Understanding Child Abuse: Unreported and Unpunished

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Intentional infliction of pain and suffering of a child is known as child abuse and is treated by society as a serious crime. Child abuse is so bad that children are extremely defenceless. Even so, abuse is thought to be widespread. However, even though strict laws are put against it, it sometimes goes unreported and unpunished. This happens when other adults overlook the evidence or when child victims do not complain because of shame or fear of retaliation. This source is reliable because I can look at this source and have a lot of information and get back-up information in an area …show more content…

Khazan, Olga. “No Spanking, No Time-Out.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 28 Mar. 2016, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/03/no-spanking-no-time-out-no-problems/475440/. Accessed 29 Mar. 2017.

Saying no, may sometimes be good and punishing your child can only make the parent/ guardian feel good. When a parent punishes a child it doesn't necessarily mean the child will change his/her behavior, but it will however, put the child in a shell and the child may continue to do the same thing or something even worse than before. There are more than one way to get rid of a child's behavior, you can talk to them and etc. This source is reliable because it helps me to view the other side and give information on what others may believe child abuse is about and how it should be handled.

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Lyness, D'Arcy, editor. “Child Abuse.” KidsHealth, The Nemours Foundation, 10 Aug. 2015, kidshealth.org/en/parents/child-abuse.html. Accessed 29 Mar. …show more content…

In addition, emotional abuse is something can affect someone for a lifetime. If someone was to ask what this article was about i would tell them it's about the different types of child abuse and causes of it. Also about the signs to show a child is being abused. This source is reliable because it helps me create more paragraphs as I type my essay and go more in depth on what child abuse really is and how laws are put in place to abolish child abuse.
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O'Meara, Sara Y. "What Is Child Abuse." Childhelp. Childhelp, 2004. Web. 31 Mar. 2017.

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