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CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Year 12 Legal Studies Assignment



Children today have a right to feel safe. Child sexual abuse is a growing concern in Australia and the government needs to do something to stop child sexual abuse and to punish those who are sexually abusing children. Child sexual abuse laws are aimed to protect the children and the children’s best interests. Their needs to be a legislative change to enforce the law and to further protect the children that are abused sexually. Child sexual abuse refers to sexual abuse of a child by an adult or some other person significantly older or in a position of power or control over the child, where the child is used for sexual stimulation of another person. In addition to overt sexual interactions, child sexual abuse also includes invitations or requests by an adult regarding sexual forms of kissing, hugging and any other sexual activities. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse)


There are four main types of sexual child abuse. Sexual assault is Rape or sexual penetration. Sexual molestation is when the abuser exposes a minor to pornography or to the sexual acts of others. Sexual exploitation is the Prostituting of a child and creating or trafficking in child pornography. Sexual grooming which is when the abuser seeks to make a minor more accepting of their advances, for example in an online chat room. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse). We need to encourage victims of this cruel abuse to come forward and talk to someone about it so that higher authority can help take care of child sexual abuse. "An adult who engages in sexual activity with a child is performing a criminal and immoral act which never can be considered normal or socially acceptable behavior." The American Psychiatric Association (http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/rind/apa.html)


The stakeholders involved in sexual child abuse are doctors, nurses,...