Child Molestation Informative Speech
Child Molestation Outline
General Function: To Inform
Specific Purpose: After my speech my audience will know what child molestation is, the road to recovery, and the obstacles along the way.
Central Idea (Thesis Statement): Most people fear the fact’s of child molestation, but the truth is there is a very distinct definition to child molestation, severe effects to the child in the aftermath, and a long road to a successful recovery.
Pattern of organization: Topical
Outline:
I. Introduction
A. Quote--"One in every three girls and one in every six boys will be sexually abused before their eighteenth birthday. In the United States alone there are an estimated sixty million survivors of sexual abuse. Sixty-seven percent were abused under the age of thirteen”
B. This is a quote from the book “Stolen Innocence”, written by Erin Merryn, a survivor of child molestation.
C. Many people ignore the facts of child molestation, but the truth is there is a very distinct definition to child molestation, severe effects to the child in the aftermath, and a long road to a successful recovery.
II. Body
A. Child Molestation
1. Child molestation is the act of sexually touching a child. More than 90% of juvenile sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator in some way.
a. Molestation occurs when an adult or person significantly older than a child engages in sexual activity with a minor. The abuse can be over an extended period of time, or a one time incident.
b. 57% of child molesters where molested themselves as children, a typical molester will abuse between 30 to 60 children before they are arrested. 35% of convicted child molesters use threats of violence to keep children from disclosing the abuse. General threats and physical force are also used to enforce secrecy.
2. Immediate effects
a. Initial reactions to being a victim of child molestation involve posttraumatic stress, disruptions of normal psychological development, painful emotions, and cognitive
General Function: To Inform
Specific Purpose: After my speech my audience will know what child molestation is, the road to recovery, and the obstacles along the way.
Central Idea (Thesis Statement): Most people fear the fact’s of child molestation, but the truth is there is a very distinct definition to child molestation, severe effects to the child in the aftermath, and a long road to a successful recovery.
Pattern of organization: Topical
Outline:
I. Introduction
A. Quote--"One in every three girls and one in every six boys will be sexually abused before their eighteenth birthday. In the United States alone there are an estimated sixty million survivors of sexual abuse. Sixty-seven percent were abused under the age of thirteen”
B. This is a quote from the book “Stolen Innocence”, written by Erin Merryn, a survivor of child molestation.
C. Many people ignore the facts of child molestation, but the truth is there is a very distinct definition to child molestation, severe effects to the child in the aftermath, and a long road to a successful recovery.
II. Body
A. Child Molestation
1. Child molestation is the act of sexually touching a child. More than 90% of juvenile sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator in some way.
a. Molestation occurs when an adult or person significantly older than a child engages in sexual activity with a minor. The abuse can be over an extended period of time, or a one time incident.
b. 57% of child molesters where molested themselves as children, a typical molester will abuse between 30 to 60 children before they are arrested. 35% of convicted child molesters use threats of violence to keep children from disclosing the abuse. General threats and physical force are also used to enforce secrecy.
2. Immediate effects
a. Initial reactions to being a victim of child molestation involve posttraumatic stress, disruptions of normal psychological development, painful emotions, and cognitive
Cited: Merryn, Erin. Stolen innocence: Triumphing Over a Childhood Broken By Abuse: a Memoir. Deerfield Beacch: Health Communications, 2004. Print.