HD FS 258 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse
11 Jan 2017
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Legal age of consent for sexual activity in pa: 16 years of age. Maximum # of years between a child legally consenting to sex in pa and a sexual partner: 4 years. Is this sexual abuse/assault: a 17 year old male having sex with a 14 year old female. Not abuse: a 21 year old female having sex with a 14 year old male. Physical neglect: any of the following when committed by a perpetrator that: Functioning: 1) failure to supervise a child consistent with the child"s developmental age and abilities that is: Egregious: 2) failure to provide a child with adequate essentials of life, including: Examples: punching, kicking, biting, burning, shaking of a child. Though not required: causing serious mental injury to a child. Often involves: frequent and harsh criticism, perceived aggression. Perpetrator: a person who has committed child abuse and is a: Person responsible for the welfare of a child.
