Child Abuse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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CHILD ABUSE physical, sexual...maltreatment or neglect of children by parents, guardians, or others responsible for a childs welfare. Physical abuse is characterized...prostitution, or use of a child for pornographic purposes...or mental impairment of the child or even death. Small children are especially vulnerable...