CHILD ABUSE AND THE LAWS THAT PROTECT IT
Across the nation, people tried to imagine what her last few days were like. Tied to a chair, beaten, starved and made to feel worthless at the tender age of seven made even the most hardened heart sigh with sadness. Nixzmary Brown must have suffered terribly before her death and now the nation wondered why. What happened that she was not protected? Why did the calls to social services not save her from her life and fate? What on earth were the child welfare workers thinking when they failed to remove that innocent child from such an evil environment? These are questions that are asked every time the news lets the nation know that another child has been murdered by a parent or other loved one. As the nation still reels from the murder of Nixzmary attention turns not only to the child abuse laws in New York state but in other states as well. Medical science has made such advances in this nation that people are living longer than ever before. The boom in technology has taken society to places never before thought possible and today, people who previously could not hear or see are doing both because of the advancements of America. Why is it the nation cannot seem to prevent the horrors of child abuse inflicte
The law recognizes many types of abuse when it comes to children. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse and neglect are all forms of abuse in the eyes of the law. While several groups believe the problems that led to the child's death are severe staffing shortages with additional responsibilities added to those who are working, others believe it is a basic problem in the laws themselves that caused Nixzmary to fall through the cracks and die. During the indictment of her stepfather it was discovered that he tied the child up with anything he had available. Bungee cords, ropes belts or anything else he could find were used to make the child stay on the chair where he put her. "The circumstances of the abuse this girl suffered were horrifying and among the most tragic that I've ever come across," said Erik Pitchal, director of the Center for Family and Child Advocacy at the Fordham School of Law. "The manner in which she spent her last days is heart wrenching(Goldman, 2006)." This would take a nationwide campaign to educate the public but if it saves the life of an abused child it is well worth the effort. New laws should be enacted on a federal level that charges everyone in America with mandatory reporting.
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Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)
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