The Reauthorization of 2013 Violence Against Women Act is an act that was made to help victims of violence by providing resources of healing for the victims and seeks to take action to help end domestic violence. This act was originally created in 1994, however, the act only gave rights to certain people, excluding lesbians, gays, immigrants and Native American women from these resources, as well as excluded them from other justices related to violence. The proposed reauthorization of this act intended to not only ensure the continuation of the previous law, but proposed to expand its protecti...

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Compared to the Child and Young Persons Act (1989) definition of child abuse which is delineated under the four categories, Physical, Sexual, Emotional abuse and Neglect, a strong similarity is present. ... They argued the benefits including the available protection to prevent further abuse and the increase amount of reported child abuse cases. ... The Minister for Community Services received advice from the Victoria Child Protection Council about appropriate methods for dealing with child abuse. These methods included those under the Child and Young Persons Act which states suitable protecti...

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In 1989, the Queensland Government introduced the Domestic Violence (Family protection) Act. ... The main purpose of this Act is achieved by allowing a court to make a domestic violence order to provide protection for the person against further domestic violence. ... Although the Act provides protection for the innocent party of a violent relationship, it is unable to address all of the matters that gives rise to a persons violent behaviour. ... Overall the domestic violence (family protection) Act provides some protection where that protection was not formily available. ... The Act itsel...

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Introduction There are many health risks associated with playing sport, whether young or old. Most people involved in sport, whether participating or organising, are aware of some of the risks such as risk of injury, risk of pressure and stress and most of these are openly recognised by all invol...

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It also examines the introduction of schemes such as child protection conferences and child protection plans and evaluates the improvements to child protection brought by these schemes. ... The Review of Child Protection has also recommended extensive changes to the day-to-day delivery of child protection services. ... It is the term that has replaced the term Child Protection. ... Lyon (2002) states that harm is defined by Section 31 of the Children Act 1989 as meaning "ill treatment or the impairment of health or development." ... This has led to the demise of child protection systems and ...

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The article also talks about the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed in 1994 that was intended to improve the criminal justice response to crimes against women, expand services and community support for domestic violence victims, improve safety for women in public places against sexual assault, and to provide support for educational, health and database services. The third article called "Domestic Violence and Child protection: Directions for Good Practice". ...

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Parents are expected to provide unlimited care, protection, and emotional support to their children. ... Whenever a parent denies their child the right to remain a child by forcing them to act as a partner, then the child becomes a victim of sexual abuse. ... I don't see how anyone can excuse the act of sexually molesting a young girl or boy who is stilling learning about their surroundings and environment. ...

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The Family Protection and Domestic Violence Intervention Act of 1994 required the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) to develop and distribute a standardized "domestic incident report"(DIR) form to be utilized by police departments throughout the State. ... A strong support system and a "plan of protection" are the most recommendable ways to leave an abusive relationship. ...

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There are legislations in place to protect children, the Children's Act 1989 and the Children's Equality Act 2010 aim to protect children is matters of inequality.'... (Hart 1992) Over the past 40 years the UK has seen major changes in the approach to domestic violence because until the late 1970s domestic violence was not seen as a criminal act. ... This act is just one of the examples of positive legislation being introduced to stop the oppression of women and to offer equal rights to everyone. ... This can be coupled with the Sexual Offenses Act 1956, which is the first piec...

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Equally disturbing and also seen in notable headlines, is a parent or parents slain with a gun that they had purchased for protection for themselves and their family but instead were shot and killed by it by an emotionally charged, disturbed or imbalanced child or loved one who had gained access to a gun stored in the home. ... The Heated Debate For every good reason to own a gun or have a gun in the home for protection, there are probably two good reasons as to why not. ... In lieu of such statistics, many concerned citizens or anti-gunners believe for our own protection, legislatio...

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The main controversies are exactly how much violence is too much, and is killing someone an act of revenge or self-defense. ... There should also be better protection for the victims of domestic violence to help this problem stop. ...

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According to United Nations declaration the women violence is 'any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life' (United Nations 1993). ... The constitution of Pakistan include article: "All citizens are equal before law and are entitle to equal protection from all kinds of violence". ... She was not allowed to meet her parents, one day when her mother came and...

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Police intervention rarely provides a woman any real, immediate protection. ... The United Stated passed the "VAWA" Violence Against Women Act (Cyber.law.harcard.edu). And Amendment XIV states No state Shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ... Marva Wallace's husband beat her often throughout their one year marriage and made her perform a sex act on him while their two year old daughter watched afterewards Marva Wallace went to the bedroom, got a shot gun and s...

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These are the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment and the Fifth Amendment's protection of both substantive and bureaucratic due process. ... It has noticed that it is a major barrier to establish a universal ban on corporal punishment if schools are continually allowed to do such act. ... Canada has strict rules to be complied regarding to children's right of protection. ... (Covell & Howe, 2001) However, in Canada, despite its legal system protection for children against physical violence in general, corporal punishment has been overlooked...

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One of laws passed, the Violence Against Women Act, keeps victims of domestic violence safe by requiring that the victim receives a protection order that is enforced by the United States. ... Another law the United States' Congress passed is the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act is federally funded directly to domestic violence shelters, programs, and homes. ...

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Emotional Abuse (also known as: Verbal abuse, mental abuse, and psychological maltreatment), includes acts or the failures to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders. ... Physical neglect can include not providing adequate food or clothing appropriates medical care, supervision, or proper weather protection (heating or coats), to the child. ...

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The female is, as it were, a mutilated a sort of natural deficiency. It is not appropriate in a female character to be manly or clever. The male is by nature superior and the female inferior." Introduction Domestic violence has been present in our society and an accepted practice of many cultures for hundreds of years. Up until the late 1800's, a man in this country had the right to chastise his wife until the practice was declared illegal in two states (Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Manual, p. ...

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Some child development experts go a bit further, and define child abuse as any act or omission, which fails to nurture or in the upbringing of the children (Khatri 2002). ... Emotional abuse, also referred to as verbal, mental, or psychological abuse, includes acts or the failures to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or mental disorders. ... Physical neglect can include not providing adequate food or clothing, appropriate medical care, supervision, or proper weather protection (heat or coats). ...

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Elder abuse is an umbrella term that refers to any "intentional or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult". ... Neglect is defined as "the refusal or failure by those responsible to provide food, shelter, health care, or protection for a vulnerable elder". ... Malfeasance deals with negligence or failing to act. ...

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Emotional Abuse (also known as: Verbal abuse, mental abuse, and psychological maltreatment), includes acts or the failures to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders. ... Physical neglect can include not providing adequate food or clothing appropriates medical care, supervision, or proper weather protection (heating or coats), to the child. ...

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The Comprehensive Drug Prevention and Control Act of 1970 consolidated the previous anti-war legislation into one bill and therefore also established schedules of illicit drugs (1Gray 27). ... Gray, a veteran Judge of the Superior Court in Orange County, "the war on drugs has resulted in the loss of more civil liberties protection than has any other phenomenon in our history" (1Gray 2). ...

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Domestic violence can be a single act or a pattern of behavior in relationships, which encompass dating, marriage, family and roommate relationships. .... Victims can also file for orders of protection, more commonly known as restraining orders, to prevent further abuse. ...

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It is the most visible form of abuse and may be defined as any act that results in a non-accidental trauma or physical injury. ... Most provincial and territorial child welfare laws require those (including professionals and members of the public) who suspect that a child is being maltreated to make a report to the appropriate child welfare authority to determine if a child is in need of protection. If a child is determined to be in need of protection, the child welfare authorities may respond by, for example, providing counseling and support for the family, removing the child (temporarily or ...

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The data from this survey is almost 15 years old, so it may seem outdated and possibly inaccurate, but according to the 2010 survey reports from the Center for Disease Controls Department of Violence Protection, the rates of domestic violence against women have apparently increased a small amount (Black et al., 2011). ... If a battered woman acted out of anger, but not imminent danger, and harmed or killed her husband, her defense could easily be denied because she was not being attacked, but only afraid and believed that she was at a disadvantage in comparison to her abuser. ... For example, ...

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Statistics show that the "spanked child is less able to regard the parent as a source of love, protection and comfort which are vital to every child's healthy development" (Riak 2). ... How do they act? ...

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