Child abuse may be of various kinds: sexual abuse by the members of the family within the domestic territory, trafficking of children for the flesh trade, physical or psychological violence at home and out-of-doors, child-labour and so on.Child abuse is definiely one of the most heinous crimes that leads to very damaging consequences.
Once a case of child-abuse is detected, the affected child must be rescued from the evil clutches of the abuser. The child shoud be placed in safe custody and a thorough medical examination should be carried out to diagnose the physical as well as mental damage done to the victim. Immediate measures should be taken to mitigate the trauma of the innocent victim. At the same time, the abuser shall have to be identified and proper legal action initiated against him. The abuser of a child, especially in case of a sexual abuse, must be brought to book to assure an exemplary punishment of the culprit.
For various reasons, child-abuse is largely under-reported, and children are most unsafe in the custody of their elders in the family. Cruelty and violence that children are so often subjected to are real menace to almost all societies.
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