Vikaash Pablo
11/9/10
L.E.A.P.
In November 2000, a San Jose man was riding in a female coworker’s car when he thought he heard a child moaning. According to Sergeant Steve Dixon of the San Jose Police Department, the man “looked in the back seat. There was no one there. He looked at her [his coworker]. She looked very nervous. She began talking very loudly. He heard the moaning several times. She turned up the radio, apparently to drown out the sounds.” The man later called the police, and the woman was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after her two sons, ages five and seven, told authorities that their mother would sometimes lock them in the trunk of her Honda Civic when she went to work. In describing this incident, Dixon stated, “It’s almost unbelievable.”
The most shocking part about this story is that it is “almost” unbelievable. Indeed this act is not the worst case of child abuse out there. With so many different cases of child abuse being reported this story is quite believable.
Child abuse very simply put is the mistreatment of a child. The physical, emotional and or sexual mistreatment of a child. Child abuse in general is a psychological problem or perversion of the abuser. It is more than bruises or broken bones. While physical abuse is noticeable due to the scars it leaves, not all child abuse is as obvious. There are many different forms of child abuse to look out for.
The Essay on Impact Of Child Abuse
... us to our next form of child abuse, that of Sexual or exploitive abuse. Sexual abuse is described as those activities by ... hundred thousand children are involved in child prostitution and pornography. (Smith 9) Many times men or woman who abuse children were abused when they ... were young. Sexual abuse was not as much of ...
Physical abuse in a child is the most noticeable. It is defined as excessive intentional physical injury to a child or excessive corporal punishment of a child. Corporal punishment by a parent is subject to interpretation. Generally speaking some forms of mild punishment which do not leave marks are considered within parental discretion. Punishment that cause marks that last more than a few minutes can be seen as abuse. Also using anything other than your hand to strike a child is considered abuse. Excessive physical discipline can also be seen as child abuse. It may be harmful and dangerous to children. Small children can be killed by minor acts of physical violence. Any severe beating with an object, forceful shaking, intentional burning and so on, are all acts of intentional infliction of pain and are criminal behaviors. People wonder how parents can harm their child in such a way. In most cases the cause of these acts of violence is a result of how the person was raised. Any person who has been raised in an environment of violence may be more likely to inflict violence on others.
Child neglect is also a form of child abuse. When it deals with the child’s welfare it is generally considered criminal behavior. Child neglect is a diagnosis for children who are poorly cared for, not fed properly, improperly clothed, denied proper medical care, or treated with indifference to a point that it causes damage or suffering. For a child who is unwell failure to continue to get help for a child who is not doing well may be interpreted as another form of neglect. This can result in action by child protective services that may result in children being removed from the home and placed in foster care. Children can also suffer another kind of neglect. Emotional neglect is a condition in which children do not get proper attention from their parents or guardians. In cases of mild emotional neglect children grow rebellious. In more severe cases, babies and younger children, it can result in abnormal behavior. Such as poor bonging with other people, poor interaction skills with other children and inappropriate attachment to anyone who pays attention to them.
Essay On The Profound Effects Of Child Sexual Abuse
For all intensive purposes, my paper considers the use of the masculine pronoun with offenders, and the feminine pronoun with victims, though I recognize that it happens either way. Imagine Think back to third grade. Think of the classroom you sat in at school, and think of the clothes you were wearing, the teacher at the front of the room. Think of every detail you can remember. Now try and ...
Child neglect and emotional neglect can cause another form of child abuse called Failure to thrive. A condition in which children fail to physically develop to their full genetic potential. It is caused, most commonly, by medical conditions that can result in children not growing as expected. At times though it can be caused by intentional or unintentional behavior by the parent. These behaviors include denying the child food, feeding the child wrong foods, emotional neglect and allowing the child to remain sick as in not seeking medical care.
Another form of abuse to children is sexual abuse. Child child sexual Abuse">sexual abuse includes any activity that uses a child to create sexual gratification either in you or in others. Although the touching of children as a sign of affection and for hygiene is considered normal, there is a way to distinguish normal touching from child sexual abuse. It is the intention by the perpetrator to be sexually aroused or the intention to create sexual arousal in others. The intent to use children to create sexual arousal is illegal. This is criminal behavior that is aggressively prosecuted and severely punished by our legal system. There are many activities that are considered sexual abuse. While some are obvious others have to be evaluated to see if they were designed to create sexual gratification. Among these is any conventional sexual activity with a child. The touching of a child’s genitals with the intention of causing sexual feelings. Child sexual abuse also includes exposing children to erotic material in the form of either live, photographs, or video. The collection of any photographs or images of children taken in suggestive poses is illegal. The collection of an excessive number of photographs of naked children in any pose may draw the attention of law enforcement. Any filming of a child with the intent to cause sexual arousal is also illegal. Unsuccessful or not, any efforts to seduce a minor will be considered a form of child sexual abuse and will result in severe legal consequences.
The Essay on Child Abuse 21
November 10, 1997 - January 26, 1998 Instructor: Rebecca (Becky) Quintieri, M.S. The maltreatment of children is a national problem. We are all responsible for the prevention of child abuse and neglect in our country. Violence against children must always be a priority for criminal justice officials, political leaders and the public we serve. It is very disturbing to find that most children are ...
Pedophilia, a form of child sexual abuse, is an abnormal interest in children that is based on the intention by the pedophile to be sexually aroused by children. Someone with an erotic interest in children may collect material that showcases a child in sexual poses. The person may seek interaction with children with the intention of satisfying a sexual desire seek a sexual relationship with a child. Adults who seek actual physical sexual relations with children are the most extreme and deviant of the pedophiles.
Munchausen by proxy syndrome, another serious form of child abuse, is a serious psychiatric disorder of parents or guardians of children. The parent or guardian intentionally or unintentionally, causes signs and symptoms of disease in the child they are caring for. They do this, not for the good of the child, but generally to satisfy their own abnormal need. By literally making the child sick, the parent or guardian has excessive contact with doctors and hospitals. Children undergo unnecessary testing and treatment for diseases that they do not have.
The first step in helping abused or neglected children is learning to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect. A single sign does not prove child abuse is occurring in a family, but a closer look at the situation may be needed when these signs appear repeatedly or in combination.
Parents and all reporters of abuse must realize that accusations of abuse are taken very seriously by law enforcement, child abuse professionals, and prosecutors. While the reporter of abuse is granted immunity from any liability when they make reports about possible abuse, such reports should be done in good faith only. This is not always the case. Some people are willing to use allegations of abuse to achieve their own goals at the cost of an accused person. Once allegations of abuse are made, the general belief by the authorities is that accusations are true until proven otherwise. False accusations can rarely be taken back without very significant damage to families and the lives of the accused person.
Child abuse in any form is a criminal act. It is wrong and immoral. Child abuse is an increasing problem today. Children who are abuse physically, are raised in an abusive environment, when they reach adulthood are more likely to physically harm their own children. And so the cycle of abuse continues. There is no way to eliminate child abuse. Not when there are conditions like Munchausen by proxy syndrome and Pedophilia. Thought, if we work hard and keep on the lookout for possible child abuse, perhaps we can slow down this rising problem.
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Running head: SEXUAL PREDATORS BRAIN DAMAGE AND CHILD ABUSE Sexual Predators - Brain Damage and Child Abuse August 04, 2008 Sexual Predators Brain Damage and Child Abuse Introduction Despite numerous theories of sex offending, there is no generally accepted scientific substantiation of why sexual predators behave so. It is very likely that there are a number of independent and different causes, ...
