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22 Supremo Amicus [75] (2020)
Domestic Violence: Child Abuse and Elder Abuse

handle is hein.journals/supami22 and id is 75 raw text is: SUPREMO AMICUS VOLUME 22 ISSN 2456-9704 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE AND ELDER ABUSE By Pritika Sharma and Sanika Schroff From Manipal University, Jaipur Abstract Domestic Violence does not only physical hurt caused to the person. It shows a power of superiors. In this the person abusing controls the other person who is being abused by giving threats, hurting them or giving mental trauma. The violence is not one-time thing; it is a result of months and years. It can be seen or said that the definition of domestic violence is not same; it differs from place to place, state to state or even country to country. These abuses can be done by family, Friends or former or current intimate partners. Violence or abuse is done by physical hurt, mental trauma or controlling the persons. It can be done to anyone as it has a wider scope; it can be done to women, children, old age people, girls, students (irrespective to boy or girl), colleagues and lot more. In this paper we have restricted our scope to children abuse and elder abuse because these people are the ones whose abuse rate is at the higher side. The aim of this paper is to explains the situation of a Abused Child and Abused elder as how this abuse impacted their life, and in case of child how abuse can break and shattered their lives as it leaves a scar on a child's mind forever that it affects his/her life at different stages. This research paper also analysis the impact of pandemic on the Child Abuse and Neglect, as this is the major concern because children are the future of any Nation there is an urgent need to protect them and frame them into a better human for better tomorrow. Key Words: Domestic Violence, Abuse, Child, Neglect, Elder, Pandemic, Prevention Introduction Domestic violence means a violent behavior by a person in order to gain supremacy over their spouses or any intimate family member i.e. their own children, family members children, elder etc. Domestic violence term is used when there is close relation between accused and victim. Abuse is something that can happen anytime, anywhere and by anyone irrespective to its age, sex, religion, race or their cultural background. Elder abuse is where people over 60 years are exploited. Child Abuse is any kind of harm, being physical, sexual, or psychological or any kind of maltreatment or neglect by child's parent or caregiver. There are many forms of Domestic Violence such as1 1. Physical abuse is the abuse that includes physical contact between two persons from whom one causing bodily harm by hitting, pushing, or slapping to the other. 2. Emotional abuse also called psychological abuse, including hurtful words, yelling, threatening, or repeatedly ignoring the older adult or the children. ' https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- conditions/child-abuse/symptoms-causes/syc- 20370864 www.supremoamicus.org PIF 6.242

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