Crime Prevention : Safety Tips

Physical Abuse

Physical abuse is the most visible form of abuse and may be defined as any act which results in a non-accidental trauma or inflicted physical injury (or death). It includes:

• Hitting, beating or punching;
• Kicking, chocking, biting or burning;
• Stabbing, shooting or using other weapons in violent action;
• Making threatening gestures, throwing something at someone that could hurt him/her;
• Abandoning the child in dangerous places to frighten and control him/her and his/her actions;
• Refusing to help a child when he/she is sick or injured; and
• Raping a child.
   

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