One day on a drive in San Jose, California, a man and his female co-worker heard a moan coming from the back seat. The man then glanced into the back seat and saw nothing. His female co-worker then started to act suspiciously and turned up the volume on her radio trying to disguise the moans coming from the car. Later, that day the concerned man called the authorities to report this, and his female co-worker was arrested on child endangerment on her two sons, after they told authorities she would occasionally lock them in the trunk while she was at work.1 There are many ways that physical abuse can come about. It can happen anywhere, whether it is at home or in public. Physical child abuse is defined as physical injury inflicted upon the child with cruel and/or malicious intent. Physical abuse can be the result of punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning, shaking, or otherwise harming a child physically. There is not only physical abuse but there is emotional abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. Abuse in general is not only morally wrong but also shunned upon. As child abuse is one of the leading reasons for childhood deaths, the United States as a whole should be more informed and educated on this subject, so they know how to react when it comes around and help prevent it in the future. Physical child abuse is characterized by physical injury, usually inflicted as a result or a beating or inappropriately harsh discipline.2 Child abuse is not always easy to pick out, but there is many signs to help, first being if the child's grades are below normal. The child's grades will drop in a very short period, the student may have a hard time concentrating to bring the grades up and the quality of the 1 work will decrease over time. Second, the child develops anti-social behavior at school, which is brought on by fear of adults. This can include authority figures and strangers. The adults necessarily do not have to harm the
One day on a drive in San Jose, California, a man and his female co-worker heard a moan coming from the back seat. The man then glanced into the back seat and saw nothing. His female co-worker then started to act suspiciously and turned up the volume on her radio trying to disguise the moans coming from the car. Later, that day the concerned man called the authorities to report this, and his female co-worker was arrested on child endangerment on her two sons, after they told authorities she would occasionally lock them in the trunk while she was at work.1 There are many ways that physical abuse can come about. It can happen anywhere, whether it is at home or in public. Physical child abuse is defined as physical injury inflicted upon the child with cruel and/or malicious intent. Physical abuse can be the result of punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning, shaking, or otherwise harming a child physically. There is not only physical abuse but there is emotional abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. Abuse in general is not only morally wrong but also shunned upon. As child abuse is one of the leading reasons for childhood deaths, the United States as a whole should be more informed and educated on this subject, so they know how to react when it comes around and help prevent it in the future. Physical child abuse is characterized by physical injury, usually inflicted as a result or a beating or inappropriately harsh discipline.2 Child abuse is not always easy to pick out, but there is many signs to help, first being if the child's grades are below normal. The child's grades will drop in a very short period, the student may have a hard time concentrating to bring the grades up and the quality of the 1 work will decrease over time. Second, the child develops anti-social behavior at school, which is brought on by fear of adults. This can include authority figures and strangers. The adults necessarily do not have to harm the