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    Child Abuse Child abuse is any behavior which, by action or omission, produces physical or psychological damage to a person less than 18 years, affecting the development of his personality. In homes, it is believed that the most effective way to educate children is using the abuse. This form of punishment it used as an instrument of correction and moral training strategy as it is the first and most persistent justification of damage and maltreated mothers parents inflict on their children. Society

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    I choose to research child abuse because I have seen a lot of it and I just wanted to inform other people about it. The reason I have seen a lot of child abuse is because my aunt is a foster mom and most of the kids that she has fostered are abused and some have been adopted into my family. I have seen how much it still affects them even after years of living with someone else and being able to talk openly about the abuse. They still have issues and act out as a result of these issues. The number

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    minutes, somewhere in the world, a child dies from violence. Millions more are in danger of physical, emotional (neglect) and sexual abuse that could destroy their childhoods forever” (Beckham). Sadly, this is not a shocking fact, because child abuse is a very big issue in our world. The problem with child abuse and neglect is that someone is harming a child, most likely their own, and they don’t care about it. In the novel Frankenstein, Shelley argues that child abuse and neglect are unethical and that

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    of the same sex, age, race, and social class (Widom 1989). It was found that early child abuse increased the risk of arrest as a juvenile by fifty-five percent (Widom 1989). The second study collected information on child abuse in New York (Smith and Thornberry 1995). Smith and Thornberry (1995) compared official arrest

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    Introduction Child abuse is an all too common social problem in our society. Historically, child abuse has always been present, however, most commonly ignored due to parents being able to do what they please with their children who were viewed as one’s property. Today, this is no longer the case due to various laws and consequences towards the abuse of a child. As an illustration, child abuse is commonly presented in four categories: neglect, physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. Firstly, neglect

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    types of programs that are available for youth and families where child abuse and neglect is apparent. Such programs that are available for young people and non-offending family members are Forensic Interviews, Family Services, Therapy & Counseling, and Prevention Education. Other programs are available in different areas for families where youth are showing different types of outcries to help non-offending family members and the child get the help that is needed for several of reasons. Such other programs

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    Child abuse potentially impacts children in the long run. When a child is abused it doesn’t just affect them now, it’s something that lasts a lifetime. Child abuse lingers in many forms, it affects the child mentally and it even influences their academic environment. Not only that but it follows them into adulthood and could even impact the way they parent their own children. Child abuse leaves lasting scars that are permanent in their lives. Child abuse has been found to lead into mental disorders

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    Child abuse is when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child. There are many forms of child maltreatment, including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation and emotional abuse. Child Abuse is a social problem because it happens anywhere and everywhere. “Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States”(Home). Child abuse is so common. The newspapers and TV

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    Abuse is an issue that has been and is still currently prevalent in our society today. Abuse is defined as, “the use of force in order to try to dominate a child, to compel him/her to do dangerous things that he/she does not want to do, expose him/her to hazardous situations perceive by him/her as dangerous” (Rus & Galabeaza, 2013). Child abuse in particular, is a common issue that occurs in families of all backgrounds. There are several types of abuse, which include: physical, emotional, and sexual

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    In August of 2016 journalist Wesley Muller published an article in the Sun Herald regarding a shocking case of child abuse that began to shed light on a potentially broken partnership. Wesley informed the Mississippi Gulf Coast that in June of 2014 a two-year-old female in the custody of The Department of Human Services (Child Protective Services) was brought to the emergency room and there tested positive for the sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhea along with signs of vaginal penetration. Though

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