Stevens Laura M, Rockey James C, Rockowitz Sarah R, Kanja Wangu, Colloff Melissa F, Flowe Heather D
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Wangu Kanja Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya.
Front Glob Womens Health. 2021 Feb 24;2:630901. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2021.630901. eCollection 2021.
This article discusses the latest research that reveals that children seem to be facing new risks of sexual violence in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evidence suggests there have been changes in patterns of sexual offenses against children coincident with lockdowns, curfews, and school closures. In particular, emerging evidence from Kenya suggests that child victims are younger, more likely to be victimized by a neighbor in a private residence, and in the daytime, compared to pre-pandemic. We conclude that situational crime prevention strategies that focus on providing alternative safe venues to reduce offending opportunities must be a central part of a public health approach to reduce children's vulnerability during crises such as COVID-19.
本文讨论了最新研究，该研究揭示在新冠疫情期间，肯尼亚的儿童似乎正面临性暴力的新风险。证据表明，针对儿童的性犯罪模式在封锁、宵禁和学校关闭期间发生了变化。特别是，来自肯尼亚的新证据表明，与疫情前相比，儿童受害者年龄更小，更有可能在私人住所被邻居侵害，且多发生在白天。我们得出结论，侧重于提供替代安全场所以减少犯罪机会的情境犯罪预防策略，必须成为公共卫生方法的核心部分，以降低儿童在新冠疫情等危机期间的脆弱性。
