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In this chapter, the Foul Play Project (FPP) results are used to evaluate risk factors associated with the injuries of child victims , the ways law enforcement , health professionals and other personnel respond to child victim incidents, and the traumatic impact of child victimization. The community effects are also investigated. The FPP is based on a random sample of 5,366 cases involving possible foul play that were reported in the media .
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Morewitz, S.J. (2019). Child Victims. In: Clinical and Psychological Perspectives on Foul Play. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26840-4_3
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