Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
explanatory Essay
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According to our textbook, Public Law 93-247 which is the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), came into effect on January 31, 1974. This law is regards to childhood maltreatment. The law implemented the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Central agencies needed to be created in each individual state. The central agencies had to have legal authority to investigate and be able to prosecute cases that involved abuse and neglect. The States also had to develop their own definitions, policies, procedures, and laws dealing with child abuse and neglect. With the amendment of 2003, states needed to include foster care, adoption, abandoned infants and family violence protection into their services.
Public Law 93-247 is supposed to guarantee a child’s safety when it comes to abuse and neglet. In cases where it is found out that a child has been abuse, the culprit must face the charges and the child in question must be protected of his rights and the details of the case must be confidential in his records. Public programs that are provided by the state must show results for the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The right kind of training materials on prevention, identify, and treating child abuse and neglect must be provided for professionals who are considering working with children.
When discipline is used correctly it can help guide somebody develop socially acceptable patterns of behavior. Discipline also teaches people about their mistakes, how to problem solve, and deal with their emotions in a correct way. Punishment is when the person who gives out the discipline, feels like the one being discipline has given a negative response to the discipline. Punishment c...
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the child abuse prevention and treatment act (capta) came into effect on january 31, 1974. the law implemented the national center on child abuse and neglect.
- Explains that public law 93-247 is supposed to guarantee a child’s safety when it comes to abuse and neglet.
- Explains that discipline helps people develop socially acceptable patterns of behavior. punishment is when the person who gives out discipline feels like the one being disciplined has given a negative response to the discipline.
- Explains that punishment does not teach children positive behaviors, but it does teaches how to be angry and violent. it can even lead to children growing up becoming aggressive adults.
- Explains that discipline is all about reinforcing positive behaviors, such as giving out praises when a positive social behavior has been shown and encouraging to continue the behavior.
- Explains that physical abuse is the most common form of abuse that is seen throughout the world and history.
- Explains that emotional and verbal abuse can lead to a negative view of oneself, anger, shame, and even feeling like they are worthless human beings.
- Explains that sexual activity between an adult and child is considered to be sexual abuse. individuals that have been sexually abuse can end up with mental and health problems.
- Explains that neglect is an act in which an adult deprives or fails to meet the needs of their child, such as age-appropriate care, food, housing, clothes, supervision, medical treatment, and education.
- Explains that psychological neglect is when a parent or care provider cannot or chooses not to contribute to their chid's psychological or emotionl needs such as attention and love. every child needs time, attention, and loving in order to having good developmental growth.
- Recommends that programs use careful hiring practices to avoid accusations of abuse. programs should do a thorough background check on the pontential employee and look into their past working experience with children.
- Opines that teachers should record any injuries that a child sustains, and how they manage to get those injuries. they also recommend purchasing liability insurance.
- Explains the child abuse prevention and treatment act, public law 93-247, as amended, and the role of experiential avoidance in dating relationships.
- Explains that "helen's bravery pays off." sunshine coast daily.
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- Throughout history, the government has been in charge of creating and regulating different types of laws. Many of the laws have been created to protect those who reside in that country and therefore are expected to be followed. However, not everyone believes that they should follow the law and in return decide to either ignore them or rebel against them. When members of society violate the simple law that has been set in place to protect those who do not possess the capability to protect themselves, it becomes a dangerous and horrendous tragedy. One of the most horrific laws that people violate is that of child abuse and neglect.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the government has created and regulated different types of laws to protect those who reside in that country. however, not everyone believes that they should follow the law and in return decide to ignore them or rebel against them.
- States that the child abuse prevention and treatment act was established in 1974 and became known as capta.
- Explains that the child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment act protects those who are unable to protect themselves, but also those indirectly affected by tragedies. child abuse can be interpreted in different ways.
- Opines that the major players of capta would have to be those in favor of protecting victims of crime. however, there are situations where those programs actually harm children and their families.
- Explains that according to the statistical evidence from 2008, 772,000 children were found to be victims of child abuse and neglect.
- Explains that even after the amended law was passed by the legislation, the statistical evidence has increased immensely.
- Opines that capta has been effective, but it has not prevented children from suffering abuse and neglect.
- Concludes that the child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment act of 1974 has its pros and cons when determining if it is a successful bill.
- Cites http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/federal/index.cfm.
1085 wordsRead More - Impact of Child Abuse in the United Statesopinion essayChild abuse in the United States is a growing epidemic. Every year the number of reported cases, and missing children go up. This is caused mostly by lack of education about the different types of child abuse, and the signs that go along with it. Communities need to provide more resources to better educate the public about the types of abuse, and the signs that go along with it. Child abuse and neglect can be lessened by more resources, more education and to reach out to others.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that child abuse in the united states is a growing epidemic and that communities need to provide more resources to better educate the public about the types of abuse and the signs that go along with it.
- Opines that the number of actual child abuse cases would be three times higher if all cases were reported. defiance county's 17,000 residents are not adequately educated on the types and signs of abuse.
- Explains that child abuse is an issue in every state, every country, worldwide. they state that they need better policies regarding the education of children.
- Explains that lower income families and young single mothers are the most likely to have child abuse in the home due to the levels of stress in these types of families.
- Analyzes jim hmurovich's article on the need for a uniform, national policy for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
- Explains that the family and child abuse prevention center provides education to parents, families, children, and the community about child abuse and neglect.
- Explains that council on child abuse (coca) provides presentations and training to professionals and communities in southern ohio. they also offer printed material for individuals, schools, and groups.
- Opines that people need to know how to prevent and be aware of child abuse and neglect, but do they know what it is and the signs to look for on a child or children?
- Explains that there are three types of child abuse that people need to be aware of: physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
- Explains that one fourth of girls and one sixth of boys are sexually abused by an adult by the age of seventeen. sexual abuse is non-consensual sexual contact on a child or children.
- Explains that emotional abuse is the act of belittling, ignoring, corrupting and acting cruel, isolating, rejecting, and scaring another person, which can lead to ultimately winning control over them.
- Explains that there are three categories of child neglect that either refuse or delay attention and/or affection in a child's life. the first is physical neglect, followed by educational neglect.
- Opines that there are many things we can do to prevent or lessen the tragedy of abuse and negligence.
- Opines that child abuse and neglect is a major problem everywhere and needs to be addressed as such by implementing better stratifies, funding, and more organizations.
- Cites kidscape's "advice for professionals" and "child abuse symptoms, causes and treatment - who abuses children?
1470 wordsRead More - Child Sexual Abuse in Americaopinion essayChild sexual abuse is forced, tricked, or coerced sexual behavior between a young person and an older person. Sexual abuse may consist of any one of the following acts: nudity, disrobing, genial exposer, observation of the child, kissing, fondling, masturbation, oral genital contact, child pornography, and vaginal or anal intercourse.
In this essay, the author
- Explains child sexual abuse is forced, tricked, or coerced sexual behavior between a young person and an older person.
- Explains that there is no rule governing the age range between victims and perpetrators. however, when a victim is under 18 years of age, age discrepancy of five years is required to verify cases of sexual abuse where there was no force involved.
- Explains that while many estimates have been made, the national incidence rate of sexual abuse remains unknown. one in four girls and one in ten boys are abused before age 18.
- Estimates that about 115,000 cases of sexual abuse enter child protective services caseloads annually. sexual abuse reports constituted about 10% of all child abuse and neglect reports for 1995.
- Explains that david finkelhor conducted the best research regarding the scope of child abuse in day care settings.
- Opines that children are sexually abused by someone they know, it could be a friend, relative or even their own parents. surveys indicate that 10-30% of offenders were strangers.
- Explains that child abuse reports continue to climb at a steady rate despite the absence of significant new funding to states for investigation or service provision.
441 wordsRead More - Benefits Of CAPAexplanatory essayAll the benefits provided by CAPTA are important, but one highly important benefit CAPTA provides for infants and children is that all allegations of child abuse and neglect must be investigated to ensure the well-being and safety of every infant and child. After allegations of child abuse and neglect are reported an investigation is the next step in protecting every child. Another benefit of CAPTA for infants and children is that if the heart wrenching experience of child abuse or neglect occur the state CPS systems and private organizations are trained and prepared to provide treatment for the child. In a like manner, CAPTA provides benefits for women and families by providing support and services that address domestic violence. CAPTA also promotes family involvement in all aspects of a CPS case involving child abuse and neglect. The states benefit by the foundation that CAPTA sets regarding the functioning of CPS systems and in a financial aspect. CAPTA provides funding to “Support child abuse and prevention activities by funding discretionary grants to states and/or public or private agencies or organizations” (California Department of Child Services, 2011). Everyone benefits when CPS systems according to CAPTA policies, “The act’s sponsors meant to feature three important themes of CPS reform in these amendments, including encouraging the involvement of family members in a child welfare agency’s decisions process; promoting and enhancing COS collaboration with domestic violence services and substance abuse treatment programs, and increasing the use of differential response by states through the use of noninvestigative/nonaccusatory approach to responding to reports of child maltreatment” (American Bar Association,
In this essay, the author
- Explains that social policy analysis is important in all levels of social work profession to work towards alleviating social problems and maintaining social control.
- States that capta was enacted on january 31, 1974 to respond to the growing recognition and issue of children being abused or neglected by their caregivers.
- States that capta is the only federal legislation dedicated to protecting all children from child abuse and neglect.
- Describes the benefits of capta for infants and children.
- Explains that capta funds many types of services that are offered to children and families involved in child abuse and/or neglect.
- Explains that children are the most vulnerable population and the population that is priority to capta to protect from child abuse and neglect.
- Explains that social policies are created to meet the needs of individuals and over all benefits the host society. capta provides states with funding to enhance state cps systems.
1651 wordsRead More - CAPA 2010explanatory essayThe Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was originally enacted on January 31st, 1974, and then reauthorized again on December 20, 2010 by President Barack Obama. This act provides federal funding to states in support of prevention, investigation, and assessment, as well as delivers grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations regarding the social problem of child abuse. This policy also establishes a framework for financial assistance to individual states and agencies so that they can expand programs for the treatment and deterrence of child maltreatment (U.S Department of Health and Human Services 2010). Instead of generating innovative programs, CAPTA focuses on improving current programs to enhance research in avoiding and responding to child abuse and neglect.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the reauthorization of capta in 2010 impacted child welfare in a variety of ways.
- Opines that the capta 2010 reauthorization policy lacks the well-being of the family unit. the more children cps takes away, the more funds they will obtain.
- Explains that alternative response services strengthens and supports families while protecting children and ensuring their safety. it encourages agencies to present services without formal determination of abuse and neglect.
- Explains that hsri found no statistical discrepancy in the family's reports of how they were treated nor differences in protection given to a child during this 18-month study.
- Explains that the family assessment response provides a more flexible and effective response to families reported to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment.
- Explains that child abuse and neglect affect a large number of children and families in the united states.
- Explains the child abuse prevention and treatment act, which provides federal funding to states in support of prevention, investigation, and assessment, as well as grants to public agencies.
2037 wordsRead More - Homeless and Neglected Children in the 19th Centuryanalytical essayWaldfogel, Jane. The Future of Child Protection: How to Break the Cycle of Abuse and Neglect. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1998.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how mark twain's novel huckleberry finn reflects the state of child welfare in the 19th century.
- Analyzes how twain shows the reader a glimpse of huck's life with pap, before his death, but this raises the question of which would be worse, living with an alcoholic and abusive parent, or living in the woods.
- Analyzes how the society for the prevention of cruelty to children (spcc) was established in new york in 1874 after the abused and neglected mary ellen wilson was saved by the spca.
- Explains that for most homeless and neglected children, life in an orphanage was not an option. the negative psychological effects on these children must have been vast.
- Explains that in the 19th century, neglected children were tended to through almshouses and the indenture process.
- Explains that charles loring brace established the new york children's aid society in 1853 to provide shelter for the large number of homeless children who resided in the city.
- Opines that the nycas seems subdued in its approach to child welfare, and that it would have been beneficial if programs aimed at helping parents existed in the 19th century.
- Analyzes how twain offers a realistic representation of huck's corporeal enjoyment of his life without adult rule.
- Analyzes how the public was beginning to rethink the placement of children in almshouses in the 19th century.
- Opines that ashby, leroy, and brown, herbert s., eds, endangered chidlren: dependency, neglect and abuse in american history.
- Explains the university of delaware library's resources on child abuse and neglect. waldfogel, jane. the future of child protection: how to break the cycle of abuse and neglect.
2096 wordsRead More - Federal Mandatesexplanatory essayFederal mandates can be very important to the well being of U.S. citizens. Mandate 13031 is for the protection of one of the natural rights of every U.S. citizen; life. The term "child abuse" means the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or negligent treatment of a child. This mandate outlines the regulations of who is responsible for reporting possibilities of child abuse. This mandate is responsible for saving the lives of many abused children.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that federal mandates can be very important to the well-being of u.s. citizens. mandate 13031 is for the protection of one of the natural rights of every us citizen; life.
- Explains that federal mandate 13031 falls under u.s.c. title 42 - the public health and welfare.
- Explains that despite the large number of responsible persons in this mandate, it has only a small impact on the local & state budget priorities.
- Opines that any mandate that deals with the safety of children should never be removed. the mandate shows who is required to report suspicions of child abuse.
- Opines that child abuse and neglect should never occur, but we have laws and mandates to prevent them. mandate 13031 is important to make sure someone will catch the signs of an abused child, and report the abuse at all costs.
490 wordsRead More - Child Maltreatmentexplanatory essay“Simply having children does not make mothers,” said john A. Shedd (“John”). When it comes to child maltreatment this is especially true, if a parent does not know how to take care of a child, they can abuse or neglect their child. The definition that the Centers for disease Control and Prevention uses is, “Any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or any other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child.” Maltreatment can be split into two umbrella categories, acts of omission or acts of commission. Acts of omission are most commonly known as neglect, and can include not meeting the child’s physical, emotional, educational, or medical needs. An act of commission is most commonly physical abuse, but can also extend to the psychological or sexual abuse of a child (“Child Maltreatment”). Child maltreatment is a problem worldwide; the only way to stop it is to give parents a better understanding of the issue.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that physical neglect can be detrimental to a child's health, well-being, and emotional growth.
- Explains depanfillis, diane, child neglect: a guide for prevention. child welfare information gateway, 2006.
- Explains the definition of child maltreatment by the centers for disease control and prevention.
- Explains that emotional neglect is hard to assess due to the many factors that determine a child’s emotional health.
- Explains that children who were sexually abused were more likely to find themselves in abusive relationships.
- Explains carlson, karen, "what is the difference between discipline and punishment?" center for early education and development.
1491 wordsRead More - Parties that Usually Report Child Abuse to Authoritiesexplanatory essayWhen children are hurt physically, emotionally, or sexually it is known to be child abuse. Children are known to be neglected when they are not getting the proper attention needed for children. When children are neglected or abused in any way it is the responsibility of others to report such acts to the authorities as to what they have witnessed first-hand or signs of abuse or neglect seen after the fact, these people who reports such acts are known as third parties. The proper authorities to report child abuse or neglect is called Child Protected Services also known as Child Welfare. After the abuse or neglect is reported the proper authorities will then investigate to see if the abuse or neglect is legit or fraudulent (Sedlak, 2001).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that when children are hurt physically, emotionally, or sexually, it is known as child abuse. third parties who report abuse or neglect are called child protected services or child welfare.
- Explains that there are so many people who could be considered third parties who are obligated by state laws to report any type of neglect or abuse to the proper authorities.
- Explains that being first responders to a fire scene can be dangerous if not approached in an appropriate manner.
- Explains that first responders eye the scenery to see if any vehicles are hurriedly leaving the scene. they are conscious of the circumstance surrounding the flame and smoke, what course the fire has taken, and how to use certain techniques.
- Explains that many people grow marijuana on the inside of their homes, especially if their landlords are not making frequent visits. some marijuana growers do not put bills in their name, but there are indicators that show otherwise.
- Explains that darken windows may indicate that they just want to keep the neighbors from seeing inside of the home, or when someone turns their home into a greenhouse in which high temperature may fog up the window seals.
- Opines that schools, law enforcement, and the community need to be more aware of gang indicators.
- Explains that gang activity is not limited to graffiti and bandannas, but other indicators as well, such as secret codes tattooed on specific parts of the body, suspicious marks, and slang talk.
- Explains the various ways that an officer may improve his chances of spotting a stolen vehicle.
- Explains that police may search for a stolen vehicle in areas where they have located other stolen vehicles before.
- Cites bullock, tilley, chuang, y.c., and garis, l.
1283 wordsRead More - Child Abuse in A Child Called It by Dave Pelzeranalytical essay· Sedlak, A. (1990) Technical Amendments to the Study Findings--National Incidence and Prevalence of Child Abuse and Neglect: 1988. Rockville, MD: Westat, Inc.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that american society neglects to address child abuse, which is one of the major issues that our country is plagued with. the international child abuse network (ican) uses four basis categories to docun
- Explains that emotional abuse includes acts or the failures to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders. less severe acts are overly negative criticism or rejecting treatment.
- Explains that neglect can be physical, educational, or emotional. it can include not providing adequate food, clothing, medical care, supervision, and weather protection to the child.
- Explains that physical abuse is to cause or inflict physical injury upon a child. the parent or caretaker may claim not to have intended to hurt the child, that the injury was an accident.
- Explains that ncands calculated the fatalities by maltreatment, child abuse and neglect in 1998, which included 421 physical abuse fatalities, 375 neglect and medical neglect deaths, and 10 deaths that could not be classified.
- Argues that society has as much responsibility in contributing to child abuse as the person that is actually committing the act of abuse.
- Narrates the story of a young boy named david pelzer who must triumph over the horrendous abuse inflicted by his mother. the excessive use of alcohol plays an important role in the abuse.
- Explains that dave was starved and endured many beatings for accepting food, and cruel and unusual punishments were used to extract the food from his almost lifeless body.
- Explains that the outside world does nothing to help this suffering, small child with obvious signs of mistreatment. the mask his mother used to cover up the constant cruelty was most effective.
- Analyzes how david pelzer was kept from society and denied the simple loves of life. the world knew that a little boy could never be as horrible as his mother described him to be.
- Opines that david pelzer is the most courageous person that they have never read about. there are worse cases, but they could never imagine it.
- Explains that pelzer, david j.a child called "it": one child's courage to survivepub.
- States that the us bureau of the census estimates the population of states by age, sex, race & hispanic origin from 1990 to 1999.
- Cites the american association for protecting children (aapc) and ogintz, e. the littlest victim.
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