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How many abuse cases are reported every year in child adoption cases. How many are same sex couples adopting?
I need cold hard statistics. We have a class debate tomorrow and I’m having a hard time finding stats. I need good reliable sources.
1) how many abuse cases reported among adopted children in the U.S.?
2) how many of the parents are same sex couples?
call a social worker.They will have the info. You might not find much on the web about that.
August 30th, 2009
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Are western women really Liberated?See for yourself…………?
Greetings to all of you who say that women in Islam are not liberated, why don’t you take a look at the statistics of the women who you think are liberated…. The more I read this, I thank Allah for being a Muslim woman, Alhumde’lilah(Thanks to Allah for the most precious, gracious, &cherishable gift of Islam.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Findings by the U.S. Surgeon General C. Everette Koop revealed that domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between ages 15 to 44, more common than automobile accidents, muggings and rapes combined.
Official estimates of domestic violence rely largely on FBI, police, and emergency room medical reports. Although many women also report domestic violence to friends, family, relatives, churches, synagogues, physicians, and nurses, these sources of information are not included in national crime surveys. In addition, most reports do not show the number of violent incidents experienced by individual battered women and their children. Hence, statistics do not accurately reflect the amount of violence experienced in intimate relationships and in the home.
However, what the statistics do reveal about domestic violence is alarming. For example:
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There are at least 4 million reported incidents of domestic violence against women every year. Almost 20 percent of these are aggravated assaults in the home. (Angela Brown, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, December 1990.)
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In 1991, more then 90 women were murdered every week. Nine out of ten were murdered by men. (Senate Judiciary Committee Report, "Violence Against Women: A Week In the Life of America," October 1992.)
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Weapons are used in 30 percent of domestic violence incidents. (P. Claus & M. Ranel, "Special Report: Family Violence," Bureau of Justice Statistics, undated)
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15 to 25 percent of pregnant women are battered. (Evan Stark & Anne Flitcraft, 1992.)
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In 95 percent of all domestic violence assaults, crimes are committed by men against women. ("Report to the Nation on Crime and Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics," 1983.)
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22 to 35 percent of women who visit emergency rooms are there for injuries related to on-going abuse. (Journal of American Medical Association, 1990.)
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Medical expenses from domestic violence total at least $3 to $5 billion annually. Businesses forfeit another $100 million in lost wages, sick leave, absenteeism and non-productivity. ("Domestic Violence For Health Care Providers," 3rd Edition, Colorado Domestic Violence Coalition, 1991.)
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Abusive husbands and lovers harass 74 percent of employed battered women at work, either in person or over the telephone (Caroline Wolf Harlow, "Female Victims of Crime" Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1991), causing 20 percent to lose their jobs (Schecter & Gray, "A Framework for Understanding and Empowering Battered Women," 1998.)
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As violence against women becomes more severe and more frequent in the home, children experience a 300 percent increase in physical violence by the male batterer. (M. Strauss and R. Gelles, "Physical Violence in American Families," 1990.)
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Approximately 1 out of every 25 elderly persons are victimized annually (Candace Heisler, "Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect" 1991). Of those who experience domestic elder abuse, 37 percent are neglected and 26 percent are physically abused. Of those who perpetrate domestic elder abuse, 30 percent are the adult children of an abused person. ( National Aging Resource Center on Elder Abuse, 1990.)
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In 1991, only 17 states kept data on reported domestic violence offenses. These reports were limited to murder, rape, robbery, and serious bodily injury and no other form of domestic violence. (Senate Judiciary Committee Report, October 1992.)
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Injuries that battered women receive are at least as serious as injuries suffered in 90 percent of violent felony crimes, yet under state laws, they are almost always classified as misdemeanors. (Joan Zorza, "The Gender Bias Committee’s Domestic Violence Study," 1989.)
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In nearly 31 of the states, under many circumstances, it is legal for a husband to rape his wife (National Clearinghouse on marital and Date Rape, 1993). In one study, 37 percent of the women who had been physically battered by their husbands were also raped by the husbands. (Diane E. Russell, "Rape in Marriage," Revised ED., 1990.)
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Women are 10 times more likely then men to be victims of violent crime in intimate relationships. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, "Violence Against Women," January 1994.)
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Until recently, few states collected enough information to indicate how many crimes reported to the police were committed against women and how many were committed against men. Crimes reported as aggravated assault by husband against wife were not distinguished from crimes reported as aggravated assault by an unknown assailant. (Domestic Crimes in the U.S. Survey, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1991.)
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Although more than one million women seek medical treatment each year for injuries caused by their husbands, ex-husbands, or boyfriends, doctors correctly identify the injuries as resulting from battering only 4 percent of the time. (E. Stark & A. Flitcraft, "Medical Therapy as Repression: The Case of the Battered Woman," 1982.)
Source: "Research & Statistics On Domestic Violence," National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
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August 30th, 2009
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I need good articles(peer reviewed) on Physical, Child Abuse?
Any good sites. Please Help
While wikipedia.org is Not for professional or school research in and of itself, there are usually references listed at the bottom of the entry: http://www.wikipedia.org and type into search ‘child abuse’ or ‘physical abuse’.
As the other postee mentioned, the school library may have some periodicals to search with articles peer reviewed or such.
August 30th, 2009
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What is the best way of getting rid of "stuff" after having experienced severe emotional abuse as a child.
I want to let go of it all, be free, be happy, but I cant seem to do it. What can I do?
First of all, I dont think its the stuff that is bothering you. That would just get rid of the things, not the primary problem, the emotional damage thats been done. BELIEVE ME, I JUST went through a whole experience of ridding myself of a very emotional problems that I’ve carried with me since childhood. I feel so liberated now. My advice is, start by seeing a councelor, mine has helped me tremendously. Its been a long journey but I can truly say I have found peace and happiness at last!
August 30th, 2009
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what are the signs of sexual child abuse in a baby?
Redness in genital area after being with whom ever you suspect.. baby not wanting to go to that person, strange bruising on legs and around genitals or butt(depending).
August 30th, 2009
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How is verbal abuse defined from a legal standpoint?
Almost everyone fights and says things that they don’t mean at times, but I don’t really think of that as being verbal abuse. What is the definition of verbal abuse? Thank you!
This is how it’s defined in U.S law, not sure whether it’d be different in European states or anything.
"Verbal abuse is the use of words to cause harm to the person being spoken to. It is difficult to define and may take many forms. Similarly, the harm caused is often difficult to measure. The most commonly understood form is name-calling. Verbal abuse may consist of shouting, insulting, intimidating, threatening, shaming, demeaning, or derogatory language, among other forms of communication."
August 30th, 2009
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Is it better to have an aborted child than to have an abused one?
In the first place, this assumes that non-abortion of unwanted babies leads to abuse. Statistics show just the opposite. Child abuse cases have actually increased as the number of abortions has gone up. Apparently, the disregard for human life reflected in the acceptance of abortion is extended from the prebirth to the postbirth attitude toward offspring.
Second, the objection assumes wrongly that abortion is not in and of itself a real abuse. Actually, abortion is one of the worst abuses that can possible be inflicted on a human being. The abortion process itself is horribly abusive. One common process tears the tissue of the tiny, defenseless unborn into pieces, by violent suction; these pieces are then thrown into the garbage can. The D&C method of abortion uses a sharp instrument to chop the little baby into pieces; it is then scrapped from the womb and trashed. The saline method replaces the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby with salt water; the brine into which the baby is immersed then eats it skin off, and when the baby inhales this salt water, it burns up from the inside out. This process can scarcely be called "responsible parenthood," as pro-abortionists describe it.
Yes I would never exist at all then be abused for my entire childhood!!
August 30th, 2009
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What Counts as physical abuse to void my psp’s warranty?
Ok theres a few paint chips on my psp and i am worried that once they examine it will they count it as physical abuse. And oh my psp isn’t broken but i don’t wanna get screwed out of 90 bucks just because of paint chips.
I never dropped my psp but i kind of bumped it into some things on accident and it caused the paint chips
the only thing that voids the warranty ids severe damge, tampering- hacking and installing unoficial stuff. apint chips are nothing.
August 30th, 2009
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What do you consider emotional abuse?
Verbal/emotional abuse? Sometimes I wonder if I got a little share of that growing up, or if it was normal for a mom to scream at you for little things?
I’m not mad at my mom, I don’t blame her… I’m just wondering…
Well, put it this way. It depends on what she was screaming at you for, and what words she used. For example, If you came home past curfew one night, and she said (even screaming) "You are late ! You had me so worried, You are grounded for a week" Thats not verbal abuse. On the other hand, screaming " I knew you would be late, You can’t be trusted, you are a nuisance to my life, I can’t wait to not have to deal with your stupidity anymore, If you were 18 I’d throw you out" That is definitely verbal abuse. See what I mean? Try to remember your Mom probably really loves you, and is only human. Also, remember that you do not deserve to be verbally abused by anybody. I heard someone say once, that if you are in a relationship with anyone, and find yourself feeling crazy, and having no idea who is wrong or right, and wonder if you are being verbally/emotionally abused, chances are you are. Keep your head up.
August 30th, 2009
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How do I become an ambassador or speaker for child abuse?
As a child, I went through a lot of traumatic experiences which included abuse, and several molestations. Im currently a student ( I wish to become a childrens rights advocate), but would like to do seminars, or speaches and things like that to help kids who have gone through what I have cope… How do I get started with this?? Ive been thinking about it for sometime, but dont know how to get started..
Start by volunteering with the kind of organizations you would like to advocate. Take it from there.
August 30th, 2009
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