Child Maltreatment

After reading all the articles and lectures, answer the following using at least 500 word.

1. What were the two key findings of the Duffy article? (10 points)

2. What could explain increased maltreatment in single-mother households? How do these things explain increased maltreatment? Don’t just list them out–think about it. Explain. (10 points)

3. How is society affected by child maltreatment? Think about how child maltreatment affects an individual and how that individual then affects society. Also, think about the costs (both monetary and not) to society. (10 points)

4. Ask a question to your classmates. This can be a question meant to garner better understanding of the material or just a question about the material.

some points to consider when answering:

Your initial response post should meet the word requirement indicated in the discussion post instructions and should be grammatically correct and void of errors.

Your responses to other students’ posts can be shorter (150 words minimum).

Does your post indicate that the assigned reading/video was read/viewed and reflected upon?

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Does the post engage thoughtfully with the material by volunteering answers to questions, seeking clarification, or otherwise synthesizing or adding to the material in a meaningful and thoughtful way?

Does the post ask questions that extend the thinking of the class and/or the professor?

Does the post support and justify any assertions or claims with relevant experiences?

Does the post bring unique thought, insight and/or depth to the topic at hand?

Answer preview

1. What were the two key findings of the Duffy article?

According to Duffy et al., (2014), the government of the United States organized a home visiting program that was meant to know some of the ways that children are maltreated. This program was and is under the child protective services (CPS) where children are protected against neglect and abuse from irresponsible parents…

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