Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

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First published: July 1, 2025 - Last updated: July 1, 2025

TITLE INFORMATION

Authors: Kate Chenier, Andrea Shawyer, Andrew Williams and Rebecca Milne

Title: Historical child sexual abuse cases reported to the police by Indigenous adults in a northern Canadian territory

Subtitle: An exploration of factors affecting the likelihood of charges and convictions

Journal: Journal of Sexual Aggression: An international, interdisciplinary forum for research, theory and practice

Volume: (Published online before print)

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Year: 2024 (Received: May 9, 2022, Revised: December 3, 2023, Accepted: March 10, 2024, Published online: March 26, 2024)

Pages: 23 pages (PDF)

pISSN: 1355-2600 - Find a Library: WorldCat | eISSN: 1742-6545 - Find a Library: WorldCat

Language: English

Keywords: Modern History: 21st Century | American History: Canadian History | Types: Child Sexual Abuse



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Authors:
- Kate Chenier: ORCID

- Rebecca Milne, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth - Google Scholar, ORCID, ResearchGate

- Andrea Shawyer: ORCID, ResearchGate

- Andrew Williams, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth - ORCID ResearchGate

Abstract: »The current research examined historical child sexual abuse files from a northern Canadian police force, looking at factors pertaining to the offence, the complainant and the suspect, in an area with a large Indigenous population. The dataset analysed represented all reported cases (N = 229) of historical child sexual abuse by Indigenous complainants in the database of the participating force from 2005 to 2019. Analysis of all cases showed charges were more likely in cases with multiple complainants, female complainants and complainants 11–14 years old at the time of the abuse. For cases where charges were laid (n = 135), convictions were slightly more likely in cases with less serious offences. For trial cases (n = 75), multiple complainants, the relationship of suspect to complainant, age of suspect and age difference between complainant and suspect were significantly associated with trial outcome. Ethnicity of suspects showed no relationship to charges or convictions.« (Source: Journal of Sexual Aggression)

Contents:
  Abstract (p. 1)
  Practice Impact Statement (p. 1)
  Introduction (p. 2)
    Prosecuting HCSA (p. 2)
    Variables affecting outcome at trial (p. 2)
    Effects on victims (p. 3)
  Methods (p. 4)
    Dataset (p. 5)
    Procedure (p. 5)
    Coding (p. 5)
    Statistical analysis (p. 7)
  Results (p. 8)
    Case flow (p. 8)
    Descriptive statistics – all cases and trial cases (p. 9)
    Inferential statistics – all cases (p. 10)
      Charge vs non-charge cases (p. 10)
      Conviction vs non-conviction – cases with charges laid (p. 10)
      Gender of complainant – trial cases (p. 12)
      Gender of complainant – trial cases (p. 12)
      Ethnicity of suspect – trial cases (p. 12)
      Outcome at trial (p. 14)
  Discussion (p. 16)
    4.1. Limitations (p. 18)
    4.2. Future research (p. 19)
    4.3. Conclusion (p. 19)
  Disclosure statement (p. 19)
  References (p. 20)

Wikipedia: History of the Americas: History of Canada / History of Canada (1982–present) | Ethnicity: Indigenous peoples / Indigenous peoples in Canada | Sex and the law: Child sexual abuse / Child sexual abuse in Canada