Advocacy, subjecting a child to assault

Advocacy, subjecting a child to assault

Assault is the act whereby one is occassioned to an offensive act or physical bodily harm by another person. It is an offensive act and a crime in law to subject someone to assault moreso a child. In criminal law assault is categorised into harm, maim or gravious harm depending on the degree of injury occassioned to the person.

In the case of children, actual and sexual assault are very common. As an advocate, child assault is an abuse to the child and it should be taken into consideration more seriously to reduce the crime against the children. It leaves the child with long lasting scars, emotional depression, child neglect, affect self-esteem, and future relationship of the child and assistance given to such childmay create a huge difference in the child’s life. A child found in this state is required to be protected by first reporting the matter to police. Whatever you can do to help the child, provide it with a lot of reassuarance and unconditional support (McNutt, 2007).

If the child is physically or sexually assaulted, fir.............