The textbook gives several reasons why few child abuse cases were ever prosecuted in the early American colonies. Which of the following is not one of those reasons?
a. The acceptable limits of discipline were so high few parents were charged with assault.
b. Harsh discipline was accepted in extremely religious households
c. Large families provided siblings and kinfolk who could help care for children
d. The law required at least two witnesses of the abuse for conviction
d
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Fill in the blank with correct word.
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