In 2007, the crime of child abuse was committed on approximately 7% of girls under age 4. Statistically, most abuse is committed by a family member, with the majority being inflicted on young girls. Girls over the age of 11 are less likely to be abused than girls under 11 by members of their own family. "Girls are twice as likely as boys to be abused both as children and as adults Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent of care taker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm Child Welfare Information Gateway). Childhood abuse has a long history, a difference between how it has handled in past
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In the early 1900 's most immigrant families could only make it unless ever family member worked. Children could work in factories and dangerous environments for long periods of time. After the Child Labor Laws were developed, the idea of children working became illegal in those harsh environments. Everyone 's viewpoints on children being able to work in those conditions were tremendously changed after Child Labor Laws were developed. Child abuse used to be viewed as a minor social problem that affected only a small handful of U.S. children. Out of a handful of U.S. children, child abuse was viewed as a minor social problem. In 1990 to 2000, media, law enforcement, and helping professionals kept a close eye on child abuse because increased professional and public awareness there has been an increase in the number of reported cases. Abuse is not usually able to be seen and because the victims of abuse do not usually speak of it, it is a lot harder to find the abusers and do something about it. Experts believe that the level of abuse is much higher that what is being …show more content…
She doesn 't know who she can trust or who can help her. Even her own home isn 't safe, because that is where her abuser resides. This girl is a victim of child abuse, and because our society doesn 't want to think about such horrible occurrences, she has no way of knowing how to escape. Although our government has programs to try and help children like this innocent girl, it still isn 't enough to get her out or solve the issue at hand. Per Child Help USA, more than four children die every day because of child abuse, and while that doesn’t sound like much if you look at it long term that’s about 1460 children per year. In addition, the children who do survive their maltreatment are about 9 times more likely to become involved in criminal activities, and about 30% later abuse their own children. Child mistreatment is a vicious cycle with harsh consequences, and although our government is addressing this issue, there are still a lot of problems we
In the early 1900 's most immigrant families could only make it unless ever family member worked. Children could work in factories and dangerous environments for long periods of time. After the Child Labor Laws were developed, the idea of children working became illegal in those harsh environments. Everyone 's viewpoints on children being able to work in those conditions were tremendously changed after Child Labor Laws were developed. Child abuse used to be viewed as a minor social problem that affected only a small handful of U.S. children. Out of a handful of U.S. children, child abuse was viewed as a minor social problem. In 1990 to 2000, media, law enforcement, and helping professionals kept a close eye on child abuse because increased professional and public awareness there has been an increase in the number of reported cases. Abuse is not usually able to be seen and because the victims of abuse do not usually speak of it, it is a lot harder to find the abusers and do something about it. Experts believe that the level of abuse is much higher that what is being …show more content…
She doesn 't know who she can trust or who can help her. Even her own home isn 't safe, because that is where her abuser resides. This girl is a victim of child abuse, and because our society doesn 't want to think about such horrible occurrences, she has no way of knowing how to escape. Although our government has programs to try and help children like this innocent girl, it still isn 't enough to get her out or solve the issue at hand. Per Child Help USA, more than four children die every day because of child abuse, and while that doesn’t sound like much if you look at it long term that’s about 1460 children per year. In addition, the children who do survive their maltreatment are about 9 times more likely to become involved in criminal activities, and about 30% later abuse their own children. Child mistreatment is a vicious cycle with harsh consequences, and although our government is addressing this issue, there are still a lot of problems we