Changes in economical, demographical, education and social status’ in homes all affect the changes of any and all forms of child maltreatment. Stresses in the home add to neglect, mental, and physical abuse of children. All of the factors involved in finances, home dynamics, that of the cultural and the society that home is in influences child victimization rates. Poverty in the home is a huge factor in stress and leads to more changes of child maltreatment of all kinds (“Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, And Practice For The Next Decade: Workshop Summary. 4 Social Trends And Child Maltreatment Trends”, 2012). Poverty can come from single family homes, demographics of that home, as well as the education, and social status of those in the home. Where stresses and strains in life are higher there is a higher chance of child abuse and neglect. One factor that have improved the threat of victimization of children has been that in the lines of sexual education in that of teens, whereas, there is a drop of 50% in birth rates since the 70’s; thus, making for less single family
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Over time better laws have been placed and enforced by police to catch the offenders of abuse and followed up by punishment by the law and increases incarceration (Finkelhor & Jones, 2006). There is more social intervention and an increased number of social workers to help force these interventions, hand in hand with the police. As a result of the increased numbers and stricter laws all types of abuse of children and teenagers has declined as well as domestic violence as much as 67% in some of these areas from the 90’s to 2004. There is even statistics as high as 40-60% showing a decrease in child victimized due to the legalization of abortions. This legalization allowed less single parent homes and poverty, which leads to less unwanted children and less violence due to the stresses
Over time better laws have been placed and enforced by police to catch the offenders of abuse and followed up by punishment by the law and increases incarceration (Finkelhor & Jones, 2006). There is more social intervention and an increased number of social workers to help force these interventions, hand in hand with the police. As a result of the increased numbers and stricter laws all types of abuse of children and teenagers has declined as well as domestic violence as much as 67% in some of these areas from the 90’s to 2004. There is even statistics as high as 40-60% showing a decrease in child victimized due to the legalization of abortions. This legalization allowed less single parent homes and poverty, which leads to less unwanted children and less violence due to the stresses