Stop child abuse


Children as Victims

Over the last few years many studies haveare often not included in reports because the
been done concerning various forms of childright questions are not being asked.
and youth victimization. These studies haveInterviewers tend to focus on "conventional
included; physical and sexual abuse,crime experiences" and therefore fail to
bullying, sexual harassment, exposure toproperly interview victims and their
community violence and the witnessing offamilies. Another problem with the approach
domestic violence. What's scary about allused to gather information for these reports
these studies is the end result. Rather thanis that they fail to identify multiple
discussing all the statistics, which wouldinfractions within the same offense. For
only confuse you as they did me, considerexample, when a child is "Bullied", physical
this; only 29% of children had NOT beenabuse and sexual harassment often occur at
victimized either directly or indirectly. Letthe same time but only "bullying" is
me repeat that. Only 29% of children had NOTreported. Domestic violence is another
been victimized either directly orexample. Frequently, violent parents attack
indirectly. That is an amazing statistic inmultiple family members. When law enforcement
itself and based on that there is no need tois called out on a domestic violence
discuss the other numbers. However, thedisturbance and arrests the 'parent", child
problems may be a lot worse than theabuse is often overlooked and unreported.
published reports indicate. The guidelinesFragmentation in these studies is made worse
set for the purposes of these studies tend towhen interviewers focus on age groups such as
overlook certain activities and therefore doteenagers or, more often, elementary school
not present a clear picture. For instance;children. Focusing on a particular age group
studies on community violence will report oncan result in a misperception that crime
the overall picture but fail to reportoccurs primarily to that group. It is our
individual cases of child neglect andresponsibility as adults to ensure that are
emotional abuse. Additionally, "propertychildren are properly cared for. If you know
crimes" against children, such as theft oror suspect that a child is not being properly
vandalism, are usually not included in thesetreated you should report it. If you have
studies even though children are affected inchildren and depend on babysitters, nannies
high numbers and are affected emotionally ifor even siblings to care for them, get a
not physically. Assaults by brothers andhidden camera or recorder NOW! They are easy
sisters, non-sexual assaults on the genitalsto setup and use and may save your child
(touching), violence on dates and hate crimesemotionally if not physically.



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