Child Abuse Essay

REPORTER: The reporter/CPS (Isabel) called with concerns for the victims, Jose Jr., Cynthia, and an unknown child. On January 25, 2015, the department received a report stating that Jose (father) was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against the mother (Gabriella). The father was charged with a state felony of child endangerment. Gabriella (mother) got into an argument with the father because he was smoking synthetic marijuana and getting high all the time. It is unknown if he…

The two girls had a four year old sister who was put in custody of child protection services after the shooting. The fifteen year old was tried as an adult in court and sent to adult prison. What the court should have looked at however, was the years of police reports against her brother abusing her, and the fact that both of her parents were arrested for child neglect and abuse. Those facts change things, is the child really a danger to society, or someone who grew up under bad circumstances…

Even though she was not sexually abused as a child, Mellix still understood the similar psychological consequences. She experienced the cognitive effects that lingered throughout the remainder of her life, until she found her voice. In her piece about abuse she writes that, “abuse by family members continue for a long period of time and children are abused repeatedly for an average of eight years” (Mellix 266)…

I further learned that a well-child examination of the victim was performed at Kids’ Space CAC in Muskogee, OK. In that examination Mya made specific disclosures to the SANE Nurse, Meagan Sinclair, of sexual abuse that her “Papa”, Howard Rhea, has performed to her. Through her disclosure, Sgt. Burleson was able to draft a search warrant for Rhea’s residence. The search was to be performed at 707 S K St. and items we were looking for would be specific to the abuse disclosure, as well as any…

problems and post traumatic disorders. Violence is an act committed by a person or persons against another person in which there is a conscious choice to act violently (Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Chapter 15: Violence and Abuse 2012). The most targeted women are married, non-educated, immigrants, low self-esteem, low income, young age, emotional dependence and insecurity and societal factors. Violence against women has been recognized as a violation of human rights and…

397). These abuses may mentally effect the mother and also effect the children living in this kind of situation as well. When it begins to affect their children’s well-being, the mothers leave their husband as it may continue to make a horrible influence on the children and have a mental effect on them. There are many clues as to “why there is so much domestic violence among poor parents” (Edin 397) where one is the fathers fear in their inability to provide which explains the abuse the women…

children physically, socially, psychologically and spiritually. Affected development in children leads to retardation some times and can even cause worse effects like being suicidal or homicidal. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occurs when a child or teenager undergoes an event or experience that leads to them being hurt or another person being hurt or killed. In the United States, 14% - 43% of male children and 15% - 43% of female children experience trauma. From this statistics…

defined as having the need of someone’s help. People diagnosis with the disorder usually feels insecure and loneliness. People that cling someone may usually want to feel safe around others, which is normal for most children to do at an early age; if child is constantly clinging others it would be best to consulate a specialist. Diagnose someone with dependent disorder are always eager to have someone by there side to feel protective and to have someone that can speak for them. Individuals…

Families face numerous challenges before, during, and after a family member has been deployed. A lot of attention and studies have been placed on the deployment of the soldiers, but the return and reunification process can be just as stressful. The proposed documentaries will give a brief overview of military families and will follow the conflicts and struggle these families faced when their service members returned home from deployments to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These deployments…

is because of sexual abuse, bad relationships between a child and their parent, or simply because of mental illnesses or addictions in either one of the family members (McGaha 5). The first thing I want to discuss is sexual abuse. Sexual activity plays a massive role in the occurrence of dysfunctionality between families (Swenson 2). The reason why it is agonizing to the parents in these events is because no parent really wants to find out that their 12 year old child has been sexually…