change Vikings’ Adrian Peterson Booked on Charge of Child Abuse By PAT BORZI and STEVE EDER Sept. 13‚ 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/sports/vikings-peterson-is-booked-on-charge-of-child-abuse.html Summary Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson turned himself in to Montgomery County‚ Texas‚ early Saturday morning on September 12‚ 2014. Peterson had been accused by a grand jury on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child and a warrant had been issued for his arrest. Montgomery
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Numerous studies show that childhood abuse at almost any age can carry many long-term effects throughout the rest of the victim’s life. A child who has been abused may grow up in the home with the abuser or may be one of the lucky few to be taken and put into a more caring and suitable environment to recover from the experiences. Sometimes (but very rarely) the children are returned home once the abuser is either gone from the home or has received help to recover. However‚ this experience is not
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report it to the Child Abuse Hotline as we had reasonable suspicion of abuse. We decided to this because the child was fearful of attending school and although we understood that this was not abuse that occurred in the home we felt it best to report. Although when abuse occurs outside of the home must be reported to the police we felt that it would be best to be report to the hotline so that if another similar situation arises there are past reports. We made the report to the Child Abuse Hotline and immediately
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obligation to report child abuse to the officials in the area. Mandated reporting laws are not applicable in all states‚ however‚ a federal law governing the country surpasses any policy of state. So while some states‚like Maryland‚ do not have penalties for failure to report crimes against children‚ it is still covered under federal statute. So in all of the states and territories of the U.S have enacted criminal punishment for failure to report the abuse and/or exploitation of a child. Twenty States
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Olethia Curry Professor Benjamin English 112 November 10‚ 2013 Childhood Obesity: Is It A Form of Child Abuse? Childhood obesity is a huge problem in the United States. It is known as a serious medical condition that causes other medical problems. Obesity is generally caused by genetics‚ certain illnesses‚ and uncontrolled behavior or overeating. According to the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)‚ “Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. It affects more than 30 percent of
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rapid succession as for punishment.” In reality Spanking should not be considered as a child abuse. It should only be considered an abuse based on how it is issued. Parents are not supposed to beat their child on the head or in the face. If that happens‚ it will cause injury to the child‚ which will be termed as an abuse. First of all‚ it is not any parent will to develop hatred towards his or her own child‚ but it is the behavior of the kids that will lure their parents to beating them. There are
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2017‚ Bronx Child Abuse Squad was notified through an IRT of a (six) week old child with serious injuries‚ not likely who was being medically evaluated at Montefiore Hospital. Investigator’s responded and interviewed medical staff. Doctors indicated the complainant had two skull fractures‚ two broken ribs and possible medical condition. MRI was conducted showing no injuries to the child’s brain‚ no subdural hematoma and no sub arachnoid hemorrhaging. Ophthalmologist examined the child and did not
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Every year more than three million reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving more than six million children.Child abuse is found to be linking to emotional and physical troubles of the offender. Child abuse is a growing concern because the affected children are more likely to commit crimes because it causes long term emotional and physical damage. Most people have noticed that crime rates have seen a significant increase in the past few years; but would you believe that it
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Should drug abuse by pregnant women be considered child abuse? What is drug abuse? Drug abuse is a pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependant‚ mean using a drug that is not prescribed to you. Abuse of drugs or alcohol by parents and other caregivers can have negative effects on the health‚ safety‚ and well-being of children. People tend to try drugs once and then again and that’s how they become addicted. People that are strained out on drugs usually need a lot of help. The
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