In England, the law specifies the ‘parental responsibility’ that a parent must accept, and violation of which may attract penalty.
In the United States of America, the laws to protect the children have evolved through a long period. The protection of the children is a matter taken seriously by the authoritative bodies, and they observe over the children. If any parent is found to abuse his or her kid, depending on the situation, the child is removed from them, to make the child more secure, and the abusive parents has to face severe consequences. The parents are given six months time to fix the environment they have provided into a healthy and sound environment for the child, and the authorities on being satisfied let the child return to the home of his biological parents, otherwise they are given for adoption.
In Australia, the child protection laws are quite strict. In various states, the laws are different, where the punishment of
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The Inspector of Police , The record that came up before the court, it said that the child sexual abuse being a taboo in India, even if the child brings it to the knowledge of the parents or the parents come to know anyhow, they try to hide the matter as they think talking about it or lodging a complain shall bring a shame to their family. This sense of false esteem, pushes the child towards the feeling of being unloved or unsupported. The sexual abuse is not only a physical pain, it constitute a mental pain as well which can haunt a person for lifetime. So in such a situation, if the victims are made to feel like that it is a shame to them for what has happened rather than taking an appropriate action, not only encourages the abuser to repeat the crime, but also makes the children emotionally detached from their parents. This is an act of failure of parental responsibility by not providing adequate support to the children at the time of their need, when they are totally dependent on