Child abuse has been a big problem in America since before 1875. With this being such a huge problem there are different organizations that have been trying to put this to a stop for a while now. There are many programs out there for children to go and join to keep them out of danger, and a various amount of other laws to keep people from committing any act of abuse towards a child. Soon, there will be improvements of the programs we already have to prevent child abuse, and we will find out how to put a stop to physical abuse to children permanently.
Prior to 1875, there were no major laws towards child labor and child abuse. In 1810, a woman was prosecuted in Schenectady for killing her newborn child. Even after telling people multiple times …show more content…
when researchers dug up a small body and determined that it was once a young boy in ancient Egypt who had been abused at a young age. When the archaeologists noticed fractures in the forearms, ribs, pelvis and back, they realized that the body tried to heal itself but had failed.(Castro)
There are many forms of child abuse. These forms include those such as verbal abuse, child labor, physical abuse, neglect, malnutrition, even sexual abuse. On the International Business Times website, it says in South Africa every three minutes there is a child being raped. That shows that child abuse isn’t just happening in America, but other countries too. A way we define child abuse today is abuse that is nonaccidental any hitting, burning, biting, and any physical pain inflicted on children. Sara O 'Meara, the founder of ChildHelp, claims that in the United States there are more than 3 million cases of child abuse a year. The abuse at the top of the list is physical abuse, with 28.3 percent.(O’Meara) The United States is one of the worst among the other countries, losing an average of six to seven children a day because of abuse(O’Meara) The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) says that “in 2007 there were 149,000 child abuses reported”(NCTSN). Physical abuse is defined differently in some areas of the United States, but in every state physical child abuse will not be accepted and there will be major consequences …show more content…
Theres many circumstances on how much the parent gets in trouble that was inflicting the abuse on the child. The offenses can range from a lifetime in jail, to almost no jail time at all. If the offender has had a past of getting in trouble with the law that can also be something that gives them more of a chance to get in more trouble with the law. In a large amount of cases the parent will find themselves serving up to at least 5 years in prison. Other solutions that America has been using to prevent the physical abuse in children are termination to parental rights, criminal record, and the physical enjoyment of having a
Prior to 1875, there were no major laws towards child labor and child abuse. In 1810, a woman was prosecuted in Schenectady for killing her newborn child. Even after telling people multiple times …show more content…
when researchers dug up a small body and determined that it was once a young boy in ancient Egypt who had been abused at a young age. When the archaeologists noticed fractures in the forearms, ribs, pelvis and back, they realized that the body tried to heal itself but had failed.(Castro)
There are many forms of child abuse. These forms include those such as verbal abuse, child labor, physical abuse, neglect, malnutrition, even sexual abuse. On the International Business Times website, it says in South Africa every three minutes there is a child being raped. That shows that child abuse isn’t just happening in America, but other countries too. A way we define child abuse today is abuse that is nonaccidental any hitting, burning, biting, and any physical pain inflicted on children. Sara O 'Meara, the founder of ChildHelp, claims that in the United States there are more than 3 million cases of child abuse a year. The abuse at the top of the list is physical abuse, with 28.3 percent.(O’Meara) The United States is one of the worst among the other countries, losing an average of six to seven children a day because of abuse(O’Meara) The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) says that “in 2007 there were 149,000 child abuses reported”(NCTSN). Physical abuse is defined differently in some areas of the United States, but in every state physical child abuse will not be accepted and there will be major consequences …show more content…
Theres many circumstances on how much the parent gets in trouble that was inflicting the abuse on the child. The offenses can range from a lifetime in jail, to almost no jail time at all. If the offender has had a past of getting in trouble with the law that can also be something that gives them more of a chance to get in more trouble with the law. In a large amount of cases the parent will find themselves serving up to at least 5 years in prison. Other solutions that America has been using to prevent the physical abuse in children are termination to parental rights, criminal record, and the physical enjoyment of having a