Children Exposed to Violence: Criminal Justice Resource As we hear about the children exposed to violence though out the media and the internet, it’s sad that most children has to experience harsh violence in their lifetime. The worst thing is for a child that has to sit there and watch somebody else such as their father abuse the mother. The media shows that there are a lot of children across the world suffer the consequences of violence in their homes, in their schools, and in their community. These are some things I will be discussing about in my paper. Children become so involve in the domestic violence and suffer the full consequences of a bad home life.
When I read this for the first time, the first thought that came to mind was children that are exposed to domestic violence. Naturally, children that live in these conditions are prone to negative aspects that undoubtedly have a direct impact on their development. An article by the Child welfare organization clearly outlines the effects of domestic violence on children. Its interesting to note that these children were directly abused themselves but rather witness. It states that there are behavioral/ emotional, cognitive/ attitudinal as well as long term problems.
Help can be a step very difficult to give, but it is the first step to have a quieter family life. The Child abuse is surely among the most serious and complex problems sonorants modern society. The quality of life of many children is deeply damaged by the abuse they experience in the home environment, the consequences of which can seriously affect the physical and psychosocial development of the child. The emotional damage as a result of child abuse can also last for the rest of life, severely limiting the ability of adults to the personal and social adjustment. Child abuse is one of the most serious social problems and dramatic damage to our society.
An abused child is any child, up to the age of 18, who has suffered from, or is believed likely to be at risk of, physical injury, neglect, emotional abuse, sexual abuse or verbal abuse. It is recognised that that it is abuse when someone inflicts harm or fails to prevent it. Children may be abused in a family or in an institutional or community setting, by those known to them or by a stranger, for example, via the internet. Child abuse can have major long-term effects on all aspects of a child's health, development and wellbeing. All children have accidents, like bumps and falls, which cause injury.
Children are exposed to situations of terror and horror during wars, such experiences that may leave traumatic impacts upon the children. We fear for our children and do what we can to protect them at all costs as the parents are depicted in the Freedom of Fear
Introduction Child abuse is a growing epidemic in society and affects individuals and the family on a daily basis. Child abuse comes in many forms such as Emotional, Verbal, Neglect, Physical and sexual. Abusers inflict emotional and physical pain on children everyday which can and has caused long-term effects. Even the more subtle forms such as neglect and emotional abuse can traumatize and effect a child for the rest of their lives. Although this epidemic may not be as evident, it is happening everywhere, including Canada.
For example, “The emotional responses of children who witness domestic violence may include fear, guilt, shame, sleep disturbances, sadness, depression, and anger (Domestic Violence Round Table, 2015).” It is evidently clear that children who come from abusive families may incur problems later in life as they establish and build personal and private relationships. For example, children that are exposed to their mother who is verbally, physically, or sexually abused may develop problematic relationships because of experienced aggression. This aggression may be taken out on peers, or even their own mother. When a child continuously is a witness in seeing their mother abused in any way, chances are they may display or express
Child abuse is a complex phenomenon with multiple causes. Understanding the causes of abuse is crucial to addressing the problem of child abuse. Parents who physically abuse their spouses are more likely than others to physically abuse their children (Garbarino, & Garbarino, 1994). Many physically abusive parents and caregivers insist that their actions are simply forms of discipline—ways to make children learn to behave. But there is a big difference between using physical punishment to discipline and physical abuse.
10 Feb. 2012 McKay, M. M. "The Link between Domestic Violence and Child Abuse: Assessment and Treatment Considerations" Child Welfare IXXIII: 1 (1994): 29-39. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. Radcliffe, Powers, and Karen MacGregor. "Chapter 1: Trafficking in Children Is a Serious Problem."
Such kids could grow up in anger and result in more violence. The current happenings in society is perhaps a reflection of all the hurts inflicted at such a tender age. A common feature among the young is that they rarely forget. Many are able to remember worse experiences they went through while young. Spanking is however still widely used as a means to punish kids across the world.