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    of Canada estimated 235,315 investigations of child abuse. This investigation stated that the primary categories of maltreatment includes physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, emotional maltreatment, and exposure to intimate partner violence (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2010). However, sexual maltreatment of children wasn’t truly defined until 1974 when Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act provided us with a legal definition of sexual abuse (Feerick et al., 2006): The employment, use, persuasion

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    considered to be normal until the age of seven is reached. In these different types of incest there are two types overt and covert. Overt incest takes place when there is actual sexual contact between the incestuous ones. Covert is the type when a child is forced to watch pornographic movies, look at magazines with pornography within, and or having pictures taken while undressing, and being watched while bathing. This type of misconduct amongst parents begins when peer have low opinions of themselves

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    acting for the safety of the abused person rather than reporting against the alleged perpetrator. Although abuse in elderlies has only been addressed and acknowledged more recently, child maltreatment has been prevalent for centuries. Child maltreatment is any type of negligence and abuse that occurs in children under the age of 18. It includes all types of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, negligence and commercial or other types of exploitation, neglect, which can very dangerous to the child’s

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    Child and Wife Abuse Name Institution Introduction Childhood is meant to embrace playing in the sun and the rain as well as being carefree as opposed to living in the darkness of the soul. Child abuse remains one of the most contentious issues in our society that affects many children who lack the courage to open up about it as a result of stigmatization and low self-esteem. On the other hand, wife abuse is also a rampant practice that arises out of a marriage. Both child and wife

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    someone to do something such as in England in the 19th century. There are groups and individuals who have set themselves out to stop human rights abuse. Malala Yousafzai works towards women's’ education and equality while Amnesty International take action about all abuse. In Cambodia workers’ rights are heavily abused for money and labour. SITUATION 1: Child labour in the 19th century in England was caused by Industrial Revolution. Children as young as four were employed in home and large factories

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    Maltreated Children According to the National Child Abuse Statistics, in 2016 “3.6 million reports of child abuse and neglect were reported to state and local agencies in the United Stated involving 6.6 million children (American SPCC 2).” Tracie Afifi stated in her article regarding child maltreatment that “children are not the cause of child abuse, but may contribute to the occurrence of violence if there existed an ill fit between the parent and child characteristics (Afifi 2007).” This quote poses

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    Around the world the number of children abusing drugs has been on the rise for quite some time. Children often turn to drug abuse in order to cope with psychological trauma such as rape, violence, physical abuse, and even mental abuse. In order to limit the number of children abusing drugs and prevent the rate from continuing to rise, the plan is to install a program in the elementary school systems to evaluate these students. When counselors evaluate students away from home they can generally see

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    The Epidemic Of Child Abuse In America

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    Child abuse in American today is amongst the most saddened topics of mankind. Many children are subjected to neglect and abuse on a daily basis. The sex and age of child makes no difference when it comes to child abuse.. Boys and girls are equally likely to suffer maltreatment. The problem is how often child abuse goes unreported. Millions of children across the world are abused in some way, whether it is verbal, emotional, physical or sexual. Child abuse has been happening all over the world to

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    Child Abuse: Physical, Mental,Emotional and Sexual Abuse What is Child Abuse? Child abuse is the deliberate and willful injury of a child by an adult or guardian; hitting, beating, slamming against an object, or maybe even killing (According to the writer of The Free Dictionary.com). It involves active, hostile, aggressive treatment. The key word in the definition of child abuse is deliberate. Why would anyone physically harm a child? The physical destruction of a child is the extreme reaction of

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    November 2015 Child Abuse Hundreds of thousands of children in the United States are estimated to be victims of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Although society recognizes the harm caused by the abuse and neglect of children, many cases go unreported. Moreover, many of the reported cases result in little or no change in the child’s situation. Questions about what should be considered child abuse, when to report suspected abuse, and the proper steps to take to remedy child abuse are hard to answer

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