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Henry Kempe - ANSWER Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of
Colorado School of Medicine; Published the article "The Battered-Child Syndrome"
Mary Ellen Wilson - ANSWER First child abuse case that was recognized
-whipped and cut
-no laws to remove/save her
-court had to prove that she was treated worse than an animal to be removed
-no laws came for 100 years
What is CAPTA? - ANSWER -provides minimum standards for maltreatment
-states can add statutes to gain funding
-funding for prosecution, investigating, prevention, assessments, and treatment(
enacted 100 years after Mary Ellen)
How does CAPTA define child maltreatment? - ANSWER any fact or failure to act on part
of parent or caregiver, results in harm, death, and imminent risk
-nonaccidental
What are the adjectives PA used to define child abuse? - ANSWER Intentionally,
knowingly, and Recklessly
How does PA define a perpetrator of commission of abuse? - ANSWER Person who
committed abuse
-parent of child-spouse or former spouse of parent
