In the United States, one in seven children are abused at some point during their childhood (Bartol & Bartol, 2014). Abuse can be divided into four categories: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. Exploring abuse through the lens of physical abuse, physical abuse is one of more episodes of aggressive behavior, usually resulting in physical injuries with possible damage to internal organs, sense organs, nervous system or skeletal system of another person (Mosby Medical Dictionary, 2009). In the cases of children, physical child abuse occurs when a parent, guardian or authority figure “willing injures, causes injury, or allows a child to be injured, tortured, or maimed out of cruelty or excessive punishment” (Bartol & Bartol,
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Eventually in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, NYSPCC shift to Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC) due to the increasing amount of child abuse cases and societal awareness. SPCC became a government agency. Myers (2008) continues to state, the year of 1962 was historic “not only for the publication of The Battered Child Syndrome and amendments to the social security Act. In the same year, the federal Children’s Bureau convened two meeting to determine how the Bureau could more effectively help states respond to child abuse” (p.455-456). These steps continued to open the nation eye’s about child abuse. More and more people advocated for enhancing laws about child abuse. After the 1962, child protective services were available across the country.
Today, child abuse laws exist on the federal, state and local level. The legislation serves to keep children free from exploitation, harm and danger. There are certain professions that are mandatory reporter of child abuse. They are mandated to report any signs or suspicion of child abuse. “As of March 2012, there are also 18 states whose laws require all citizens with knowledge or suspicion of abuse to report it to the proper authorities” (Child Abuse Protection Laws, 2013). Although Mary Ellen physically abused …show more content…
According to Norman, R.E. et al, 2012, some signs of head injuries but are not limited to be being comatose, respiratory problems, seizures, vomiting and unusual responses such as irritable, poor feeding, lethargic and unresponsive. In spite of this, not all head injuries in babies and infants are results of abuse. There are other medical complications that can cause these signs. Bone x-ray, MRI and CT scans are the best exams and tests to determine physical abuse. These examine and test reveals injuries inflicted on children. Physical child abuse symptoms are the reaction to an underling problem. To understand how the physical abuse symptoms transpired, exploring the cause of the initial problems gave insight of physical child
Eventually in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, NYSPCC shift to Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC) due to the increasing amount of child abuse cases and societal awareness. SPCC became a government agency. Myers (2008) continues to state, the year of 1962 was historic “not only for the publication of The Battered Child Syndrome and amendments to the social security Act. In the same year, the federal Children’s Bureau convened two meeting to determine how the Bureau could more effectively help states respond to child abuse” (p.455-456). These steps continued to open the nation eye’s about child abuse. More and more people advocated for enhancing laws about child abuse. After the 1962, child protective services were available across the country.
Today, child abuse laws exist on the federal, state and local level. The legislation serves to keep children free from exploitation, harm and danger. There are certain professions that are mandatory reporter of child abuse. They are mandated to report any signs or suspicion of child abuse. “As of March 2012, there are also 18 states whose laws require all citizens with knowledge or suspicion of abuse to report it to the proper authorities” (Child Abuse Protection Laws, 2013). Although Mary Ellen physically abused …show more content…
According to Norman, R.E. et al, 2012, some signs of head injuries but are not limited to be being comatose, respiratory problems, seizures, vomiting and unusual responses such as irritable, poor feeding, lethargic and unresponsive. In spite of this, not all head injuries in babies and infants are results of abuse. There are other medical complications that can cause these signs. Bone x-ray, MRI and CT scans are the best exams and tests to determine physical abuse. These examine and test reveals injuries inflicted on children. Physical child abuse symptoms are the reaction to an underling problem. To understand how the physical abuse symptoms transpired, exploring the cause of the initial problems gave insight of physical child