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Knowledge about many aspects of the sexual abuse of children has exploded over the last four decades. This chapter reviews definitions of child sexual abuse, how common is the abuse, factors increasing the risk for some children to be abused, what is known about people who sexually abuse youth, and the effects on children of early sexual abuse.
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Conte, J.R., Simon, J. (2020). Sexual Abuse of Children. In: Geffner, R., White, J.W., Hamberger, L.K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., Vieth, V.I. (eds) Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_100-1
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