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    For those affected by child abuse, mental, physical, behavioral, and economic problems are likely to occur in the future without proper help, and such effects often begin during abuse. It is difficult to identify children who are being abused as they normally do not mention it, a result of either not recognizing abuse or being manipulated to believe that they are not being abused. These children may appear timid and fearful of certain adults or events, and can have “behavioral extremes” such as…

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    the children that die from abuse in the united states are under the age of four. Children are abused at home or by someone they know. Children are afraid of them, so they don't tell or talk to anyone. Physical child abuse can happen to any child of any race, religion, or economic status. With better funding in a child shelter, we can build a place where all children are safe and have a chance to reach their potential. According to this website, www.nctsn.org Physical abuse varies among states,…

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    girl who is a victim and survivor of child abuse. Fiona is just one of the many children that have been subjected to abuse. According to a 2014 survey done by Children’s Bureau, in the United States, an estimated 702,000 children have suffered from maltreatment, and those are only the cases that have been reported. Child abuse is a serious problem. Children are suffering from something that leaves a scar in their minds forever, and…

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    not forget the interview that she had scheduled with this Agent; however, she had to pick up her son from school. Ms. Timberlake informs that the Subject’s behavior continues to be violator towards her by threatening her verbally, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. She complained he has pulled her hair out of her head and beat her with a vacuum cleaner. She alleges the Subject addresses her by the name of “Bitch” and threated her that he will get some of his random friends to attack her.…

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    The consequence of physical and emotional/psychological abuse in children is they fall behind in their domains development. This impairs the child’s emotional development and sense of self-worth through insults, intimidation, and physical aggression. This will affect a child from being social with his or her peers because of language neglect. Physical and Emotional/Psychological abuse harms the developmental process of trust and forming a stable relationship with other people. This deprives the…

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    reports of child abuse, involving almost 6 million children are made. If that fact was broken down further, it would conclude that between four to seven children die everyday from child abuse. According to the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003[ Basic state grant program that help states improve the practices done towards preventing and treating child abuse.], child abuse is “any recent act or failure to act on the part of the caretaker which results in death, serious physical or…

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    from physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and/or financial abuse. The group of researchers from the Bureau of Justice Statisticians writes “We define domestic violence as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner” (Catalano et al.). Physical abuse is the most visual type of abuse. A group of doctors from the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress claims “Physical abuse is…

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    the world. As I grow older, though, I have come to realize that there are three specific issues that I hope could be fixed. These three include the physical and verbal abuse of police officers, gun control, and the lack of support for our veterans and active duty troops. The first issue that is important to me is the physical and verbal abuse of police officers. Police officers are here to keep us safe. They arrest criminals to keep our streets free from danger, they solve cases, and most…

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    live in a procreation that simply has no idea how to take care of themselves and make a living. Physical abuse and emotional neglect are the most common ways humans can become so violent. The trauma of a person who was abused in their early life can affect their future. Though the child does not do anything for being physically and mentally weak he or she will grow up and experience the same trauma of abuse with his or her spouse and it can trigger them to the violent acts, for example.…

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    form of physical punishment requires pain to be administered, to essentially, get a point across. Children who have testified to being physically disciplined, admitted to feeling fear, anger and sadness towards their parents which results in their inability to internalize their parent’s disciplinary tactics. Not only do they tend to distrust their parents, they will also attribute hostile intentions to others which increase the possibility that they will behave antagonistically in all their…

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