It is an unfortunate reality that many abuses against children that occur are unreported. However‚ when someone or an agency filed a report and complaint to the police that child abused exist in the community‚ the police tend to respond and investigate the said allegation quickly. And‚ since the crime of abuse is a violation of our penal code‚ it is the police criminal investigator(s) task to take the lead when investigating the child abuse case. That’s because it is only the police investigator(s)
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Child abuse is defined as the mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian (dictionary.com). The different types of child abuse are emotional‚ neglect‚ physical‚ and sexual; abuse each having unique signs for the specific type of abuse. Child abuse can have many effects throughout an individual’s development including the possibility of the repeating abuse to their own children when they have a family. According to the textbook “Human Development‚” emotional abuse or maltreatment is the rejection
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behavioral signs of child abuse while assessing a child. Although it is mandated by the law‚ that nurses should report to Child Protective Services any suspicious findings about child abuse within an appropriate time limit. Nurses who works in the Emergency Department sees infants‚ and children admitted to the hospitals for treatment of injuries‚ ingestions‚ acute or chronic conditions‚ etc. They are in the front line for assessing the children who are the victims of child abuse. In the schools‚ the
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For the past five years‚ child abuse cases in Malaysia have been increasing. According to the statistics from the Social Welfare Department‚ there were 2780 child abuse cases in 2008 and this number have been increasing sharply recently. Normally child abuse case happen due to the factors of financial‚ relationship and mental health problem. Basically‚ child abuse will bring a lot of negative effects to the victims such as abused children living with fear‚ self-blaming and feeling weak. Hence‚ parents
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2010 The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse What is child sexual abuse? The term child sexual abuse is somewhat ambiguous‚ covering a broad spectrum of acts and meanings‚ but according to Finkelhor “general‚ legal and research definitions require two elements: (1) sexual activity involving a child and (2) an ‘abusive condition’ such as coercion or a large age gap between the participants‚ indicating lack of consensuality” (Finkelhor‚1994‚ p. 32). Although child sexual abuse is tricky to define‚ there
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The Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect on Children The future of our children depends upon the care and nurture they receive. Unfortunately‚ many of our children end up in non-traditional‚ or traditional families where they are abused and neglected by someone in their household. People have a difficult time defining child abuse and neglect. They do not know specifically what falls under the various categories’ of child abuse and neglect. Some people contend that child abuse encompasses anyone who
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The Psychological Effects of Child Abuse As you are sitting in the living room watching TV‚ you hear those accustomed sounds. You hear the shouting‚ the roaring‚ and the crying. In the background of all the sounds‚ you slightly hear a child’s voice begging for their life. Unfortunately‚ this scenario is not that uncommon. Child abuse is growing at an alarming rate. Child abuse is known for its physical‚ behavioral‚ and societal effects‚ but there are also psychological effects. Psychological effects
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Child Abuse All around the world children are getting abused everyday. It could be your friend‚ your neighbor‚ someone you go to school with‚ a family member‚ a loved one‚ or it can be you. Children die every year from child abuse. In 2005‚ an estimated 1‚460 children died as a result of abuse or neglect (USDHHS‚ 2007). The majority‚ almost 76.6 percent of these children were 3 years of age or younger. Most of those child fatalities happened at the hands of the parents. Before we can talk about
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be constantly approved by someone? These latter-mentioned characteristics are found in a child that is victim of emotional abuse or neglect. These two types of abuse are not very well-known among parents or people in general. Because of this‚ the effects that emotional abuse and neglect leave on their victims usually remain unknown. It is important to make people aware of these effects that the abused child present‚ in order to understand his or her behaviour. For this reason‚ I decided to try to
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different forms of child abuse. Include Shaken Baby Syndrome in your response. The different forms of child abuse are physical‚ emotional‚ sexual‚ and neglect. Physical abuse is when a child’s parent or guardian is being violent to the child. For example; hitting‚ choking‚ pushing‚ and shaking. Emotional abuse is when the child is not physically harmed but is abused by words that are said‚ for example; calling them names‚ threatening them‚ exploitation‚ and abandonment. Sexual abuse has many different
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