abus à l'égard d'un enfant
- Domaines
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- droitdroit de la famille
- psychologiepsychologie sociale
- Dernière mise à jour
Note :
Dans son sens le plus étroit, il s'agit de l'utilisation intentionnelle et non accidentelle de la force physique, et d'actes d'omission intentionnels et non accidentels de la part d'un parent ou d'un gardien. Dans son sens le plus large, cette expression inclut la négligence et les sévices envers les enfants, les abus sexuels, les dommages émotifs, le syndrome du manque de développement et, peut-être aussi, les dommages à la santé du point de vue nutritif.
Terme privilégié :
- abus à l'égard d'un enfant n. m.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Office québécois de la langue française,Définition
In a narrow sense, it is the intentional, non-accidental use of physical force, or intentional, non-accidental acts of omission, on the part of a parent or other caretaker interacting with a child in his care, aimed at hurting, injuring or destroying that child. ((In a broad sense, it)) would include child neglect, child battering, sexual abuse of children, emotional abuse, the so called "failure to thrive" syndrome and perhaps nutritional abuse as well.
Notes :
"Child abuse" has traditionally been the term used to characterize children under sixteen years of age who have had physical injury inflicted upon them by an adult regarded as responsible for the child's well-being.
The modern legal definition of "child abuse" recognizes these four important factors that should trigger intervention; physical injury which is reasonably presumed to have been acquired in a non-accidental fashion. Emotional injury even in the absence of physical injury. Risk situations which have the potential for precipitating either of the above. Injury need not be severe or life-threatening to qualify as non-accidental.Terme :
- child abuse