Trends in Child Maltreatment in the US Army, 1975-1997

• NCJ Number: 178968
• Journal: Child Abuse & Neglect Volume: 23 Issue: 9 Dated: September 1999 Pages: 855-861
• Author(s): James E. McCarroll; John H. Newby; Laurie E. Thayer; Robert J. Ursano; Ann E. Norwood; Carol S. Fullerton
• Date Published: 1999
• Length: 7 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article examines trends by year in reports of victims of child maltreatment in the US Army Central Registry during the period 1975-97.

Abstract

The article reports the rates number per 1,000 children of Army families) of initial substantiated cases from 1988-97 and the number of cases of maltreatment as a percentage of total victims for each year from 1975 to 1997, and compares Army data to published reports from military service child abuse registries. The rates for neglect decreased by 24 percent from 1991-97, although the increase was not steady. The rates of major physical abuse were basically unchanged during the period 1988-96, although the highest rate was in 1997. The rates of sexual abuse were also basically unchanged with the exception of increases in 1992-94, after which time the they returned to the pre-1992 levels. The rates of emotional abuse cases more than doubled during 1988-97. Tables, figure, references