ABUSE Many factors contribute to the definition of abuse as stated by law. They also make note of differences between adult and child abuse. When physical abuse refers to adults, it is divided into battery and spousal abuse, which may encompass other types of abuse. The five main types of abu...

A total of 903,000 victims nationwide in 1998, 12.9 per 1000 children were abused (1) all because of child abuse. The 1998 total number of victims was a decrease from the 1997 total, however 903,000 is 903,000 too many. These numbers of victims are the ones reported, many more go unheard of or un...

Help the Children A child walks home from school. He arrives at home and slowly opens the door. He creeps silently through the house and quietly closes his bedroom door behind him. There he sits and waits for the inevitable. His stomach is in knots and every bone in his body is filled with fear. T...

Two students walked into Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, armed with shotguns and explosives. The incident ended with tragic results. 15 families lost a brother, a sister, a child, a niece, or a nephew. From this incident many questions were left unanswered. How did the children get the guns...

Domestic abuse in the United States is a large-scale and complex social and health problem. The family is perhaps the most violent group, with the home being the most violent American institution or setting today. Sadly enough, the majority of people who are murdered are not likely killed by a stra...

Domestic abuse in the United States is a large-scale and complex social and health problem. The family is perhaps the most violent group, with the home being the most violent American institution or setting today. Sadly enough, the majority of people who are murdered are not likely killed by a stra...

Who's to Blame? Juvenile Delinquency It was a crime that shocked Chicago, that seemingly unshockable city - the murder of 11 year-old Ryan Harris in fall 1998, who had been bashed on the head with a rock, dragged into the bushes and sexually assaulted (Adler and Annin 28). We're used to ...

Domestic Violence Domestic violence today is an ever increasing, horrible epidemic. Domestic violence not only affects women, it also affects children as well as men in a few cases. This epidemic encompasses not only physical but emotional types of abuse. After becoming the victim of abuse it b...

Corporal Punishment Today Corporal Punishment is a major controversial issue. There are good arguments on both sides as well as studies to support each side. Corporal Punishment takes place in homes, churches, and schools. It can involve anything from a simple spanking to harsh beatings. From t...