Peer-reviewed article
THE IMPORTANCE OF RISK FACTOR ASSESSMENT IN PREVENTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS
Roger de [UNESP] Lucca, Andreza Marquês de Castro Leão, Renan Antônio da Silva ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper discusses sexual violence against children and adolescents as a major threat to development and a global public health problem according to the WHO. The authors argue that assessing risk factors for sexual violence can support preventive professional practice. The work is based on a master's thesis that aims to develop an inventory of risk and protective factors related to juvenile sexual violence.
Key points
- Sexual violence against children and adolescents is identified as a form of rights violation with significant developmental impact
- Risk factor assessment is presented as a tool to facilitate preventive professional practice
- The study proposes building an inventory of both risk and protection factors for sexual violence among youth
- The research aims to provide understanding and actionable elements for prevention efforts
Limitations
The document is an abstract or introduction that does not provide specific findings, data, or conclusions about which risk factors were identified or how effective risk assessment approaches are in practice. The countries of focus are not specified in the provided text.
Abstract
Sexual violence against children and adolescents is one of the forms of rights violation with the greatest impact on development, as it can cause severe damage of different orders, and is therefore considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global public health problem. Thus, through this work, we seek to contribute in a relevant way to the achievement of preventive proposals, because, based on the application of specialized material for the assessment of possible risk factors for the incidence of sexual violence among children and adolescents, the implementation of a practice is facilitated. preventive professional This article was taken from the master's thesis that proposes to build an inventory of risks and protection for the incidence of juvenile sexual violence and aims to assess the positive contribution of the survey of risk factors for its occurrence, aiming to provide greater understanding and consistent elements for action.