Violence Against Children

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This paper explores how several factors directly relate to the likelihood that children will be subjected to violence at some point during their lives. In particular, it looks at how social, economic, demographic, and physical factors all have a dramatic impact a child's development, either positive or negative, and how these factors also influence whether or not a child is more or less likely to be subjected to violence. It examines how children living in high risk environments typically serviced by human service agencies, including poverty stricken areas and foster care living arrangements, are among the children who are at increased risk for violence and abuse; children subjected to violence are much more likely to subsequently exhibit violent behavior later in life as well. It argues that it is the responsibility of caregivers and human services professionals to identify patterns leading to abuse and to teach children and parents to cope with the stressors that increase the likelihood that violence will occur.

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"Some additional and alarming statistics reveal that in 1997 the National Health Center for Health Statistics "listed homicide as the fourth leading cause of death for children ages 1 through 4, third for ages 5 through 14 and second for children aged 15 up" (NCHS, 1997). Violence seems to be occurring at a more rapid pace for very young children, those 5 and under. When social services is not available to intervene, this age group is the least likely to have resources to defend themselves, and thus often suffer the most. Children subjected to violence at this young age to exhibit more disturbed behaviors later on in school and in life. Many are incarcerated for committing crimes at a young age, and are released to society without ever having learned proper nurturing tools with which to survive."

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