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INTRODUCTION
CHILD ABUSE IS VERY REAL AND PROMINENT SOCIAL PROBLEM TODAY. THE
IMPACT OF CHILD ABUSE AFFECTS MORE THAN ONE’S CHILDHOOD. MOST CHILDREN
ARE DEFENLESS AGAINST ABUSE, ARE DEPENDENT ON THEIR CARETAKERS AND
UNABLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THIS ACTS.

CHILDHOOD SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND

SOCIALIZATION. THROUGHOUT ADOLENSCENCE, CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT HOW TO
BECOME PRODUCTIVE AND POSITIVE, FUNCTIONING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, MUCH
OF THE SOCIALIZING OF CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY