THESIS STATEMENT: “Child abuse and neglect has become an epidemic and there needs to be a change to prevent this abuse: educating communities, tougher sentences and lifetime monitoring of offenders.”
Sniped, Dawn-Elise, PhD, LMHC, CRC, NCC. (2012). Tip 36: Treatment for Persons with Child
Abuse and Neglect Issues. AllCEUs Counseling Education. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxNQ84dYUpO In this 36 minute video Sniped touched a lot of issues with explanations of cause and effect of abuse and neglect. Sniped linked child abuse/neglect to substance abuse. The video explains how to help these type of people recover from their addictions and issues. The video tells you how child abuse and neglect, in many cases, are carried from childhood and adulthood.
In many cases the victim becomes the abuser in adulthood. Sniped explains how educating the victims is the key and it should be mandated that they receive the education and therapy. She also explains how closer monitoring of these people would a positive approach and deem very helpful in keeping the children safer. I think this is a reliable source. I think this will help my argument because it comes from professional that has the experience and ability to share her knowledge not only from a personal view but from a professional standpoint.
Bacal, Jessica Esq. (2014) Interview Bacal has been an attorney for 33 years and 15 years has been involved with family law.
She has seen many abuse cases where she has been appointed attorney for the child by the courts directly. With all the cases she has been involved with these are the hardest. Sometimes the abuse is obvious but, there lacks the evidence saying there is abuse and so the abuse to the child
