Cand|date Name Lorenzo W||||ams

Cand|date number
1|t|e of study Ch||d Abuse
Schoo| number
1eacher konn|e k|chardson
1err|tory


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SLaLemenL of problempg2
8easons for chooslng Loplcpg3
MeLhod of lnvesLlgaLlonpg4
uaLa collecLlon lnsLrumenLpg3
rocedures for daLa collecLlonpg6
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llrsL of all l wanL Lo Lhank Cod for glvlng me sLrengLh and healLh Lo compleLe
my S8A and l also wanL Lo Lhank my slsLerlnlaw parenLs broLhers and slsLers for
glvlng me Lhe exLra encouragemenL and help LhaL l needed Lo fully compleLe my
S8A


















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WhaL are Lhe ma[or lmpacLs of chlld abuse ln rospecL?




















kLASCNS ICk CnCCSING M 1CIC

1 1o ldenLlfy Lhe causes of chlld abuse ln prospecL
2 1o ldenLlfy Lhe effecLs of chlld abuse ln prospecL
3 1o ldenLlfy posslble soluLlons for chlld abuse ln prospecL

















ML1nCD CI INVLS1IGA1ICN

ln order Lo collecL Lhe relevanL daLa needed Lo compleLe my S8A l used a prlnLed
quesLlonnalre 1hls ls a prlnLed documenL whlch conLalned 12 quesLlons geared aL
Lhe Loplc of lnLeresL 1hls meLhod was beLLer because lL ls cheap easy Lo
consLrucL and allows me Lo cover a large sample slze

















My name |s Lorenzo W||||ams I attend the 8|shop's co||ege k|ngstown and I am do|ng a
S8A(schoo| base assessment) for soc|a| stud|es and have to do a quest|onna|re So |t wou|d be
rea||y apprec|ated |f you cou|d a|d me |n comp|et|ng the fo||ow|ng quest|ons
DA1A CCLLLC1ICN INS1kUMLN1

SLx _____ CCCuA1lCn_____ ACL_____

1 Are you a parenL?
?LS nC
2 lf yes are you a slngle parenL?
?LS nC
3 8y whaL means do you Lhlnk chlldren should be dlsclpllne?
(A)8LL1
(8)PAnu
(C)Wl8LS
(u)L?8CA8u

4 WhaL Lype of abuse do you Lhlnk chlldren go Lhrough mosLly ln
prospecL?
(A)SLxuAL A8uSL
(8)vL88AL A8uSL
(C)P?SlCAL A8uSL
(u)nLCLLC1 A8uSL

3 uo you Lhlnk parenLs abuse Lhelr chlldren because of poverLy?
?LS nC SLaLe
why_______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
__________________
6 ln your oplnlon do you belleve mosL parenLs who abuse Lhelr chlldren
does lL because Lhey are under Lhe lnfluence of drugs?
?LS nC SLaLe
why_______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________

7 ln your oplnlon do you belleve chlldren should be llvlng under Lhe same
roof as someone who ls menLally challenged?
?LS nC SLaLe
why_______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________
8 WhaL do you Lhlnk ls Lhe MA!C8 cause of chlld abuse ln prospecL?

(A)CC8 A8Ln1lnC SklLLS
(8)A8Ln1S WPC SullL8Lu A8uSL
(C)A8Ln1S Wl1P S18LSS
(u)SlnCLL A8Ln1S

9 WhaL do you Lhlnk ls Lhe ma[or effecL of abuse on Lhe chlld for Lhe Lype
of abuse you have chosen?

(A)LCWL8 1PLl8 SLLl LS1LLM
(8)8LuuCL 1PLl8 ln1L8A1lCn Wl1P SCClL1?
(C)1PL? MA? ALSC 18LA1 C1PL8 lnulvluuALS 1PL SAML
(u)ACAuLMlC ullllCuL1lLS

10Whlch consequence do you belleve a chlld who has been physlcally
abuse would face mosLly?
(A)8unnlnC AWA?
(8)SulCluL A11M1S
(C)CP8CnlC AlnS
(u)ALCPCPCL A8uSL

11Whom do you belleve a chlld abuse vlcLlm should llve wlLh lf Lhelr
parenLs abuse Lhem?

(A)C8Anu A8Ln1S
(8)CLCSL l8lLnu
(C)CCu A8Ln1S
(u)l8lLnu Cl A8Ln1

12Pow can a chlld abuse vlcLlm be helped ln Lhelr slLuaLlon of abuse?

(A)CCunSLLLlnC
(8)CCn1AC1 1PL CLlCL
(C)SLAk 1C CLCSL 8LSCnSl8LL lAMlL? MLM8L8
(u)LuuCA1lCn 8CC8AMMLS









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ln order Lo dlsLrlbuLe my quesLlonnalres l wenL Lo Lhe church servlce on
Sunday13Lh of CcLober2011 ln rospecL aL around 930am and l walLed unLll Lhe
church servlce was over aL around 1130am Lo dlsLrlbuLe randomly Lo Lhe persons
ln Lhe servlce from ages 1933 and l recollecLed Lhem Lhe followlng Sunday whlch
was Lhe 22
nd
















kLSLN1A1ICN CI DA1A
llg 1 A dlagram showlng persons oplnlons on Lhe cause of chlld abuse


1he flgure above shows Lhe percenLage of persons who shared Lhelr oplnlons on
whaL Lhey Lhlnk ls Lhe cause of chlld abuse lL can be observed from Lhe dlagram
above LhaL 60 agreed LhaL Lhe parenLs who abuse Lhelr chlldren abuses Lhem
because Lhey suffered abused whlle 17 agreed LhaL parenLs who abuse Lhelr
chlldren abuse Lhem because Lhey are slngle parenLs lL can also be percelved LhaL
8 agreed LhaL parenLs who abuse Lhelr chlldren abuses Lhem because of sLress
whlle however 13 agreed LhaL parenLs who abuse Lhelr chlldren abuses Lhem
because of poor parenLlng skllls So we can clearly see LhaL Lhe MAIN cause of
chlld abuse ls resulLed from parenLs who were abused
60
13
8
17
A8Ln1S WPC SullL8Lu A8uSL
CC8 A8Ln1lnC SklLLS
A8Ln1S Wl1P S18LSS
SlnCLL A8Ln1S

llg 2 1able showlng Lhe consequences of physlcal abuse








1he Lable above shows Lhe consequences of physlcal abuse lL can be observed
LhaL (7) persons agreed LhaL runnlng away ls Lhe MAICk consequence of physlcal
abuse whlle (3) persons agreed LhaL a sulclde aLLempL ls Lhe MAICk consequence
for physlcal abuse lL ls also observed LhaL (8) persons agreed LhaL chronlc paln ls
Lhe MAICk consequence for physlcal abuse whlle however (2) persons agreed
LhaL alcohol abuse ls Lhe MAICk consequence for physlcal abuse 8uL lL ls clearly
sLaLed LhaL chronlc paln ls Lhe MAICk consequence for physlcal abuse







Consequences of physlcal
chlld abuse
number of persons (MALLS
lLMALLS)
8unnlnC AWA? 7
SulCluL A11LM 3
CP8CnlC Aln 8
ALCCPCL A8uSL 2

llg 3 A dlagram showlng Lhe ways LhaL can curb Lhe problem of chlld abuse


1he dlagram above lllusLraLes ways LhaL could curb Lhe problem of chlld abuse lL
can be seen LhaL (3) persons agreed LhaL speaklng Lo a close famlly member ls Lhe
way Lo curb Lhe problem of chlld abuse whlle (4) persons agreed LhaL educaLlon
programmes ls Lhe way Lo curb Lhe problem of chlld abuse lurLhermore lL can be
seen LhaL (3) persons agreed LhaL counsellng ls Lhe way Lo curb Lhe problem of
chlld abuse whlle (8) persons agreed LhaL conLacLlng Lhe pollce ls Lhe way Lo curb
Lhe problem of chlld abuse So lL ls clearly sLaLed LhaL conLacLlng Lhe pollce ls Lhe
way Lo curb Lhe problem of chlld abuse




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4
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CCunSLLLlnC CCn1AC1 1PL CLlCL

ANALSIS CI DA1A

ln my School 8ased AssessmenL l dealL on Lhe Loplc Lhe MAICk lmpacLs of chlld
abuse ln rospecL l order Lo accumulaLe Lhe necessary daLa Lo compleLe my
pro[ecL l declded Lo use Lhe prlnLed quesLlonnalres 1hls ls a llsL of quesLlons
geared aL Lhe Loplc
AfLer collecLlng Lhe necessary lnformaLlon Lo compleLe my pro[ecL lL was seen
LhaL a mosL persons agreed LhaL chlldren should be dlsclpllne by hand however
mosL respondenLs were male
ln response Lo quesLlon (8) whaL do you Lhlnk ls Lhe MA!C8 reason for chlld
abuse? 60 agreed LhaL parenLs who abuse Lhelr chlldren abuse Lhem because
Lhey suffered abuse 40 respondenLs agreed LhaL chronlc paln ls Lhe MAICk
consequence of physlcal abuse whlle only 2 of Lhe respondenLs agreed LhaL
alcohol abuse ls Lhe MAICk consequence of chlld abuse 40 of Lhe respondenLs
agreed LhaL conLacLlng Lhe pollce ls Lhe way Lo curb ln Lhe problem of chlld abuse
whlle 13 of Lhe respondenLs agreed LhaL speaklng Lo a close famlly member ls
Lhe way Lo curb ln Lhe problem of chlld abuse Moreover Lhe respondenLs adhere
Lo Lhe measures LhaL can curb ln Lhe problem of chlld abuse Lhey are as follows
(A)SLAk 1C A CLCSL lAMlL? MLM8L8
(8)LuuCA1lCn 8CC8AMMLS
(C)CCunSLLLlnC
(u)CCn1AC1lnC 1PL CLlCL





S1A1LMLN1 CI IINDINGS

1he lnvesLlgaLor has found ouL LhaL

1 1he ma[or cause of chlld abuse resulLs from parenLs who suffered abuse
accordlng Lo 60of respondenLs
2 1he effecL of physlcal abuse ls chronlc paln accordlng Lo 40 of Lhe
respondenLs
3 1he soluLlon or way Lo curb Lhe problem of chlld abuse ls conLacLlng Lhe
pollce accordlng Lo 40 of Lhe respondenLs













kLCCMMLNDA1ICN

1 romoLlng a number of poslLlve programmes abouL how lmporLanL our
youLhs are Lo Lhls naLlon noL only ln rospecL buL ln Lhe counLry as a
whole Lhls would help Lo conLrol Lhe problems of chlld abuse

2 CerLaln pollcles regulaLlng chlld abuse behavlours should be lmplemenLed
by Lhe governmenL


IMLLMLN1A1ICN S1kA1LG

1 ln order Lo curb Lhe lssue of chlld abuse l wlll urge Lhe governmenL Lo
lmplemenL harsh penalLles Lo persons/person caughL or reporLed abuslng a
chlld

2 1he governmenL can provlde educaLlonal lnLervenLlons seeklng Lo conLrol
persons/person hablLs of abuslng a chlld Also Lo provlde poslLlve programs
abouL chlld abuse and lLs effecLs on our youLhs and our counLry