Post by Summre Blakely on Nov 23, 2016 14:35:42 GMT
The guest speaker mentioned that there were talks of making child abuse a matter of a civil rights violation. "In the U.S., a report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds, and the U.S. has one of the worst records among industrialized nations, losing on average between 4 and 7 children each day due to child abuse." Such problems need to be alleviated, and fast. Making child abuse a civil rights violation might make it a harsher sentence to people violating the law and harming children, hopefully acting as a deterrent to potential child abusers. Increasing screening procedures for the school nurses and guidance counselors could also help to catch some cases early on before it leads to worse conditions for the child. Not only does child abuse physically harm children, but if it leaves them alive, it usually leaves them with severe psychological damage and aggression, possibly the reason for many adult's incarcerations today. Does anyone have any opposing thoughts on the idea of the civil rights violation for child abuse?