Considering Bruising Caused By Abuse

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Kaku1
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Considering Bruising Caused By Abuse

Post by Kaku1 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:10 pm

Hi Lorina can plz help me

When considering whether bruising on a child may have been caused by abuse, list 2 other circumstances that you must also consider.


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Re: Considering Bruising Caused By Abuse

Post by Lorina » Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:15 pm

So if a child gets a bruise you can necessarily claim it as abuse straight away... Think about the size, the colour, the shape etc. What other evidence would you need to gather for it to be abuse?

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