According to a report by the Every Child Matters Education Fund, Kentucky has the highest child abuse Death Rate with more than 4 deaths per 100,000 children yearly and 41 deaths in 2007.
Other states with high child abuse death rates include South Dakota, Florida, Nebraska and Missouri.
Every year 3 million child abuse cases are reported in the United States.
Child Abuse can reported at your state's Family and Protective Service Office. You will want to look in your Yellow Pages for the number or 'Google' (state) Child Protective Services.
No. Child support cases are handled by the state court that issued the child support order.No. Child support cases are handled by the state court that issued the child support order.No. Child support cases are handled by the state court that issued the child support order.No. Child support cases are handled by the state court that issued the child support order.
No state and all states in the US are known to have cases of animal abuse to farm animals.
Not flushing the toilet
If it is reported to the police, the 17 year old will be charged with the crime. What happens from there depends on the state and on the specific circumstances.
yes it is and should be reported.
The legal definition of child abuse can be complex and is determined by state law. Many states have included forms of "emotional abuse" under their definitions of child abuse, so you can imagine how tricky that interpretation can be. Note also the difficulty state legislatures have had in respecting religious practices that rely on prayer or other alternatives to traditional medicine, particularly when the subject of the alternative approach is a sick child. For a more definitive answer to your question, find your state's statutes on the internet and do a search using the terms child abuse or neglect.
It is likely that they have a more reasonable definition of 'abuse' or that there is simply more reports in the US.Even within the US, the definition of child abuse varies from state to state. The reporting and data collection methods in China are very different than the US methodology. And as previously mentioned, the definitions of child abuse differ.
How it messes with the Childs mental state. Probrably one of the worst results from abuse.
must report reasonable suspicion of child abuse
California's animal abuse laws are among the strictest in the nation. Penalties include incarceration, fines and counseling. How your case will be punished depends on the exact animal cruelty law you were convicted of violating.
Misdemeanor child molestation by a parent