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Download fileChild Abuse in Sport: European Statistics UK National Report - The prevalence of interpersonal violence against children (IVAC) inside and outside sport in the UK
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posted on 2021-12-03, 14:40 authored by Melanie LangMelanie Lang, Michael HartillMichael Hartill, Daniel SageDisclosures of the sexual abuse of child and adult athletes in sport emerged in the UK
in the mid-1990s. By the mid-2000s, child protection and, later, safeguarding
procedures had been introduced into sport, making the country one of the first in the
world to adopt such measures.
Appropriate and effective policy responses to address interpersonal violence (IV), of
which child abuse is one form, depend on an accurate understanding of its
prevalence
. The project Child Abuse in Sport – European Statistics, known as
CASES, was designed to support this endeavour.
This report presents key preliminary findings relating to the prevalence of IV against
children
in the UK to inform those working in the field of organised sport, sport
management, sport policy, sport politics, and safeguarding.
Funding
2018–2727/001-001 EACEA Erasmus+
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