English 1102 Edward Braun 3/1/2013 Child Abuse The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) defines child abuse and neglect in two different ways. Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death‚ serious physical or emotional harm‚ sexual abuse‚ or exploitation. CAPTA also defines child abuse and neglect as an act or failure to act which presents an imminnent risk of serious harm [SITE WEB]. Child abuse can happen to any one any were at
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Child Abuse Prevention I. What is child abuse? Child abuse is a very sensitive issue that needs to by carefully handled. Child abuse is defined as a no accidental injury or pattern of injures to a child for which there is no reasonable explanation. Child abuse consists of different types of harmful acts directed toward children. In physical abuse‚ children are slapped‚ hit‚ kicked or pushed‚ or have objects thrown at them causing wounds‚ broken bones‚ or other injuries. Severe abuse may
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Child Abuse Policy and Practice; A Comparison of the United States and Japan Jill McMahon 4/22/2010 Child Abuse Policy and Practice; A Comparison of the United States and Japan Abstract Child abuse is a present problem in every town‚ city‚ and country around the world. Child abuse crosses all races‚ religions and creeds. This intent of this paper is to compare and contrast child abuse law in the United States and Japan. Both the United States and Japan currently have child
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Emotional Child Abuse By: Goddess Johnson The term emotional child abuse didn’t even exist when I was growing up. But that didn’t change the devastating outcome--the effects were severe‚ ever-present‚ and followed me into adulthood. Emotional abuse is the cornerstone of all the abuses because emotional abuse is always present during physical child abuse‚ child neglect‚ and sexual child abuse‚ and it is the only abuse that can stand on its own. It does not have to accompany any of the other abuses
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Child Abuse When you read articles over child abuse and see the damage that has been caused and what has become of child abuse in today’s society the result is sickening. Child abuse has become a more common thing in today’s society. The fact that there are people in this world‚ who not only abuse but also neglect their children without consequence‚ because they are not caught‚ is even worse. Thankfully‚ there are many ways today to help save a child who suffers from child abuse. Child protection
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Child Abuse Child abuse is a widely spread debated topic in today’s society. “Justice‚ dignity‚ equality- these are words which are used loosely with little appreciation of their meaning. I think that their meaning can be distilled into one goal: that every child in this country live as we would want our own children to live.”-Robert F. Kennedy. In its broadest sense the term refers to any harm physically or emotionally done to a child (“Understanding Child Abuse”). On average‚ a child abuse report
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Abstract This paper will discuss child abuse and neglect and the lasting effects left on a child. The main types of abuse and neglect explained are emotional abuse‚ psychological abuse‚ physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ medical neglect‚ educational neglect‚ emotional neglect‚ and physical neglect. Included are some warning signs of these different types of abuse and neglect and the legal definitions of each. It is important to understand that all of these forms of abuse and neglect are different and contain
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report child abuse? | General Purpose | I want to persuade my audience to rethink their position on reporting child abuse. | Specific Purpose | Reporting child abuse is a responsibility by everyone and should not be taken lightly and overlooked. | Central Idea | Child abuse reporting has become more difficult because of the stigma that both the victims and alleged child abusers endure. | Introduction Attention Getting Material | I just had to call law enforcement to help my child when he
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Within Australia‚ there are many concerns for social work‚ a major and current one being the maltreatment of children. In March this year it was reported that ‘The number of child abuse and neglect victims rose 20 per cent last year‚ reversing a long-term decline’ (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2013). There are many problems which stem from the maltreatment of children which call concerns for social workers‚ as their work is needed to overcome this problem and enhance individual
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Child Abuse Every year‚ thousands of families bring home a new baby. The families spend time watching movies‚ going on exciting outings‚ doing crafts like finger painting with their children. Most of these kids brought into the world get to experience what it is to have a loving and caring family‚ but for a small amount‚ life is not so fun. They are forced to deal with things that most of us would never imagine. 227‚080 children are raped and sexually abused every single year
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