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Institutionalized child abuseThe use of child soldiersSchool of Social Work at Brigham Young University, 2190 JFSB, Provo, UT 84602, USA, carriekimmel{at}gmail.com
School of Social Work, Brigham Young University, 2190 JFSB, Provo, UT 84602, USA, jiniroby{at}byu.edu English In this article the practice of using child soldiers is examined in the light of the structural elements that facilitate and perpetuate this form of institutionalized child abuse. Based on new models for understanding this form of child abuse, the authors suggest intervention methods at the macro and micro levels. French Cette étude examine la pratique du recrutement des enfants à titre de soldats et fait ressortir des é léments structurels qui facilitent et contribuent à perpé - tuer cette forme de maltraitance institutionnalisé e. En s’appuyant sur de nouveaux modè les pour comprendre cette forme de maltraitance à l’égard des enfants, les auteurs proposent des méthodes d’intervention sur les plans macro et micro. Spanish En este trabajo se examina la prá ctica del uso de niñ os soldados, a la luz de los elementos estructurales que facilitan y perpetúan esta forma de institucionalización de abuso infantil. Con base en nuevos modelos para la comprensión de esta forma de abuso infantil, los autores recomiendan métodos de intervención en los niveles macro y micro.
Key Words: child soldiers • Convention on the Rights of the Child • institutionalized child abuse • Liberian children
International Social Work, Vol. 50, No. 6,
740-754 (2007) |
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