Child Abuse
Child Abuse | Child Sexual Abuse Is a Widespread Problem
Some people will tell you that there was no such thing as child sexual abuse a few short decades ago—the “good old days.” And if you go to the files and read the old newspapers, you might well believe them.
Unless you were a victim, now grown to adulthood.
Then the media “discovered” child abuse. Like a pendulum, press coverage swung from one extreme to the other. From being reported so rarely that many doubted its very existence, child abuse became such a frequent subject of coverage that rarely a day went by without new accounts of horrors.
Now the...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Is Child Abuse a Serious Problem?
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Chapter 2: What Causes Child Abuse?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Substance Abuse Is Responsible for Child Abuse
- Family Preservation Laws Put Children at Risk for Abuse
- The Foster Care System Exposes Children to Abuse
- Parental Cohabitation Exposes Children to a Greater Risk of Abuse
- Poverty Causes Child Abuse
- A Parental History of Abuse Is a Major Risk Factor in Child Abuse
- Chapter 3: How Can Society Respond to Child Abuse?
- Chapter 4: Will Changes in the Criminal Justice System Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse?
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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