The NIS-4 report also reveals important asymmetrical patterns of maltreatment based on the gender of the perpetrator. Overall, children are more likely to bemaltreated by females than by males (68% of maltreated children were maltreated by a female perpetrator, while 48% were maltreated by a male).
Tüm istatistiksel veriler ve bilimsel gerçekler göstermiştir ki kendilerinden fiziksel olarak daha güçsüz demografik gruplar söz konusu olduğunda kadınlar erkeklerden daha fazla şiddete eğilimlidir.
