Title: 
Headings: The History of Child Abuse Reporting
The
 
History
 
of
 
Child
 
Abuse
 
Reporting
 

Content: There
 
is
 
approximately
 
a
 
4%
 
increase
 
yearly
 
in
 
the
 
incidence
 
of
 
abuse
 
nationally
 
and
 
nationally
 
only
 
1/3
 
of
 
all
 
actual
 
cases
 
of
 
child
 
abuse
 
are
 
ever
 
reported. We
 
will
 
talk
 
later
 
about
 
some
 
of
 
the
 
reasons
 
why. Perpetrators
 
of
 
child
 
abuse
 
come
 
from
 
all
 
walks
 
of
 
life,
 
races,
 
religions,
 
and
 
nationalities. They
 
come
 
from
 
all
 
professions
 
and
 
represent
 
all
 
levels
 
of
 
intelligence
 
and
 
standards
 
of
 
living. There
 
is
 
no
 
single
 
social
 
strata
 
free
 
from
 
incidents
 
of
 
child
 
abuse. Abusive
 
parents
 
may
 
show
 
disregard
 
for
 
the
 
child’s
 
own
 
needs,
 
limited
 
abilities,
 
and
 
feelings. Many
 
abusive
 
parents
 
believe
 
that
 
children
 
exist
 
to
 
satisfy
 
parental
 
needs
 
and
 
that
 
the
 
child’s
 
needs
 
are
 
unimportant. Children
 
who
 
don’t
 
satisfy
 
the
 
parent’s
 
needs
 
may
 
become
 
victims
 
of
 
child
 
abuse. Sexual
 
abusers
 
may
 
have
 
deviant
 
personality
 
traits
 
and
 
behaviors
 
that
 
can
 
result
 
in
 
sexual
 
contact
 
with
 
a
 
child. Sexual
 
abuse
 
perpetrators
 
sometimes
 
use
 
threats,
 
bribery,
 
coercion
 
or
 
force
 
to
 
engage
 
a
 
child
 
in
 
sexual
 
activity.