Child Abuse: An Inexcusable Crime

Child abuse occurs in all social classes and families of all cultures. According to the American Heritage Foundation, child abuse and neglect in the United States have increased by 134% since 1980 ("child abuse crisis"). There is no excuse for child abuse. Children are one of the most powerless people in society and it is totally unacceptable to hurt helpless people. Abusers may deny hurting their children, but they may excuse their actions, but they are wrong. Child abuse may cause serious damage to the physical and mental health of the victim, the behavior and social skills of the victim and the entire society.

Child abuse is one of the biggest problems facing the United States today. Parents who abuse a child often turn into a criminal life or suffer physical or mental scarring. In severe cases, children may die. In St. Louis the boy was hit by a group of dogs after finishing the basketball game at the local court. If he reports that his mother is missing, he may have found him to be in time to save him, but die under the tree. - In the past, there was a large gray area between the time and content of so - called childhood sexual abuse, which was then recorded. Gray lines are more black and white, with the utmost care of the psychiatric community and the criminal justice system to determine the truth. Because of the dependence on scientific methods and better ways to achieve memory recall, the jury has no reason to doubt whether abuse will occur.

Juvenile justice system. The relationship between child abuse and subsequent criminal activity is widely known. In some studies nearly 80% of imprisoned juvenile offenders report the history of child abuse or neglect. However, this does not mean that 80% of abused children continue to participate in the legal system. Indeed, most of the abused children will never get caught up in criminal activities. McCord (1983) investigated long-term effects of abuse and neglect of children, and about 20% of abused children convicted of serious juvenile delinquency such as theft, automatic theft, intrusion, theft, theft . Lewis et al. (1989) and after considering related literature, concluded that 20% is a reasonable number.