An abused child is defined as?

An abused child is defined as?

• A. A child less than 18 whose parent or person legally responsible for them has inflicted physical injury by other than accidental means
• B. A child under 13 who committed a crime
• C. A child under 18 who has emotional neglect
• D. A child over 18

Answer: (A)

Abuse means a minor being physically injured by a parent or other person legally responsible for the child, and the injury is caused by non-accidental means. The focus is on who harmed the child, the child’s age (under 18), and the fact that the harm wasn’t an accident. That’s why the statement describing a child under 18 whose parent or someone legally responsible for the child injures them by non-accidental means fits this definition. The other scenarios don’t describe physical abuse: a crime by a child under 13 concerns delinquency, emotional neglect is a different form of maltreatment, and someone over 18 isn’t a child.

Abuse means a minor being physically injured by a parent or other person legally responsible for the child, and the injury is caused by non-accidental means. The focus is on who harmed the child, the child’s age (under 18), and the fact that the harm wasn’t an accident. That’s why the statement describing a child under 18 whose parent or someone legally responsible for the child injures them by non-accidental means fits this definition. The other scenarios don’t describe physical abuse: a crime by a child under 13 concerns delinquency, emotional neglect is a different form of maltreatment, and someone over 18 isn’t a child.