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"Child Abuse in America." //Child Help//. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. .

- A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds - *More than five children die every day as a result of child abuse. - Approximately 80% of children that die from abuse are under the age of 4. - It is estimated that between 50-60% of child fatalities due to maltreatment are not recorded as such on death certificates. - More than 90% of juvenile sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator in some way. - Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions and at all levels of education. - About 30% of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children, continuing the horrible cycle of abuse. - About 80% of 21 year olds that were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder. - The estimated annual cost of child abuse and neglect in the United States for 2008 is $124 billion. - Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy. - Abused teens are less likely to practice safe sex, putting them at greater risk for STDs. - 14% of all men in prison in the USA were abused as children. - 36% of all women in prison were abused as children. - Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime. - One-third to two-thirds of child maltreatment cases involve substance use to some degree. - Children whose parents abuse alcohol and other drugs are three times more likely to be abused and more than four times more likely to be neglected than children from non-abusing families. - As many as two-thirds of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused or neglected as children. - There are different forms of child abuse there is Physical, Emotional,Neglect,and Sexual. -Physical abuse can cause - unexplained burns cuts and brusies, anti-social behavior, problems in school and fear of adults. - Emotional abuse can cause - Depression,Stress lack of concentration, and eating disorders. - Sexual abuse of a child is taking place when a child has - Inappropriate interest or knowledge of sexual acts, Nightmares and bed wetting, Drastic changes in appetite, Overcompliance or excessive aggression, Fear of a particular person or family member. - Neglect is taking place when a child has - Unsuitable clothing for weather, Appearance is dirty or unbathed, Extreme hunger, Apparent lack of supervision

**Source Citation** Duline, Charlene C. "Throwaway priests: dishonored and disgraced for their crimes, fallen priests deserve our sympathy." //National Catholic Reporter// 20 July 2007: 14+. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. Problem Document URL []

- You can't trust anyone it could be your priest that is raping/molesting your child. The person that you trusted the most. - Rapist are thought very little of in jail and are abused there because the jail mates say its awful what they did. - Many churches kick their priest out if they have comnlmited a crime like rape on the children or anybody there because what they did is not right in any bible or whatever that church, synagogue, etc you attend.

**Source Citation** Quinton, Sophie. "Senators Ask Whether All Adults Should Be Required to Report Child Abuse." //Nationaljournal.com// 13 Dec. 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 22 Mar. 2012.

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- Many professionals fear the consequences of reporting suspected abuse. - State law enforcement and child-welfare agencies are struggling to manged the volume of child abuse allegation. - People don't report child abuse because it might involve a child being separated from their parents, or start an expensive time consuming court case. - Professionals who are legally bound to report abuse many of them don't because many of them do not know how to identify abuse or they are scared to act on their suspicions - Only 18 states requires that all adults report child abuse. - Most states require that law-enforcement and professionals who work with children to pay close attention to signs of abuse and to report them to child-welfare services or the police.

"Children & Violence." //NCCEV -//. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. .

- Childhood Exposure to Violence (CEV) has a major impact on a children's development. - Children exposed to violence may suffer a long term repercussions of their exposure.

"Child Physical Abuse." //American Humane Association//. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. <[]>.

-Physical child abuse is a non-accidental trauma or physical injury caused by punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning, or harming a child. -Physical child abuse is the most visible form of child abuse. -Physical abuse is a result from inappropriate or excessive physical discipline. -A parent in anger may be unaware of the force they use when they hit their child.

__"Child Sexual Abuse." //American Humane Association//. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. .__ - Sexual abuse includes sexual intercourse, all offenses involve sexually touching a child. -Touching sexual offenses include - Fondling, making a child touch a adults sexual organs, and penetrating a child’s vagina or anus no matter how slight with a penis or any object that doesn’t have a valid medical purpose. - There is also no-touching sexual offenses which include - Exposing a child to pornographic material, exposing a child to the act of sexual intercourse. - The legal definition of child molestation is an act of a person - adult or child - who forces, coerces or threatens a child to have any form of sexual contact or to engage in any type of sexual activity at the perpetrator's direction.

"Child Neglect." //Chronic Ã¢ÂÂ Understanding the Definition and Impact of Neglect//. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. .

- Neglect is a type of maltreatment that refers to the failure by caregiver to provide needed, age-appropriate care although financially able to do so or offered financial or other means to do so. -Neglect is often characterized as an ongoing pattern of inadequate care and is readily observed by individuals in close contact with the child. -Physicians, nurses, day care personal, relatives and neighbors,are frequently the ones who suspect and report neglect in infants, toddlers and preschool aged children. - Once children are in school school personal often notice indicators of child neglect. - Signs are - poor hygiene, poor weight gain, inadequate medical care or frequent absences from school. - There are 3 types of neglect which are Physical, Educational and Emotional neglect. - Physical Neglect involves the parent or caregiver not providing the child with basic necessities. - Failure to provide a child with these basic things endanger the child's physical health, well being, and psychological growth and development. -Educational Neglect involves the failure of a parent or caregiver to enroll a child of mandatory school age in school or provide approprite home schooling or needed special educational training, thus allowing the child or youth to ingage in child chronic truancy. - Emotional abuse includes actions such as engaging in chronic or extreme spousal abuse in the child’s presence. - Also allowing a child to use drugs or alcohol, refusing or failing to provide needed psychological care is another way of neglecting a child. - And constantly belittling the child and withholding affection is neglect. - When a parent ignores, is verbally assaulting, Terrorizing and Corrupting or exploiting their child is the ways parents maltreat their children. - A pattern of a parents behavior can lead a child to poor self image. - The child might start using drugs and abusing alcohol - A child may also have destructive behavior and even suicide. - Severe neglect of an infant can result in the infant filing to thrive and even infant death. - Emotional abuse is one of the most difficult situations to handle.