Child Abuse I INTRODUCTION Child Abuse, intentional acts that result in physical or emotional harm to children. The term child abuse covers a wide range of behavior, from actual physical assault by parents or other adult caretakers to neglect of a child’s basic needs. Child abuse is also sometimes called child maltreatment. Although the extent of child abuse is difficult to measure, it is recognized as a major social problem, especially in industrialized nations. It occurs in all income, racial
A highly publicised criminal case can subsequently initiate expert and public research into the reasoning behind crimes and the certain motives or influences behind the offenders actions. The horrific case of Jill Meagher occured in September of 2012. Her Murder took place in the suburb of Brunswick, Melbourne, where she was abducted, brutally raped and murdered in a dark laneway. This particular case received a high level of media coverage across Australia resulting in public outrage and uttermost
Child Neglect 1 Running Head: CHILD NEGLECT Child Neglect Sahar Taki American University of Culture and Education Eng 260 Child Neglect 2 Abstract Study results found evidence that the apparent negative effects of maltreatment on children’s tendency to engage in crime were real. Being maltreated was found to almost double the probability of engaging in many types of crime and the effects were worst for children. Sexual abuse appeared to have the largest effects on crime
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide counselors with an accurate analysis of the prevention programs that have been implemented to protect elementary age children from sexual abuse. This paper will discuss the benefits and limitations of various prevention programs and provide guidance to counselors to help them sort through the research. It is important for counselors to understand what programs work and what aspects of those programs are most effective. This paper will also discuss ways
1) “Child Sexual Abuse, Traumatic Experiences, and Their Impact on the Developing Brain” Gaskill, Richard L. and Perry, Bruce D. (2012) “Child Sexual Abuse, Traumatic Experiences, and Their Impact on the Developing Brain” Handbook of Child Sexual Abuse: Identification, Assessment, and Treatment. Online. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118094822.ch2/pdf Annotated Bibliography: In this article, the author is making an argument that sexual abuse causes brain development problems in
A parent-child interaction happens prenatal and continues throughout a child 's development soon after a child is born, an attachment begins. This attachment begins with imprinting which some call the sensitive period. During this time the child will become attached to the first caregiver seen (usually the mother) and look to it for any sort of comfort. This was discovered through Bowlby 's experiment with ducks in the 1970 's, Bowlby defined attachment theory as “Attachment theory conceptualizes
Child Welfare Child welfare is one of the most important sociological topics today. It is a concept that is used to describe the combination of efforts and services that are designed with the primary objective of maintaining and promoting the safety as well as the wellbeing of children and ensuring that families have the necessary support they need to ensure that their children have been successfully cared for. In essence, child welfare is social work that is focused on the welfare of children (Keddell
of reported child abuse cases in the United States hit its peak in 2003 and has since gone down. The numbers are getting lower and the policies set in place to shelter kids have gotten better. However, prior to the past two decades there have been only vague policies to protect children in the United States. Since 1990 much has been done to reform policies to safeguard kids. In this paper I will discuss the history of child abuse policies, the progress that has been made to child abuse policies, and
. Effects of Child Abuse on Disabled Children Stalker, Kirsten, and Katherine McArthur. "Child Abuse." Child Abuse 21.1 (2012): 24-40. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. Kirsten Stalker and Katherine McArthur deals with the fact that disabled children face child abuse more than their non-disabled peers. It also states the fact that disabled and non-disabled children should be protected from harmful situations. For example, children who fall into the situation of being molested by adults need to be protected
Child Abuse and Neglect Tracy Vargas Arizona State University Child Abuse and Neglect In 2002 child protective service (CPS) agencies investigated more than 2.6 million reports of alleged child abuse and neglect (Harder, 2005, p. 1). The topic I have selected for this paper is child abuse and neglect. In this paper I will provide information of the findings for four different articles, I will include results provided by each article, finding similarities or dissimilarities. The main purpose