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Detection and reporting potential child and youth victimization cases from school: The role of knowledge
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Knowledge of child victimization among school staff is believed to affect the detection and reporting of potential cases in the school environment, but the current evidence is scarce and contradictory. We assessed the link between knowledge of victimization and other relevant reporter characteristics in detecting and reporting children suspected to be victims of violence in a sample of 184 school staff members from Spain (84.02% females, M = 43.40, SD = 10.37). We compared participants who had never detected nor reported any cases (i.e., non-detectors) with participants who had detected but not reported outside school (i.e., inconsistent re-porters) and participants who had detected and reported at least one potential case (i.e., consistent reporters). Knowledge about the reporting procedures varied significantly across groups. Years of experience was the only variable to significantly predict having detected at least one case across job experience. Knowing whether a report can be made anonymously or without the principal's consent was significant to predict the likelihood of being a consistent reporter, along with hours spent daily in contact with students. Trainings for school staff should be aware of what specific aspects of knowledge tend to increase detection and reporting. Interventions should include more specific guidelines and ways of recreating experience (e.g., role-playing, virtual scenarios) as an effective strategy to respond to cases of potential victimization encountered at school.
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GRECO, Ana Martina, PEREDA BELTRAN, Noemí and GUILERA FERRÉ, Georgina. Detection and reporting potential child and youth victimization cases from school: The role of knowledge. Children and Youth Services Review. 2020. Vol. 119, num. 105499. ISSN 0190-7409. [consulted: 11 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/171781