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Date of submission: 10/12/2018
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ARTICLE 2
A hidden history of child abuse may lie behind the myriad social
problems that afflict Australia, from its high rate of depression to its high
rate of homelessness. We are more aware, partly thanks to the wayward
Catholic clergy, of the existence of child abuse. But that has not
translated into an understanding of its pervasive and long-lasting legacy.
In a room of 100 women, 12 or 13 on average would have experienced
sexual abuse as a child; in a room of 100 men, at least four or five would
be survivors of sexual abuse. These figures come from the 2005
Australian Bureau of Statistics personal safety survey, and some in the
field consider them conservative. Even so, it amounts to a substantial
proportion of the population before one factors in the other forms of
childhood abuse - physical, emotional and neglect.
Most victims of child sexual assault do not end up in jail or on the streets.
As with all traumas, an individual's response is shaped by their
personality and intelligence, and family support, and, in the case of
victims of rape or molestation, by whether they are believed by the adults
they confide in. There is some evidence that in the hierarchy of sins
perpetrated against children, it is parental neglect that does the most
damage.
Even so, the risk factors are high that childhood sexual assault will leave
a permanent mark. A 2010 Victorian study by Margaret Cutajar and
others found the suicide risk was 18 times higher among adult survivors
of child sex abuse than in the general population. An Australian
universities study found that even in later life the adult survivors of abuse
were 4½ times more likely to be unhappy than people who had not
suffered such a trauma.
Better sex education and more openness about sex have punctured the
naivety that was disastrous for children in the past. Children are better
able to recognise, rebuff and report ''bad'' touching. And the end of
institutional care of children has also been protective. Last month the
NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, described child sex abuse
as the ''monster that is eating at the very heart of our society''. He
revealed that more than half the state's 6042 victims of sexual assault in
2009 were 15 or under.
Outrage should not end when the children who are the victims grow up.
A history of rape or molestation in childhood is perhaps no more valid an
excuse than other early misfortunes for criminal, indolent, or out-of-
control behaviour in later life. But unless we can provide the right
response, better access to the therapy that helps children and adults
alike, exhorting survivors of childhood sexual abuse to ''get on with it''
seems particularly hard-hearted. In formulating harsh policy responses to
long-term welfare recipients, juvenile delinquents or other unpopular
marginalised groups, the possibility should be held in mind that they are
carrying the terrible legacy of childhood sexual abuse and need help to
recover.
In the article, “The Dark Legacy of Child Abuse”, by Adele Horin, the author deals
with the child abuse problem that happened in Australia. The purpose of this article is
to tell the audience about the effect of child abuse and it have to be done with the
right response. The audience could be the authorities and citizen especially the family
as this happened between themselves. The overall tone use is supportive as the
author wants to persuade people to help people that experienced this problem.
The author used the instance of inductive reasoning on the first paragraph. It is where
the beginning of the sentence started about the history of child abuse. Then, it is
elaborate with survey that was conduct by Australian Bureau of Statistics and it is
translated for the understanding of the audience. And the last paragraph tells about
population of child abuse victim that become more increasing because of factors in
the form physical, emotional and neglect.
In addition, the overall arguments of the author based to the topic is relevance as she
able to include for most of her point with appropriate justification. She believes that
the high prevalence of such childhood trauma was among marginalized groups. This
statement was prove by the question that asked of girls in NSW juvenile justice
detention centre in 2009, almost 40 percent had a history of sexual abuse. The
author reinforced the evidence with findings of the Young People in Custody Health
Survey show that the average age of first having sex was 13, and that nearly one-
third of the girls had been pregnant. In the same time, this shows that the authors
include strong proof from the researches findings.
Most of supporting details that use by author is statistic to support her point. This
statistic are considers as conservative amounts in the same field which basically
claims that child abuse case is still in the normal rate of cases occurred in term
physical, emotional and neglected of childhood abuse. As the example, she supports
the point by stating the figure that in a room of 100 women, 12 or 13 on average
would have experienced sexual abuse as a child; in a room of 100 men, at least four
or five would be survivors of sexual abuse. These figures come from the 2005
Australian Bureau of Statistics personal safety survey, and some in the field consider
them conservative.
The author was able to shows her objectivity of the article as every judgment of her
opinion is subjected with a good reasoning. However, some of her statements were
basically touch on the incorrect initiative taken by the community base on this child
abuse issue. As for example, in the 8th paragraph, she express her believed on how
sex education and more openness about sex have punctured the naivety that was
disastrous for children in the past. The children should be able to recognize the “bad”
Touching from this teaching but somehow turn out to be differently. The authors then
add some NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, labeled child sex abuse as
the ''monster that is eating at the very heart of our society''.
Towards the end of articles, the author wants to persuade the audience to give help
to the victim of child abuse. The evidence is when the author proposed for the
therapy that could help child abuse patient to deal with the problem effectively. Then,
the author suggest for the better sex education as it is effective way to prevent from
being victim of children abuse. Author also stated that awareness is the start of
understanding and prevention as they know the effect of being abuse.
As a conclusion, the authorities and the family itself should be more alert about their
children. Any unfamiliar sign or behavior should be alert as the children that has been
sexual abuse are hard to tell their parents. Then, this could lead to depression. So, to
overcome the problem, the author wants to create awareness especially among the
parents itself. Later, to help the people that has been victim of sexual abuse to get a
therapy as the best cure.