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Article: Child maltreatment risks and strategies. (Risk Management).
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- Camping Magazine
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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Risk Assessment
Child maltreatment is a plague in our society This is a fact. Historically, there was a lack of awareness about the scope of the problem. This has changed over time. In the mid-1 980s Americans were shocked to hear the allegations of child sexual abuse and molestation involving a California childcare center. This event brought the issue of child sexual abuse and molestation to center stage.
The impact of this event has been wide and continuous. At the time, it created some panic and overreaction among the public, insurance underwriters, and state regulators. The allegations of child sexual abuse and molestation ruined the lives of some ...