Battered child syndrome in the records of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Białystok

Violence against children has been until now recognised as physical aggression escalating from corporal punishment, hard physical labour to homicide. Nowadays child abuse is considered as maltreatment occurring in four different aspects: physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse and neglect....

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Published in:Archiwum medycyny sądowej i krjminologii 2017, Vol.67 (3), p.153-165
Main Authors: Ptaszyńska-Sarosiek, Iwona, Niemcunowicz-Janica, Anna, Iłędo, Małgorzata, Filimoniuk, Marcin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Battered Child Syndrome - epidemiology
Child
Child Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Female
Forensic Medicine - methods
Humans
Male
Medical Records - statistics & numerical data
Punishment
Risk Factors
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Summary:Violence against children has been until now recognised as physical aggression escalating from corporal punishment, hard physical labour to homicide. Nowadays child abuse is considered as maltreatment occurring in four different aspects: physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. Child abuse is difficult to disclose, as it is concealed both by the perpetrators and the victims. The child is afraid and at the same time, almost always ashamed of looking for help. The victim frequently feels guilty, considers the violence as a norm, but in many cases is not able to speek precisely and very often has problems in contacting the required person. The objective of this study is to analyse the phenomenon of child abuse on the basis of Department of Forensic Medicine records. The victims were characterized in terms of their age, sex, place of residence and the type and location of injuries. The kind of abuse and perpetrators were also determined by researchers.
ISSN:0324-8267
DOI:10.5114/amsik.2017.73190