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A 6 page discussion of the factors associated with child abuse, delinquency, and the likelihood that an abused child will ultimately become an abuser. The author weaves in the "broken window" theory of James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelly in the argument that we must address child abuse early on if future impacts are to be lessened. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Child abuse has both short and long term consequences. It affects not only the child and the individual
family but society as a whole. There is a direct link, for example, between child abuse and juvenile delinquency (Howing, Wodarski, Kurtz, Gaudin, and Herbst, 1990; Widom, 2006).
That, in turn, is linked to adult criminal activity. Of equal concern is the fact that abused children often become abusers themselves. Treatment programs are in place for
abusers themselves, for abused children, and for abused children that become juvenile delinquents. Although the success of these programs varies greatly, without treatment the vicious circle between abuse, delinquency
and future abuse is sure to continue. As Wilson and Kelly (2006) emphasize in their "broken window theory":
"if a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken".
Child abuse, if left unaddressed will ultimately result in many broken windows. Those windows include the children themselves
but they also include society as a whole. Child abuse can be either an act of commission or omission. It can take
the form of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect. A nonorganic failure to thrive can also be an indication of child abuse. Child abuse can entail
actual physical harm in which a child sustains physical damage and emotional harm in which the child is endangered psychologically. This harm can be either actually occurring or considered
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