Journal article
Child abuse and other risks of not living with both parents
Abstract
This study was undertaken to quantify various risks to children as a function of the identity of the person(s) in loco parentis. The household circumtances of children in Hamilton (a midsized Canadian city) were surveyed by telephone, and combined with information on child abuse victims, runaways, and juvenile offenders, to arrive at victimization rates according to age and household type.Both abuse and police apprehension were least likely for …
Authors
Daly M; Wilson M
Journal
Evolution and Human Behavior, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 197–210
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1985
DOI
10.1016/0162-3095(85)90012-3
ISSN
1090-5138