that children in particular are cared for‚ protected and finically secure. However‚ there are gaps in the legal system leading to justice not being served. Australia‚ as a whole have passed many laws regarding family violence‚ child abuse and child neglect. Responses to the care and protection of children include legislation‚ community services (such as DoCS)‚ court proceedings and types of orders. The Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)‚ the Family Law Act 1974 (Cth) and the Children and Young Persons (Care
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Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect‚ 2013). The behavioral effects can include substance abuse‚ risky sexual decision-making‚ criminal activity‚ and self-harm (Long Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect‚ 2013). The psychological effects are the most detrimental. Some of the psychological effects include dissociation‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ flashbacks‚ eating disorders‚ and discomfort with physical tough (Long Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect‚ 2013). The psychological effects
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Child Abuse Child abuse is worldwide‚ it is a tragic fact of life that some parents abuse and neglect their children. The cause of child abuse depends on the suction‚ for instance children a mother/father maybe a alcoholic or a drug user‚ or a mother/father has been sexually abuse or molested‚ or growing up as a child they them self has been neglected or abuse. In Canada there was a victim of child abuse mark was abuse by his mother until the age of 16‚ in
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materials as well as the influence of pornography through the Internet is also a factor that cannot be ignored and this has led to the emergence of many social ills. In the wake of all these disturbing reports of baby-dumping‚ child abuse and child neglect‚ the question that comes to mind is whether the government and society as a whole have done enough to address the issue and to give adequate protection to children as a whole. In 2001‚ Malaysia launched the "Say Yes for Children" campaign to create
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This paper will cover a type of abuse known as Shaken Baby Syndrome. Shaken baby syndrome is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality which is widely recognized in the medical literature. Signs may include retinal hemorrhage‚ subdural or subarachnoid hemorrhage‚ and associated fractures. Victims are often younger than 6 months old and have been affected by violent shaking with rapid angular deceleration and possible terminal impact. In this paper I will discuss the symptoms‚ prevalence‚ treatment
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Numerous 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‚
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Abuse as a Child‚ the Affects as Adults Crista Hurley Eng101 Composition I Instructor Matt Beardmore November 28‚ 2012 NAME: Crista Hurley THESIS: Adults do not stop and think about how difficult it may be for others who have experienced abuse‚ while some just fight daily to show these affects can take a toll on any activity throughout life. BACKGROUND: As children we intrust our parents to treat us with assurance and love‚ instead there are children who receive a form of abuse‚ not all
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conditions. This is a form of neglect to homeless people. Supreme Courts‚ the Judicial System‚ City Commissioners‚ Mayors etc. always speak on behalf of homeless people and how they are unwilling to help them. Most individuals running for such high statuses lie their way to the top; proclaiming they will take care of the poor and homeless‚ but in reality do nothing for them. This is false hope to all homeless individuals. I am here to say‚ that Americans neglect their own kind. When it comes down
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statement that says “Being raised in a single parent home could be considered living in a abusive situation and because of that people should not jump into divorce and find alternatives.” Child abuse is the physical‚ sexual or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child. Though it is true that children are more likely to get abused in single parent homes. I think that it was unfair and ignorant to make this statement because that is putting a class of people and putting the all in the in the wrong when
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Emotional abuse refers to the psychological and social aspects of child abuse; it is the most common form of child abuse. Many parents are emotionally abusive without being violent or sexually abusive‚ However‚ emotional abuse invariably accompanies physical and sexual abuse. Some parents who are emotionally abusive parents practice forms of child-rearing that are orientated towards fulfilling their own needs and goals‚ rather than those of their children. Their parenting style may be characterised
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