Psychology - Compulsory contraception

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Compulsory Contraception

For Convicted Child Abusers

Introduction

The abuse of children has been recorded in history over time , in literature , art and science in various parts of the world . It has taken the form of infanticide , mutilation , abandonment and such other forms dating back to ancient civilizations (Bensel , R .W , Rheinberger , M .M Radbill SX . Historical records are also filled with reports of untidy , fragile and malnourished children thrown out by families to fend for themselves and of children who have been abused sexually

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groups and others concerned with children 's wellbeing and who have backed the protection of children have existed for a long time Nevertheless , this issue did not receive extensive attention by the general public until 1962 (Kempe CH et al , 1962

Child abuse is defined by the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA (42 U .S .C .A . 5106g , as any recent act or failure to act on the part of parent or caretaker , which results in death , serious physical or emotional harm , sexual abuse or exploitation An act or failure to act which presents an immense risk of serious harm ' Looking at this , we see that child abuse encompasses a rudimentary notion that it merely entails physical harm . Child abuse is a plague or virus that eats into the soul of an individual . As we can see , it also includes sexual abuse , emotional abuse and even child neglect . It also follows that these things do not occur as individual incidents but are always tied together . Moreover , this incident has a number of social and psychological ramifications . Hence , it is imperative that measures be taken to protect society and individuals Such is the case of implementing compulsory contraception for convicted child abusers

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We know for a fact that Child abuse is a legal matter and that we have various laws to protect children from such . Moreover , we have implemented laws that penalize the offender . Yet child abuse is still a major problem that spans the country . Numerous cases still occur and what is quite alarming is the fact that a lot of the cases that occur have yet to be reported

Children often fall short when it comes to letting others know about the abuse for fear that the disclosure will bring consequences far worse than being victims again . The victims may be afraid of punishments or effects from the family , feel guilt for the punishment given to the doer , and may fear following strike backs from the perpetrator (Berlinger Barbieri , 1984 Groth , 1979 Swanson Biaggio , 1985

Child abuse affects not only the physical aspect of a child , more than that it damages the child 's mental and emotional state as well . The psychological and emotional effects of these maltreatments and can have persistent emotional and behavioral difficulties that will carry on until adulthood (Hobbs , C .J , Hanks , H . G , Wynne , J .M , 1999 . This involves a pattern that attacks the development of the self and social competence...