Willamette University, Salem, OR 97301, USA.
Sex Abuse. 2010 Dec;22(4):427-42. doi: 10.1177/1079063210375973. Epub 2010 Oct 9.
The goal of the present study was to determine whether or not there were sex differences in legal outcomes for children who were sexually abused. Using the methodology of Joa and Edelson (2004), the results indicated that males who were sexually abused had poorer legal outcomes than females. Specifically, it was found that cases involving male victims were less likely to be filed with the District Attorney (DA) than cases involving female victims and had fewer criminal counts charged. For those children seen at a Child Abuse Assessment Center, cases involving female victims were significantly more likely to be filed by the DA's office than were cases involving male victims. Finally, there were differences in whether guilty defendants pled guilty or were found guilty at trial depending on whether the defendant sexually abused a male or female. The implications of the findings are discussed.
本研究旨在确定性虐待儿童的法律结果是否存在性别差异。采用乔和埃德尔森（2004 年）的方法，结果表明，遭受性虐待的男性比女性的法律结果更差。具体而言，发现涉及男性受害者的案件比涉及女性受害者的案件更不可能向地方检察官（DA）提起诉讼，而且被指控的犯罪罪名也更少。对于在儿童虐待评估中心就诊的儿童，涉及女性受害者的案件比涉及男性受害者的案件更有可能被 DA 办公室提起诉讼。最后，根据被告是否对男性或女性进行性虐待，有罪被告是否认罪或在审判中被判有罪存在差异。讨论了这些发现的意义。
