Crime Update II: Crime and Child Abuse

This link will take you to National Child Abuse and Neglect Statistical Fact Sheet. You are required to read the National Child Abuse and Neglect Statistical Fact Sheet. This report provides you with the latest information on the extent of child abuse and neglect in the United States. I will give you 10 extra credit points for reading this report on the causes of and treatments for child sexual molestation. I will give you an additional 10 points for reading this report on the relationship between child maltreatment and juvenile and adult criminal behavior.

Do you know that many European countries (Sweden 1979, Finland 1984, Denmark 1986, Norway 1987, Austria 1989, Cyprus 1994, Latvia 1998, and Croatia 1999) have made it illegal for parents to discipline their children using corporal punishment?  Has it made a difference in the lives of the children?  I will give you 10 extra credit points for reading this report on the effect of the ban for the children in Sweden.

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