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The chapter begins with identifying abusive acts like hitting, punching, emotionally depriving, and touching the child inappropriately, which would help the reader to understand the meaning of child abuse. The act of child neglect, whether inadvertently or out of want, is also put under child abuse. Child abuse is defined and categorised. Features of child sexual abuse (CSA) are delineated and how to prevent CSA is covered in one of the sections. Information on the extent of child abuse, both physical and sexual, in India is put together from different sources. Statistics on Crimes committed against children are taken from National Crime Record Bureau, form a part of the chapter. The laws Prevention of Children against Sexual Offences act 2012, Prohibition of Child Marriage act and Prenatal Diagnostic Technique act 1994, which address some aspect of abuse of children are discussed. National level NGOs working against CSA and Child Abuse, TULIR and RAHI are profiled.
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Chopra, G. (2015). Child Abuse in India: The Battered Child. In: Child Rights in India. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2446-4_7
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