Abuse in all forms has many short and long term effects on the young victims. Children who are physically abused are “wary of physical contact with adults (Sloan 4)”, “are afraid to go home (4)”, and “demonstrate extremes in behavior (4).” When a child is neglected, they tend to have “rare attendance at school and addictions to alcohol and other drugs (5).” Sexually abused children suffer from “bruises or bleeding in the genital area and have poor peer relationships (6-7)” throughout their lives. Emotional maltreatment can appear by itself, although it is usually accompa

There is a controversy over whether the best way to deal with the offenders is to punish them or rehabilitate them. In sexual abuse cases, many believe that the offender has an uncontrollable sexual drive and need for dominating which makes them turn to children. Some argue that these people are not mentally insane since they know what they are doing is wrong and tell the child not to tell anybody about the abuse. Other’s say that the offenders “are not monsters…He may be just from a guy from an alcoholic, abusive family—kind of a lost child. Nothing ever worked out for him…so he turns to his 10—year—old daughter just wanting to be loved and touched (Churchman D5).”

Child abuse is a major problem here in the United States that needs to be addresses. The sooner that this happens, the sooner children will be able to act like children and have fun, not living in fear of their abusers.

“Establishes multidisciplinary committees, created by DCFS, that authorize a guardian ad litem to request a committee review of a Department’s determination that a reported incident of child abuse is unfounded. Requires the Department to summarize these findings in an annual report. Changes the penalty for endangering the life or health of a child from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony. Increases the distance from which a child sex offender may loiter near a public way by a school from 500 to 1500 feet. Prohibits a child sex offender from coming within 1500 feet of a child care facility. Child sex offenders registered under the Sex Offender Registry who reside at a transitional or temporary location or within 1 ½ miles of a public or private school must !

In my opinion, if he punishment for child abuse was more harsh, then less children would be abused. For children who are neglected and emotionally abused, I feel they should be taken away from their families immediately. I believe the same for children who are physically abused, however I also think that the abuser should get a taste of what he/she did to the child. Send them to a jail and let the inmates give him a good beating. The people who sexually abuse children I feel should be put to death, only after being sent to jail where all the inmates know what you have done. A person who s

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