Abused and neglected children almost always come from poor, minority, and/or inner city families.

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Abused and neglected children almost always come from poor , minority

Child abuse has been on the forefront of the public domain and the media . This is because although every body in the society seems to be aware of what child abuse is as well as its consequences , several cases of death are reported every day as a result of child abuse . A number of myths have been conceived in an attempt

to explain the group of people who are most venerable to child abuse . In this paper , I give some critical facts , which dismiss the statement that abused and neglected children always come from poor , minority and the inner city families

Child abuse as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States is any action , order or a combination of actions , which are undertaken by a parent or any other person who is responsible for the well being of the child that can harm or amount to harm of the child (MedlinePlus , 2010 . Child abuse takes several forms such as sexual emotional and physical mistreatment of the child

The definition given above is undoubtedly not restricted to any group of people but comprises of things which although are inhuman when not only done to children but also to the adults , can be done by any body regardless of education level and social economic status in the society (Baskerville , 2006...