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Child trafficking remains a serious public concern in China, which is related to several forms of exploitation on children as well as threatens public security and endangers the stability of the country. This paper used the latest judgment documents from the court as a new data source, and identified the key nodes and trafficking paths by using a series of network indicators to enhance the public’s understanding of the crime mechanism of child trafficking. By contrast with the results of the previous literature, some new trends of child trafficking crime in China were discovered…
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Based on empirical studies of 5836 children in six provinces of China's Mid-Western regions, this paper contributes to existing knowledge by analyzing the severity, consequences and risk factors of child abuse. There are three major findings. Firstly, significant regional disparities of the severity of child abuse exist in China and non-Han ethnic minority regions have higher reported child abuse rate. Secondly, psychological trauma of child abuse is tremendous and children's psychological wellbeing in all domains is seriously affected when suffering from different forms of abuse…
As part of phase one of the development of the Martin James Foundation's Asia Care Network, comprehensive studies of the care system in each country were conducted to highlight the need for developing alternative care systems across South-East Asia. This study highlights relevant data from Japan.
According to the case study, due to past difficulties with the foster care system, institutional placement is still the primary…
As part of phase one of the development of the Martin James Foundation's Asia Care Network, comprehensive studies of the care system in each country were conducted to highlight the need for developing alternative care systems across South-East Asia. This case study highlights relevant data from Hong Kong.
According to the case study, whilst there is some data on the number of children living in residential care, no data can…
As part of phase one of the development of the Martin James Foundation's Asia Care Network, comprehensive studies of the care system in each country were conducted to highlight the need for developing alternative care systems across South-East Asia.
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This study uses data from The China Health and Nutrition Survey to determine trends in grandparents’ provision of childcare. The study monitored households with children between the ages of 0 and 6. The study monitored data for the years 1991, 1993, 1997, and 2000. The study found distinct differences between urban and rural areas. In 1991, 43.9% of grandchildren in urban areas lived with their grandparents, while on 23.3% of grandchildren lived with their grandparents in rural areas. The study hesitates to state that this has to do with a different…