The forth and the important factor is the Sexual Abuse a child goes through. ... It was found that seventy five percent of inflicts of sexual abuse were known to the child or his family. ... The age of the father was usually thirty to fifty and the daughters were usually entering adolescence when the sexual abuse first occurred. ... In addition, children are in greater danger of being abused sexually if their parent had also been sexually abused when he or she was a child. ... If they were physically, emotionally or sexually abused as children or possibly if they grew up with someone who was ...

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Studies also show that abused children are more likely to engage in sexual risk-taking as they reach adolescence. This increases chances of contracting a sexually transmitted disease as well (Long-Term). ... Abuse victims are also likely to become abusers themselves. ... These disadvantages lead some children into substance abuse, delinquency, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. Children who have experienced abuse usually do not break the abuse chain. ...

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As a result of alcohol abuse, children and other family members are being mistreated. ... Alcoholics are causing spousal abuse, and in some case, even death. ... One result of alcohol abuse is child maltreatment. Parental alcohol abusers can become very violent and say things that children do not need to hear. ... Children of alcoholics receive mixed messages, inconsistency, unpredictability, betrayal, and sometimes physical and sexual abuse from their parents. ...

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Sexual abuse is defined as the involvement of dependent, developmentally immature children in sexual activities that they do not fully comprehend and therefore to which they are unable to give informed consent. It consists of any misuse of a child for sexual pleasure or gratification. ... Criminal sanctions may also apply in cases of sexual or physical abuse. ... They may feel ashamed and want to keep the abuse (and related family problems) secret to avoid being stigmatized or have their sexual identity questioned. ... Children who are sexually abused, for example, may not tell anyone for a l...

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To set the record straight there are four basic forms of child abuse: emotional abuse, neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse (ICAN). ... Sexual Abuse is the inappropriate sexual behavior with an adult to a child. ... If a stranger commits these acts, it would be considered sexual assault and handled solely by the police and criminal courts. ... According to a 1994 survey, physical abuse represented 21% of confirmed cases, sexual abuse 11%, neglect 49% and emotional maltreatment 3% (U.S. ... Over 90%j of child sexual abuse cases present to prosecutors do not go to trial (Shengold, Leona...

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Child abuse comes in many different forms. ... There is physical, sexual, physical neglect, emotional abuse. ... Sexual abuse is defined as sexual exploitation of a child, including rape, incest, fondling, exhibitionism, or pornography. Some of the physical indicators of sexual abuse are torn, stained or bloody underclothing, pain swelling or itching in genital area, difficulty walking or sitting, bruises or bleeding in genial area, venereal diseases, or frequent urinary or yeast infections. ... Symptoms of abuse vary greatly from child to child and if anyone has any kind of thought th...

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Child abuse refers to the physical, sexual or emotional maltreatment or neglect of a child or children. ... Child abuse is categorized into four namely; neglect, physical or emotional abuse and sexual abuse (.). ... Sexual abuse has both psychological and physical effects. ... There are a number of reasons surrounding the underreporting of child sexual abuses. ... One of the main forms of child sexual abuse is child marriages. ...

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Although, throughout this paper we shall discuss not only the effects of sexual abuse but abuse in all its forms. These include Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Mental Abuse and Neglect. ... This brings us to our next form of Child abuse, that of Sexual or exploitive abuse. Sexual abuse is described as those activities by an older person for his or her sexual gratification without consideration for the child's psycho-social sexual development. ... Physical and sexual abuse are like roadblocks in the road of life. ...

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A Child Abuse become an abuser Child abuse is the intentional, unexplainable infliction of physical, moral, and sexual pain and suffering on a child. ... The broad picture includes only moral, physical and sexual abuse, while in the narrower picture each of these has its own sub-topics. ... Although school aged or adolescent females are more likely to suffer from sexual molestation, there are a recently growing number of sexual abuses of pre-school and male victims. ... The narrower picture of types of abuse includes unreasonable physical violence, verbal abuse, fai...

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Child Abuse Child abuse is neglect that can be physical, emotional, or sexual. ... Thousands suffer severe physical and emotional abuse and the number of reported cases of abuse is rising. ... First the physical abuse of children, next to neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse. ... Generally child abuse involves a child or several children, an abuser or abusers, a family which can include the abuser, and it can be obvious or harder to uncover (park 5). Second the emotional and sexual abuse of children. ...

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Sexual abuse - Being touched in/on an intimate place of the body or being forced to have sex or watch sexual pictures or videos. Emotional abuse - This includes verbal abuse, being called names, being threatened. ... Data on sexual abuse in sport are even less reliable but it is a danger that those in power in all sports should be aware of and something that needs to be confronted. "The issue of the sexual abuse of children appears to have touched a nerve in the sport establishment because it both challenges long held assumptions about the moral goodness of sport and attempts to empowe...

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When a woman is abused it could lead to t her being threatened with physical harm, sexual abuse or even killed. At the same time it could also lead to abused women trying to fight back by killing the man abusing them. ... Fortunately, Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) is an organization that helps prevent sexual assault to help victims over the phone or online. Child abuse and neglect is another result of domestic violence. Child abuse happens when a parent or guardian fails to take care of the child which would lead to the child having either physical, sexual, emotional harm o...

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When a woman is abused it could lead to t her being threatened with physical harm, sexual abuse or even killed. At the same time it could also lead to abused women trying to fight back by killing the man abusing them. ... Fortunately, Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) is an organization that helps prevent sexual assault to help victims over the phone or online. Child abuse and neglect is another result of domestic violence. Child abuse happens when a parent or guardian fails to take care of the child which would lead to the child having either physical, sexual, emotional harm o...

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Research into partner violence is so new that comparable data on psychological and sexual abuse by intimate partners are few. Physical violence in intimate relationships almost always is accompanied by psychological abuse and, in one-third to over one-half of cases, by sexual abuse. (Straus and Gelles, 1986) For example, among 613 abused women in Japan, 57% had suffered all three types of abuse "physical, psychological, and sexual. ... In Monterrey, Mexico, 52% of physically abused women had also been sexually abused by their partners. In Leon, Nicaragua, among 188 women who were physi...

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Child abuse is very widespread in America and many helpless children live their lives based on abuse and confusion. ... The most complex part of child sexual abuse is finding out the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator (Foston, 2003). In cases where the mother was the child being sexually abused, the perpetrator was most often a male family member whether related by blood or by marriage. "Over half (60%) of the women reporting a history of childhood sexual abuse had at least one child in out-of-home placement" (Marcenko et al., 2000, p. 322). ... Along with sexual chi...

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Emotionally Abused Children Emotional abuse leaves no physical marks. ... This type of abuse is the least understood out of all types of abuse (Emotional Abuse, 1996). ... Emotional abuse is often accompanied by neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse (EBSCOhost). ... Types of Emotional Abuse There are many types of emotional abuse. ... Reasons Adults Abuse There are a number of reasons why parents abuse their children. ...

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The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study has shed new light on this significant problem with the finding that approximately 450,000 elderly persons in domestic settings were abused and/or neglected during 1996. ... In the NEAIS, the phrase "elder maltreatment" generally refers to the seven types of abuse and neglect that are measured in the study-physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, financial or material exploitation, abandonment, neglect, and self-neglect. ... Who are the reporters of abuse and neglect? ... Estimated Incidence of Elder Abuse and/or Neglect in 1996 ...

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Domestic violence is also physical, emotional, sexual, verbal, intimidation, and isolation. ... Besides physical abuse, there is emotional abuse also. Emotional abuse could also be called verbal abuse. ... The problem of domestic abuse exists in our society because of the constant abuse that takes place in the household. ... Many women who are abused as adults were abused as children; they have come to believe that they deserve the abuse. ...

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Domestic Abuse consists of five major aspects: emotional, verbal, physical, sexual, and child abuse. ... Physical and sexual abuse is used to gain absolute dominance over the submissive partner. ... Sexual abuse is when the abuser has forcible sexual interaction with the submissive partner. Lastly, child abuse is when the abuser is harming a child mentally, physically or sexually (DVRT). ... On this night, their relationship turned sexual. ...

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This brings us to our next form of Child abuse, that of sexual or exploitive abuse. Sexual abuse is any sexual exploitation of a child by an older person where the child is being used for a sexual purpose. The Criminal Code of Canada identifies a number of types of sexual abuse, including: sexual interference, an invitation to sexually touch, sexual exploitation of a young person, parent or guardian procuring sexual activity from a child, householder permitting sexual activity, exposing genitals to a child and incest. Other categories of sexual abuse include; pedophilia, exhibitionism, moles...

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There are four basic forms of child abuse: emotional abuse, neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. ... Sexual Abuse is the inappropriate sexual behavior with an adult to a child. ... If a stranger commits these acts, it would be considered sexual assault and handled solely by the police and criminal courts. ... According to a 1994 survey, physical abuse represented 21% of confirmed cases, sexual abuse 11%, neglect 49% and emotional maltreatment 3% (AAPC). ... Over 90% of child sexual abuse cases present to prosecutors do not go to trial. ...

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A person who is physically. emotionally or sexually abused by a family member may suffer the consequences for the rest if their lives. Sexual abuse of children is usually evident when the heads in families, who are usually the male, use their position to victimize girls who are subordinate to them. ... Thus, as far as sexual abuse of children in the family is concerned, the male members tend to abuse girls a lot more often. ... Sexually abused children are misled to believe that the sexual intentions of their fathers are normal and are a true testimony of genuine love and affection that any ...

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This abuse causes much turmoil for not only the partnership but also for the family that is involved in. ... 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 articles may define abuse in slightly different manors however, each has a basic definition of domestic abus...

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Eighty percent of all child abuse and mistreatment cases are related to parental substance abuse (Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse). Substance abuse is the overindulgence or dependence on an addictive substance. ... (Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau). ... Children from households where one or both parents repeatedly abuse drugs are at an increased risk to be emotionally, sexually or physically abused than those who aren't. ... (Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect). ...

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Domestic violence is an abuse of power usually perpetrated by men to exercise control over women and children (BWRI 2003). ... There are different forms of domestic violence: physical abuse, sexual abuse, economic abuse, and emotional abuse. ... Sexual abuse includes, but is not limited to, rape, sexual assault, sexual possessiveness, enforced prostitution, and other sexual acts against the victims will (BWRI 2003). ... Forty to sixty percent of men who abuse women also abuse children (American Psychological Association 1996). ... When children witness abuse, they are seeing, hearing, and lea...

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