Introduction Family violence is an ongoing concern that many families are faced with today. It has only been recent years, that individuals know as claim makers have shed light on to this societal issue. As depicted in the media, family violence such as child abuse, marital abuse, partner violence and co-occurrence abuse have been the cause of thousands of injuries and deaths amongst families. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “1 in 4 Americans is directly affected by family violence” (Kelley, 2018). Granted that, very few people can deny the fact that more effort should be put into ending family violence; Especially, violence thats inflicted upon vulnerable populations such as women and children. In fact,
As defined by Barnett, Perrin & Perrin (2011), “child abuse is an act of violence that cause some form of observable harm; child neglect is when a parent or caretaker fails to provide basic physical health care, supervision, nutrition, personal hygiene, emotional nurturing, education, or safe housing to dependents; psychological maltreatment is a repeated pattern of extreme incidents that convey to children that they are worthless, flawed, unloved…” As see In the Riverside County abuse case each of the 13 children was impacted greatly by such harm. In fact, NBC News reported that the children were found shackled and malnourished. Also, they were beaten, denied access to the shower and bathrooms for months ongoing. As stated in the text such neglect could result in “failure to thrive syndrome, a condition characterized by marked retardation or cessation of growth during the first years of life” (Barnett, Perrin & Perrin, 2011, p. 99), The media detailed such
In accordance to NBC News, Mrs. And Mr. Turpin had registered with the state Board of Education to run a home-school on their premises, But the state agency does not regulate or oversee private schools in California. How could this even be permittable? One could assume that the abuse was able to go on for such an extended period because the children were not being monitored by anyone other than their parents. This means that in the state of California and others states that practice such laws children can go unnoticed; as seen with the children in the Riverside County case. Also, what may have prevented the abuse is if there were laws that enforced childhood immunization for homeschooled children. As noted, The Centers for Disease Control reports that, “State laws establish vaccination requirements for school children. These laws often apply not only to children attending public schools but also to those attending private schools and day care facilities”; However, as seen vaccination for homeschoolers are not required. If in fact they were included, health care worker would have been able to detect the abuse. As the text notes, all U.S states adopted mandatory reporting laws, and these laws require specific professional to report suspected cases of child maltreatment (Barnett, Perrin, & Perrin 2011,