Discussing Child Abuse

The issues surrounding child abuse are becoming ever more frequently a part of our daily news. We hear stories of neglect, sexual abuse and physical violence. More recently, there have been shocking reports of faith-based abuse in the UK and of children demonstrating abusive behaviour towards one another. We have also been confronted with a surge of ëhistoricí abuse allegations that have raised the question of whether it should be mandatory for witnesses to report incidents of abuse to the authorities. This book explores the many different facets of child abuse, raising and debating sensitive issues and considering how child abuse might be tackled through legislative developments. The information comes from a wide range of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys, literature from lobby groups and charitable organisations.