Child abuse is a global problem‚ which unfortunately happens in every society‚ culture and communities. The term “Child Abuse” refers to intended acts that result in physical or emotional harm to children. Child abuse covers a wide range of behavior from physical assault by parents or other adult caretakers to neglect of child’s basic need. Child abuse is a social problem that affects millions of children each year‚ children less than 3 years of age being the most frequent victims. (Edelman & Mandle
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America from abuse and neglect‚" according to Every Child Matters Education Fund (as cited by The National Children’s Alliance‚ 2009). This goes to show that child abuse is a major issue in today’s modern society. In fact‚ statistics show that there are over 3 million reports of child abuse each year in the United States alone (“National Child Abuse Statistics‚” n.d.). While the definition of child abuse and neglect changes from state to state‚ it is defined by The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and
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intervention for help. This policy analysis will elaborate on child maltreatment‚ who is impacted by it‚ The effect of maltreatment‚ and how it interacts with other social problems. Child maltreatment is a major social problem and it dates back from the 1700’s till the present date. It is divided into 4 categories which are sexual abuse‚ physical abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ and neglect. Wissow defines child maltreatment as “an intentional harm or a threat of harm to a child by someone acting in a role
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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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Maltreatment‚ when defined‚ is the cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal. In the psychological sense‚ maltreatment is almost always defined as child abuse. There are different ways to execute child maltreatment‚ but the most common are physical‚ sexual‚ and psychological abuse. Abuse also has many variables‚ such as race‚ gender‚ health‚ and social class. Ultimately‚ adolescent maltreatment most often leads to mental‚ impulse-control‚ and conduct issues. The first form of maltreatment
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Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 1.1 Current legislation made for safeguarding children and young people are; Children act 1989. The main aims of the Act are: • To bring together private and public law in one framework; • To achieve a better balance between protecting children and enabling parents to challenge state intervention; • To encourage greater partnership between statutory authorities and parents;
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researchers have attempted to study the differentiating effects of maltreatment on children. Most researchers have come to the same conclusion on what puts people at the largest risk for maltreatment. “Child maltreatment remains an area of concern for child advocates‚ policy makers‚ service providers‚ and researchers across the globe and presents an enduring threat to public health” (Herrenkohl‚ Leeb‚ & Higgins‚ 2016). “Child Maltreatment threatens the short and long term quality of life of children and
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Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Safeguarding and working to protect children has come about in the past 50 years after weakness in the system were highlighted through high profile cases such as Victoria Climbie in 2000. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) This is a treaty that sets out the rights and freedoms of all children in a set of 54 articles. This
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studies have been conducted regarding maltreatment and children development. Maltreatment is a cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal. Children’s development is a process that a child goes through. This involves learning and mastering skills such as; sitting‚ walking‚ talking‚ and tying shoes. From birth to 8 years old is early stage‚ and 6 to 12 is the middle stage. Each year nearly 700‚000 children are confirmed as victims of child maltreatment and child development. First‚ there may be a
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Child maltreatment is committed on a child less than eighteen years of age by another person‚ usually someone in a custodial role‚ (Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention‚ 2016) by using physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ and emotional abuse‚ or by neglecting neglecting a child (Understanding Child Maltreatment‚ n.d.). It is committed for reasons including children failing to meet the expectations an authoritative figure has placed on them like not remaining as “quiet and compliant” as they “should‚” because
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