Neglect
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Neglect is a passive form of abuse
in which a perpetrator is responsible to provide care for a victim who is unable to care for himself or herself, but fails to provide adequate care.
Neglect may include the failure to provide sufficient supervision, nourishment, or medical care, or the failure to fulfill other needs for which the victim is helpless to provide for himself or herself. The term is also applied when necessary care is withheld by those responsible for providing it from animals, plants, and even inanimate objects. Neglect can carry on in a childs life falling into many long-term side effects such as; physical injuries, low self-esteem, attention disorders, violent behavior, and can even cause death.
The topic "Neglect" is very broad. There are many different types of Neglect.I chose this website, because it has great information about Neglect and tells more about the ways of Neglect and the ways of abuse. I read on this site about those two types are different in many ways. Physical Abuse is very different from Neglect and that is cleary stated on this website. Abuse is hitting, beating, shaking, throwing...etc. And Neglect is like not providing the child a home(shelter), not the right food, or not food at all... Although this Topic is just about Neglect, abuse sometimes plays a role in Neglect. Child Welfare Information Gateway. "What Is Child Abuse and Neglect?" Child Welfare Information Gateway. 2008. Web. 10 Nov. 2011.--Smanion0623 (talk) 19:02, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
, neglect is a term of art, identical to the, now deprecated, expression lack of care and different from the concept of negligence
. Its sole function is to qualify a verdict returned at an inquest by finding that it was a factor that contributed to a death.
Master of the Rolls
Sir Thomas Bingham defined it in these terms:
Abuse
Abuse is the improper usage or treatment for a bad purpose, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, sexual assault, violation, rape, unjust practices; wrongful practice or custom; offense; crime, or otherwise...
in which a perpetrator is responsible to provide care for a victim who is unable to care for himself or herself, but fails to provide adequate care.
Neglect may include the failure to provide sufficient supervision, nourishment, or medical care, or the failure to fulfill other needs for which the victim is helpless to provide for himself or herself. The term is also applied when necessary care is withheld by those responsible for providing it from animals, plants, and even inanimate objects. Neglect can carry on in a childs life falling into many long-term side effects such as; physical injuries, low self-esteem, attention disorders, violent behavior, and can even cause death.
The topic "Neglect" is very broad. There are many different types of Neglect.I chose this website, because it has great information about Neglect and tells more about the ways of Neglect and the ways of abuse. I read on this site about those two types are different in many ways. Physical Abuse is very different from Neglect and that is cleary stated on this website. Abuse is hitting, beating, shaking, throwing...etc. And Neglect is like not providing the child a home(shelter), not the right food, or not food at all... Although this Topic is just about Neglect, abuse sometimes plays a role in Neglect. Child Welfare Information Gateway. "What Is Child Abuse and Neglect?" Child Welfare Information Gateway. 2008. Web. 10 Nov. 2011.
Legal definition
In English lawEnglish law
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...
, neglect is a term of art, identical to the, now deprecated, expression lack of care and different from the concept of negligence
Negligence
Negligence is a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances. The area of tort law known as negligence involves harm caused by carelessness, not intentional harm.According to Jay M...
. Its sole function is to qualify a verdict returned at an inquest by finding that it was a factor that contributed to a death.
Master of the Rolls
Master of the Rolls
The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second most senior judge in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal...
Sir Thomas Bingham defined it in these terms:
See also
- Child abuseChild abuseChild abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
- Child neglectChild neglectChild neglect is defined as:# "the failure of a person responsible for a child’s care and upbringing to safeguard the child’s emotional and physical health and general well-being"...
- NegligenceNegligenceNegligence is a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances. The area of tort law known as negligence involves harm caused by carelessness, not intentional harm.According to Jay M...
- Passive–aggressive behavior
- Self-neglectSelf-neglectSelf-neglect is a behavioural condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their basic needs, such as personal hygiene, appropriate clothing, feeding, or tending appropriately to any medical conditions they have. Extreme self-neglect can be known as Diogenes...