The causes of physical abuse are diverse . It occurs in this country in a culture which sanctions certain forms of violence (war , sports ) and which permits physical punishment of children . Physical abuse has received a great deal of attention since the annocement of the Battered Child Syndrome by Helfer and Kempe . The greatest risk of physical abuse is to infants as they cannot runaway or ask for help . The popular notion of physical abuse is that it is something that...











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