Child sexual abuse

related to gangs, sexual assault, drug and alcohol abuse, and arson, to mention a few. One of the most common types of work performed by correctional counselor is treating juveniles who have been found to be delinquent (Hanser and Mire, 2011). Even though counseling…

The article The Effects of Age and Delay on Responses to Repeated Questions in Forensic Interviews With Children Alleging Sexual Abuse written by Samantha J. Andrews and Michael E. Lamb focuses their study on the repeated questions asked by the forensic interviewers to the children who might have been victims of an alleged child sexual abuse to check if the children don’t contradict the statements they provided, and hereby reinforcing their case against the suspect in the courts. The main…

minor child. Ohio differentiates between a minor being a “mature minor” and “emancipated minor.” According to law, if a minor child is at least 15 years of age, the state may consider the child to be a “mature minor” if the child can demonstrate to their health care provider they have an understanding of their medical condition and treatment options (www.ohiobar.org). If this can be demonstrated, then parental consent is not warranted for medical treatment. While an emancipated minor, is a child…

adolescents with signs of sociopathy tend to have substance abuse disorder or SUD. Particularly, SUD is developed to supress emotions from childhood abuse and replace it with effects of dopamine (Weiss et al. 2013, p. 944). Substance abuse can give a long-term damage to the brain and all other organs or may lead to individual’s death. Alcohol use can trigger the development of mental health conditions. About 40% of people who do substance abuse will develop major depression in their life or many…

Kshir and Potter (2009, p151) commented that ‘’Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children. Whiles most child abuse happens in the children’s home, a significant portion also occurs in organisations involving children, such as churches, schools, child care businesses and residential schools’’ Amie’s welfare is not meet since she does not meet the entire children five…

impacts of child abuse, especially child neglect. It is very hard to think about someone being neglected, especially when it comes to an innocent child. Teachers, neighbors, nurses, and daycare providers are a few of the people who suspect and report the neglect of a child. Sadly this form of abuse is often from their own parents and it is happening in their own home. Every kid deserves de right to be free from danger and violence. Child neglect is a serious problem and it affects the child.…

things within the world that are not addressed as the should be. Why? Due to the fact that these things happen behind closed doors, in silent with no one there to step up, speak out and nowhere to run. Such things would included, verbal, sexual, emotional and physical abuse, otherwise known as domestic violence. Domestic violence has become a growing problem within America specifically. The last survey was taken in 2000, stating that on average 32% of the population was being affected by…

The horror of a child being taken away from their parent is something that no parent ever wants. Protecting the children is the most important thing we can do as they are our future. When a child is taken away from their family and placed in a foster care home, broken away from their family. While there have been success stories of foster homes and adoptions. There are plenty stories of abuse of all kind (emotional, physical, and sexual). The removal of a child from their family is one of the…

instance, I am an individual who is aware that child neglect is against the law for exceedingly good reasons. However, I did not have an in-depth understanding of child neglect, especially the history of it, until I took the opportunity to use FindLaw to research the topic. Child neglect is categorized as physical, emotional, or sexual abuses, neglects, or abandonments of a child by the child’s parent or caretaker. The laws monitoring and stopping child neglect are meant to be powerful enough…

woman to stand up for herself. Physical abuse is not the only abuse women of color had to take from her husband or the man of the family. They also had to endure sexual abuse, most of the time this consisted of rape. In the movie, Celie is sexually abused by her stepfather after her mother is close to death and tells Fonso (Celie’s Stepdad) she will not sleep with him anymore. At the start of the movie, Celie is basically the target of all sexual abuse, from any man. Fonso would not think of…