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SILVA MENDEZ, Jorge Luis. Complaints of Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Public Elementary Schools in the Federal District: Empirical Evidence and Recommendations for Change. RMIE [online]. 2011, vol.16, n.51, pp.1087-1110. ISSN 1405-6666.

This article studies the relations among the characteristics of complaints of sexual harassment and/or abuse in public elementary schools in Mexico City, and the measurement of whether or not these complaints have been confirmed. The study analyzed 109 reports of intervention, carried out by specialists from the Unit of Attention to Sexual Abuse and Mistreatment of Children. An analysis of logistic regression that considered the confirmation of complaint as the dependent variable supports the existence of a statistically significant relationship between confirmation and the following dichotomous variables: repeat offender, psychological evaluation of victim, interview of director, workshop held, and victim moved to another school. Based on the results, several recommendations are made, including the urgent need for educational authorities to implement rigorous measures to prevent school employees previously involved in a complaint of sexual harassment and/or abuse from committing another offense of this type.

Palavras-chave : school violence; sexual abuse; school personnel; basic education; Mexico.

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