizabeth
Regehr, Cheryl

2009
Exploring taboos: Comparing male- and female-perpetrated child sexual abuse

Peter, Tracey

2009
Child sexual abuse and Aboriginal communities in Australia: A case study of non-inclusive government intervention

Fawcett, B. & Hanlon, M. 

2009
Male Child Sexual Abuse: A Phenomenology of Betrayal

Alaggia, Ramona
Millington, Graeme

2008
Short-Term Correlates of Child Sexual Abuse: An Exploratory Study Predicting Girls' Academic, Cognitive, and Social Functioning One Year Later

Daigneault, Isabelle
Hébert, Martine

2008
Predicting Suicide Attempts in Young Adults with Histories of Childhood Abuse

Brezo, Jelena
Paris, Joel
Vitaro, Frank
Hébert, Martine
Tremblay, Richard E.
Turecki, Gustavo

2008