Discuss why child abuse has not historically been considered a crime
What will be an ideal response?
As one scholar has noted, "For centuries, parents were permitted to beat their children as they saw fit in the name of imposing discipline. Legal notions of progeny as the property of their parents, as well as religious and legal traditions (of ‘honor thy father and mother' and ‘spare the rod and spoil the child') legitimized parental violence toward youngsters as a necessary, even essential, technique of child rearing. Only if permanent injury or death resulted were adults in danger of being held responsible for going too far, a problem labeled cruelty to children" (Karmen, 2007). Just as domestic violence used to be considered a family matter, so was mistreating children considered a family matter. Now both are considered crimes.
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Rehabilitation is highly effective in the short run
a. True b. False
In the past few years governments have gone from active encouragement of commercial private security to passive acceptance
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
______ represents the idea that when children take on care of their parents, there is an increase in the stress in the relationship, which could lead to elder maltreatment.
A. Dependency theory B. Juxtaposition theory C. General strain theory D. Caretaker theory
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1) The anonymity of an online technique may give license to the interviewee to provide more personal information than in the face-to-face approach. 2) Maximizing the number of questions is a technique to encourage participation in the online interview. 3) SCAN analysis recognizes that either structure or the content of a report will vary between persons who are deceptive and those who are not. 4) Emotion is a criterion in SCAN that refers to whether the interviewee directly denies the allegation in the statement. 5) Determining that an individual did not intend the consequences proves that he or she is not legally responsible for what happened.