The negative effects of child sexual abuse can affect the victim for many years into adulthood. ... All children whether in a family home or institution should be taught basic sexual education. ... We can no longer pretend that sexual abuse does not exist. ... The final foster home for Tammy is a small outport community called Deep Harbor. ... Numerous people were aware of the sexual abuse that was taking place in the Weller foster homes. ...

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It is considered a pattern of behavior that can seriously interfere with a child's positive development. ... The children may not understand why they are being removed from their home. ... There are also risks to keeping children in abusive homes. ... The only thing the experts can agree on, is that it is caused by a complex interaction of numerous factors. Those factors can be grouped into four categories relating to the parent, child and family environment. ...

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Another aspect of Alzheimer's that can be treated somewhat successfully is depression: "Depression can occur in older persons, especially those with physical problems. ... There is nothing yet available that can stop the deterioration associated with the disease. ... In such cases it is not surprising to hear that such ongoing stress can lead to frustration, hopelessness, and a myriad of other feelings that can have deleterious effects on health. ... She then describes her feelings at seeing her grandmother at a family picnic planned for celebration before her grandmother was sent to a ho...

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We argue for an alternative base for action, one that can be followed. ... Parents normally have it done illegally in the home by poorly trained persons. ... A girl Amanda Bates, 13, died in her home of complications of untreated diabetes, infection was obvious in her toes. ... Although you still find this in old fashioned - religion following homes. ... Sometimes what can be even worse, normally in third world countries, once the parent finds out that the child was in trouble at school - they go thru the same kind of punishment at home. ...

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People did not know that he would come home and hit the woman he claimed to love. Barbara said, "He would come home and get very agitated about everything. ... Meanwhile, no one knows that behind the walls of a "perfect" home, there is a victim silently crying for help. ... I didn't necessarily grow up in a home with domestic violence, but I saw it happen and that had an impact on my beliefs today. ... I wouldn't want my children to grow up and live in a war called "home." ...

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On the contrary, most are from middle-class and higher-income homes where the power of their wealth lies in the hands of their husbands. ... Some of the more popular myths are that the battered woman syndrome affects only a small percentage of the population, drinking causes battering behavior, police can protect the battered women, battered women can always leave home, and long-standing battering relationships can change for the better, and most importantly, once a batterer, always a batterer. ... Data on wife beating are difficult to obtain because the incidents usually occur at night, in ...

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Women in Pakistan faced discrimination at every level from home to the work place environment, their lives are govern by the strong system of patriarchy, tribal codes and the traditions( Rehman 2009). ... 'Acid attacks became illegal in Pakistan in 2010 when parliament passed the Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill, which can carry punishments of lifetime imprisonment. ... An argument with in-laws on the issues of dowry, female pregnancy and Pardah (to stay at home) leads such crimes as in case of of Sabira Khan , who was burn by her in-laws when she was pregnant of three months ...

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American homes during the colonial days already practiced the harsh punishment for children. ... The use of hand, paddles, belts or any other objects that can be a source of pain and fear for children is definitely a way of doing corporal punishment (Dayton 1994). ... Although, there are still distinctions between the home and school situations since at home, parents are more attached with children and so when doing necessary punishments, their love and care controls their way of punishing. ... This is why most cases about corporal punishment are allowed at home but not in school (Benatar, 199...

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Yet, as the public looks toward improving the lives of the elderly, abuse and neglect of elders living in their own homes have gone largely unidentified and unnoticed. ... Elders living in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, or other institutional or group facilities were not included in the study. ... The NEAIS research is groundbreaking because it provides, for the first time, national incidence estimates of elder abuse, which can serve as a baseline for future research and service interventions in this critical problem. ... From these figures, one can conclude that over...

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Sexual abuse, although it includes a constant demand of sex, can also include criticizing the victim in sexual terms, calling the victim names such as "whore" and "frigid", forcing the victim to witness sexual acts with other people, and using threats to back up demands for sex. Physical abuse can escalate from painful pinches or squeezing to strikes that can cause permanent disabilities to the victim. ... The second phase is the "acute battering state" in which any incident can provoke the abuser to act very violently towards the victim. ... One evening, however,...

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Feminists drew attention to the fact that rape (then conceptualised as sexual intercourse without consent) was a crime committed by men against women, not only in dark back-alleys but in homes, workplaces, and in the context of intimate and family relationships (see Brownmiller 1975). ... It can include unwanted touching, sexual harassment and intimidation, coerced sexual activity, sexual assault and rape and can include other physical violence and threat to life. ... This is similar to figures from England and Wales, which reveal that sexual offences account for less than one per cent of a...

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Aggression and violence can be understood as coercive processes that reflect the aggressor's intentional decision to use force against the spouse, and the decision to punish or retaliate against the spouse for perceived disobedience (Klein, 1998). ...

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The VAWS avoids the problem of situating abuse only in the context of settling disputes in conflict situations by asking respondents straight out whether or not they have experienced any violence in their home and by acknowledging the existence in many different types of families. ... Routine Activity theorists believe that adolescents and young adults are at a higher risk of becoming victimized due to the large amount of time spent in peer group activities rather than time spent at home. ...

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The VAWS avoids the problem of situating abuse only in the context of settling disputes in conflict situations by asking respondents straight out whether or not they have experienced any violence in their home and by acknowledging the existence in many different types of families. ... Routine Activity theorists believe that adolescents and young adults are at a higher risk of becoming victimized due to the large amount of time spent in peer group activities rather than time spent at home. ...

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Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. ... Boys who grow up in violent homes are more likely to grow up to be batterers. ... Yet, the truth is that just about anyone can be sexually assaulted. Studies have shown that victims can be anyone from infants to people in their 80's; people of color, lesbians, gays, people with disabilities, and persons from every racial, ethnic, religious, economic and social background. ... They can sadly make poor judgments, such as going out to bar at night, picking up by a few guys, and possibly becoming a victim...

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These characteristics can and have been reported as psychiatric diagnosises. ... Sociobiological theorists would explain that the function of marital violence can be found in the potential purpose of coercive control in marriages which can be viewed as being motivated by the male need to guarantee his paternity by ensuring compliance through power and control (Kashani & Allan, 1998). ...

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The slaves called this the honor code; this represented the respect and prized personal good somebody can have. ... White southerner's seen themselves as above the law, honor and slavery gave them that idea, but blacks seen themselves outside the law they couldn't go to court because the court system was controlled by whites and the only way they felt as if they can gain respect and fairness is by taking things into their own hands. ... With all that going on with Butch and his life at home led to him setting his house on fire in attempt to burn and rid of all the bad memories his ...

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Now it is child abuse', a famous crime, a red handle they can grab for- (The Guardian, 20 February 2000:28). ... Home Office figures state that "of men born in England and Wales in 1953, 7 in 1000 have a conviction of sexual offences against a child, by age 40- (One in Four website, 2003). ... In sporting context it can include over training, long hours or too much work for the age and level of performer. ... It can also include over protection by denying children the chance to socialise. ... Coaches can build careers on the back of their performances and parents can live off the...

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