Release Date: 2024-06-03

Physical Abuse

Hilal Karayazi (Author), Mehmet Oguz Polat (Author)

Release Date: 2024-06-03

Physical violence against children is the most prevalent form of violence encountered. Physical violence is seen as a form of disciplinary action to control children in many societies. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), established to safeguard children from circumstances that impede their development, including neglect, abuse and violence, and [...]

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    Published inChild Maltreatment in Türkiye
    First Page13
    Last Page34
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359265.2
    Page Count22
    Copyright HolderNobel Tıp Kitabevleri
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    Physical violence against children is the most prevalent form of violence encountered. Physical violence is seen as a form of disciplinary action to control children in many societies. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), established to safeguard children from circumstances that impede their development, including neglect, abuse and violence, and to ensure their healthy development, is one of the significant importance in preventing violence against children. The UNCRC has established fundamental rights and imposed certain responsibilities on states with the aim of ensuring that children can maintain a healthy physical, psychological and social development. Firstly, this study presents a conceptual framework about physical violence against children. Then , ıt discusses data on physical violence against children in Türkiye, including statistics from TUIK, and national and international legal regulations. Finally, the global context regarding the issue of physical abuse against children was discussed, and the study was concluded with a summary and recommendations.

    Hilal Karayazi (Author)
    Acıbadem University
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3034-7630
    3Hilal Karayazı completed the Psychology Undergraduate Program at Acıbadem University between 2017-2021, and the Forensic Sciences Master’s Program at Acıbadem University between 2021-2023. She is currently continuing her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Ilim University. She currently works in a private educational institution. Areas of expertise; Forensic Sciences, Family Counselling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, and the details of his working areas are groups, children and adolescents, and he continues his research on this subject. She especially focused on physical abuse.

    Mehmet Oguz Polat (Author)
    Professor, Acıbadem University
    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8454-6817
    3Oğuz Polat is a forensic medicine expert and academician at Acıbadem Unıversity and dırector of ASUMA-Acıbadem Center of Prevention and Research for Crime and Violence and head of a NGO named Society of Prevention and Rehabilitation from Violence-İMDAT He is lecturing to medical,psychology and school of law forensic medicine, violence, criminology and criminalistics both graduate and master classes. He has 120 Articles about Child abuse ,Child’s Rights , Children at Risk , Violence toward children and Forensic medicine and 28 Books about Child abuse ,Child’s Rights ,Violence and Forensic Medicine including all aspects of child abuse. He is expert on child rights , child abuse and children at risk and domestic violence.

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