Child Abuse and Remedies

Question: Discuss about theChild Abuse and Remedies. Answer: Introduction: The report tries to look into the grotesque practice of child abuse prevalent in the society. Child abuse can be defined as something that is augmented by physical, mental and sexual torture upon a child either by the parents or by the other individuals (Kum, 2014). Singapore has been suffering from such heinous activity throughout the years though several measures have been to do away with such social menace. There are different reasons behind these brutal activities. The problem lies in this fact that child abuse, in many countries is concerned as a family affair rather than a dire social issue (Hesselink Booyens, 2016). Stringent laws are seldom implemented upon the parents and others who are prosecuted to have abused a child because the entire incident is often manipulated (Li, 2014). The Singaporean government has therefore enacted some stringent management systems to find out the actuality. The report seeks an answer to the question whether implementation of law is the only solution to child abuse. Thesis Statement: Since child abuse is a social injustice and threat, it should be tackled through social interventions instead of singular task initiated by the government rules and laws. Attesting the Thesis: Legislative Intervention and Social Issues: The Singaporean government, pertaining to child abuse, has chronicled many incidents. According to the chronicles, 551 dire cases of child abuse have been reported with incidents like minority rape and molestation causing grievous body harm and injuries. Children and Young Persons Act of 1993 in Singapore ensures the welfare and security of children on the country. Recent growth in child abuse in the country has led the Home Affairs Ministry and Law Ministry to review the amendments in a certain way so that the measures taken against the prosecuted can be apt and constructive. K. Shanmugam, the Law and Home Affairs minister of Singapore has stated that relevance and adequacy of the implementations of law have to be reviewed under certain circumstances where extreme brutality persists. The minister has brought in the example from unfortunate demise of Mohamad Daniel Mohamad Nasser- a two years old kid who fell victim to constant abuse by his parents. He succumbed to death after being tortured on regular basis. The accused parents were sentenced for more than 10 years. Measures Taken by the Government: However, there has been no ultimate solution for child abuse in the countries. Many unaccounted cases happen on regular basis in the rural areas of the country. Hence, the Ministry of Social and Family Development of Singapore have initiated to build an associative body to detect such malpractices in the wide range of Singaporean society. Child Protection Services was embodied to investigate the cases and provide management regarding scheduled and disciplined investigation. CPS (Child Protection Service) has adapted multidimensional task to eliminate such social vice from the entire society. Clinical Intervention: Provision of counselling and therapeutic services for the victims has been one of the major tasks of CPS. Detection of crime cannot be the only solution towards the vicious approach of child abuse. CPS works with the entire family members of a child so that a better social frame can be provided to it. It also ensures whether once abused child is permanently affected by the act it had suffered from. There have been cases where the doctors are perplexed pertaining to the treatment of the abused child in favour of the parents. Parents are often found to conceal the actual incident they commit in order to avoid further enquiry (Spalek, McCall Bacon, 2016). Hence, the medical practitioners often face challenges to reveal the fact. They convey a suspicious case to their social investigation team and whence proven, it is further communicated to the CPS. Argument Against the Implementation of Law: In the year 1995, Singapore signed the UNCRC (United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child) pledge along with other member nations. It has thus strengthened the actions regarding the abolition of child abuse within the country(Li, Liebenberg Ungar, 2015). However, a firm question can be raised whether only implementation of law is adequate to do away with the social menaces. A social revolution needs to be summoned to eradicate such maltreatment towards children(O'Loughlin O'Loughlin, 2016). Case studies should be provided to the students who are supposed to be the driving forces to change the ongoing negativity in the society. A social campaign should be conducted so that a message is conveyed to the greater mass regarding the existing situation. An American organisation named Call to Action has been working hard to eradicate every possible negative force from the society. The organisation has reached to the youth so that they can better the upcoming generation through en lightenment (Skeen Tomlinson, 2013). Singapore has great student force that can well be utilised to ensure a crime free society. Conclusion: It can thus be concluded that only laws cannot be a permanent solution for social problems. Ever since there is no social enlightenment and edification, the mass evils cannot receive proper treatment. Youth edification is the most effective healing procedure against child abuse. This is going to put a long-term impact upon the Singaporean society. Reference: Hesselink, A., Booyens, K. (2016). 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