Abused and Exploited Children
Child abuse is one of the most unfortunate realities of our society. In a world marked by progress, it is sad that there are still many households where young children are being subjected to violence both physical and otherwise. Child abuse is defined as any non-accidental harm or injury to a child caused by an adult. Despite the presence of numerous child protection services and agencies, children are still regularly facing violence at home which may often lead to fatal injuries. Even though child abuse is commonly known and understood as physical abuse, this is not entirely true. Abuse can occur in other forms as well and we shall now discuss some of the more common forms in which child abuse mars our society.
Define the 4 types of abuse and give 4-5 examples of the most common signs/symptoms of that type of abuse.
TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
The most easily detected abuse is physical abuse where bruises or other marks on a child's body can be seen. It is the most easily reportable sign of abuse because it can be seen and various cases of physical abuse are regularly reported by people other than the perpetrator. Some of the usual signs and symptoms are as follows:
Bruises caused by the use of cords, electric wires, belts etc.
Broken bones caused by use of physical force
Cuts and laceration
Burns caused by cigarette marks etc.
These are just some of the ways in which physical injury results but there may be many other ways used by perpetrator to cause harm to a child.
SEXUAL ABUSE
Other common form of abuse is sexual abuse but it goes unreported on a large scale because it is a hidden form of abuse. The child may be too young to understand sexual advances or touching and hence even though he or she may feel violated, there is no way to express or...
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