Form of child maltreatment

• How would you define it?
• Would you suggest a different term/word? If so, why and what would that term be? If not, why?
• Share your thoughts, based on course concepts

Choose one form of child maltreatment included in Chapter 7 on Additional Forms of Child Maltreatment that you would like to know more about. Find one journal/scholarly article (not Wikipedia or similar website) that discusses your topic. Find one media article reporting on a specific happening. The article should contain a good description and detail – at least two to three pages long.
Once you have thoroughly read both articles, please address the following:
• Summarize the scholarly article.
• How do the characteristics of the victim and characteristics of the perpetrator match with the information provided in the chapter?
• What social and environmental factors are identified?
• Are these consistent with the readings?

Sample Answer

Analysis of the Selected Text

The selected text focuses on the core argument against the admissibility of mental health professionals' testimony in legal settings, particularly due to concerns about the reliability of clinical judgment.

How would you define it? The selected text defines "clinical judgment" in forensic contexts as a subjective process heavily influenced by a clinician's individual interpretation, experience, and theoretical background, rather than objective, empirically validated measures. It highlights that mental health diagnoses often involve inference and qualitative

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