reported that an estimated 1,214,462 violent crimes occurred (U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2012). However, the 2012 Child Maltreatment report created by the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Administration for Children and Families reported that in 2012 there were 1,820,892 child abuse reports that went through the screening process and were screened in as severe abuse (Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau., 2013). Before 1874…
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