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The Problem

Child abuse is a very big problem. Child abuse is a problem because it often goes overlooked. Reports show that in Ohio, over 78,000 kids every year are abused, neglected, or witness violence in their home. More 65,000 women were abused by their partners and 48,000 children witnessed/experienced the same abuse.

Child abuse can cause the child to be depressed, have anxiety disorders, poor self-esteem, aggressive behavior, suicide attempts, eating disorders, drug use, alcohol abuse, PTSD, dissociation, self harming issues, and personality disorders.

People often believe that abuse is only violent so the mental and physical abuse goes unnoticed. If people don't see any bruises or broken bones, then the child isn't getting abused. Abuse goes further than physical abuse, it can be yelling, neglecting, or ignoring the child.

lt is also a belief that a majority abuse comes from strangers but really most child abuse comes from the people that should love you the most. Most abusers are family members or close friends.

Child abuse is anything that causes death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual harm or abuse, exploitation, or failure to do something that prevents serious harm.

Child abuse is a problem because it can cause long term and short term problems. Some of them are academic problems, difficulty connecting with others, dissociation, drug use, self harm, and eating disorders.

Evidence from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services shows how big of a problem it actually is. ln the United States one child abuse report is made every ten seconds and there are over 300 million child abuse victims. ln Hamilton County, Ohio there were 218 child abuse cases in 2013.

Child abuse is not always visible or known by others. This is because kids can hide it, parents can threaten the kids-for example the parent can say that if they show or tell others then they will hit them even worse. Child abuse is not always questioned, and kids may just make up an excuse like saying "I just fell".

The definition of child abuse is another issue involved. The definition isn't always clear, there are many factors to consider, and it is a matter of opinion. Some people may consider abortion child abuse but others may not and some may consider spanking but it ultimately relies on the level and/or severity. Another thing that people don't consider is that child abuse can be physical and mental.

Another issue is reporting the abuse. Two big problems are who should report it and how to report it. People aren't sure who should be the one to report it-should it be an adult, a student, a teacher, or a stranger-and people aren't sure who to tell once they

know what's going on, this could be for either before they report, like the student not knowing which adult to tell, or after they figured out who is reporting they just don't know who to report it to.

The current law is after the report is made there is a set of steps that follows. These steps are the child and parents are interviewed, the investigators decide if it truly abuse, and then the case is referred to local agencies. The people that have to report abuse if they know of it are attorneys, school officials, child medics, and children services or caretakers.

Currently, child abuse is when a child's mental or physical welfare has been threatened or damaged. The minimum punishment for being charged of child abuse is 6 to 12 months in jail.

There are many disagreements about child abuse. Most of them are because people view child abuse in many different ways. Some, but not all, people consider all the following child abuse. Some of them are holding a child under water, burning a child with hot water on purpose, using objects to beat children, starving a child, locking a child in a room or child and allowing a child to drink alcohol when they are underaged.

The government should be involved because child abuse can cause problems later in life. When you have been abused there is a possibility of death, long term disorders like depression, PTSD, and eating disorders, they also are more likely to get involved in drug and alcohol abuse and they can start physically or mentally abusing others. The government has the power to stop it because they can relocate children or give penalties. They can require the abuser to register as an offender, take their parental rights away or arrest them.

Figure 1: Rate of Child Abuse Victims! per 1,000 Individuals under Age 18. (1990-2010)

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Source: Data obtained from National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS).

This graph shows that in the past 20 years child abuse has risen and fallen. lt shows that sometimes the policy was effective but sometimes it wasn't/

This is a survey we did in our class to get student opinions on child abuse. We used the website survey monkey because it was an easy way to access and gather information. We asked 50 of our fellow 8th grade students about what they consider child abuse before we started our project. So we could see what people in our community think of child abuse. For example, we asked if they consider holding a child underwater or locking a child in a closet child abuse. We also asked questions to see how it affects our community.

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The following page are the best people/organizations to contact if you are trying to make a child abuse report. There is contact information for every state in the United States of America. We included this information because we realized that many children were abused but was never reported.

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Obtaining a Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Check in Each State

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Alabama

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Arizona

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Contact Information

Call the following number and request a central registry check: (334) 242-9500

Call either of these numbers to request a check for the county that you lived in: (907) 4651650 or 1888622-1650

Using letterhead or stationery, create a written request regarding the information you are seeking, including purpose of request, person's names, DOB, SS#, and known addresses in state and fax it to 602-530- 1833 attn: Sandy Schultz

Toll-Free: (800) 482-5964

Forms To Obtain Child Abuse and Neglect Checks - Follow any

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Arkansas form

California PDF

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Phone: (916) 227-32871 Website

Local (toll): (303) 866-5932

TDD: (800) 624-5518 Toll-Free: (800) 842-2288 Website

Toll-Free: (800) 292-9582 Website

District of Columbia

Local (toll): (202) 671-SAFE (202-671-7233) Website:

California form

Florida

Georgia

Heather Richardson, voice 850-487-6123, fax 850-488-1319

Requests can be faxed (on letterhead) to Marsha Joyce with DHS- (404) 657-3415. Request must include DOB, SS# and last known address in Georgia

Florida form

Hawaii

Idaho https :/!www .dfps.state.tx.us/chi ld_carelother _child_care_lnformati on/abuse_registry .asp

Hawaii Local (toll): (808) 832-5300 Website:

Toll-Free: (800) 926-2588

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Illinois

Send a written request (on letterhead) by fax to 217-785-6580 attn: Linda Smith Include the applicant's DOB, name, and any info on where they lived in Illinois if available (address, county, city).

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Toll-Free: (800) 222-8000 Local (toll): (601) 359-4991 Website:


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Nevada


Toll-Free: (800) 992-5757 Local (toll): (775) 684-4400

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Toll-Free: (800) 797-3260 Local (toll): (505) 841-6100 Website

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Toll-Free: (800) 932-0313 Website

Toll-Free: (800) 981-8333 Puerto Rico Local (toll): (787) 749-1333

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Texas

Local (toll): (803) 898-7318 Website:


Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Centralized Background Check Unit (CBCU) 1-800-645-7549

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Tennessee form

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Current Law

The current child abuse policy in Ohio is no parent or guardian of a child under eighteen years old or mentally or physically handicapped under the age of twenty-one, shall create a substantial risk to the health or safety of the child , by violating a duty of care, protection, or safety. There are many controversies with this law. Such as, who defines "substantial," what are the duties, and who reports child abuse.

The advantages of the current policy are that it very specific and it keeps the kids safe. lt uses specific ages and mental conditions in its definition. This policy keeps the children safe by giving all the specific circumstances in what is child abuse and why it is child abuse.

The major disadvantage of the current policy is that it doesn't do anything to prevent child abuse from happening. This is a huge problem because preventing child abuse needs to be part of the solution, if it isn't included in the solution then it won't make that big of a difference.

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This graph shows different types of abuse and if it has increased or decreased in the past 15 years.

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This graph shows the types of child abuse that most often happen. lt also helps us see what forms we need to focus on.

Alternative One- "Mental Health Checks"

Since there are so many controversies over the current policy we have came up with three alternative policies. One policy is the parent or guardian of the child must take a mental health check either at the hospital or adoption agency before taking the child home. This would mean that if the test came back positive and the parent is mentally unstable then the child would be put in foster care or with another family member.

The advantages of this policy are it would help stop the abuse before it happens since most child abuse cases happen when the parent is mentally unstable. This would also help the adult get help for themselves.

But with every policy there is also some disadvantages. The parent could decide to have the baby at home so they didn't have to take the test. Some people could act stable just for the test. And some people's mental health can change under the stress of actually having the kid and taking care of them.

As with every law, there would be some controversies and conflicts with the mental health checks. There isn't always a clear line of mentally stable. Some people could think that one thing is mentally stable and some could think another thing is. For example, if you are bipolar some people could think of that disease as you need help you are mentally unstable, while others think bipolar disorder is okay and can be managed. Or people could be right on the border line of mentally stable. If this happened we would do in home checks once every three months, for a year and a half, to make sure everything is going well for both the guardian and the adult. People could resist to have the mental health checks so they would be required to have an in home check once a month, for sixth months, to make sure all is good.

Another alternative policy we thought of was to have in norne checks every other month for those who have been previously convicted of child abuse or are suspected of it. The checks would consist of making sure the home is suitable for healthy living and both the child and the parent would be interviewed separately, in private, about any possible abuse.

Advantages of this policy are it could prevent child abuse since the house is being regularly checked. This would help the child consistently live well. lt would keep the house in good condition and any bruises or marks wouldn't heal in time so the abuser can't hide it.

Disadvantages of this policy would be that the adult could clean the house right before the check. The adult could beat the child right after the check is done to give the cuts maximum healing time. The checks would be very time consuming. The parent could blackmail the child by saying if you tell on me I will hit you harder. And it isn't always apparent to the interviewer if the child/ adult is lying about it or not.

A controversy/conflict is the people could refuse to let the cops in so the cops would have to get a warrant which is very time consuming and hard to get. This would take up a lot of the cops/social workers time when they could be doing something else. To fix this and balance it out we would have to hire a lot of new social workers, But with a bunch of new social workers comes a bunch more paychecks and money. So we would need funding for the money.

Alternative Two- "ln Home Checks"

Alternative Three- "Programs"

Our final alternative policy was to have programs set up. Once a report was made the abuser and the abused would need to report to a set number of classes and therapy sessions.

The program policy would support the abused and help them along side of the abuser. This would be good if the abuser was like a parent and even though they are abusing the child a lot of times the child still loves their parent and doesn't want to be separated from them. The programs policy would help give them a chance to stay together. And it would be free for the visitors.

The abusers don't usually see this as a problem so they wouldn't get the help. They would just skip classes or not pay attention during them. Often times, when the abuser is told that they are abusing their kid they could get mad and upset which can make the situation worse.

What would we do if people resisted the help? At that point, the child would be taken and the abuser will face a punishment until it is proven that they have not abused the child. If we do have programs, who would run them and how will they be funded would be some pretty common questions. We will focus more time on the ones who need help the most.

This is the current Ohio Laws on child abuse and endangering a child. We included this to show the exact laws and punishments. These laws showed us how the laws aren't specific and don't prevent abuse but punish those once it has happened.

4/9/2015 Lawriter - ORC - 2151.031 Abused child defined.

2151.031 Abused child defined. As used in this chapter, an "abused child" includes any child who:

(A) Is the victim of "sexual activity" as defined under Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, where such activity would constitute an offense under that chapter, except that the court need not find that any person has been convicted of the offense in order to find that the child is an abused child;

(B) Is endangered as defined in section 2919.22 of the Revised Code, except that the court need not find that any person has been convicted under that section in order to find that the child is an abused child;

(C) Exhibits evidence of any physical or mental injury or death, inflicted other than by accidental means, or an injury or death which is at variance with the history given of it. Except as provided in division (D) of this section, a child exhibiting evidence of corporal punishment or other physical disciplinary measure by a parent, guardian, custodian, person having custody or control, or person in loco parentis of a child is not an abused child under this division if the measure is not prohibited under section 2919.22 of the Revised Code.

(D) Because of the acts of his parents, guardian, or custodian, suffers physical or mental injury that harms or threatens to harm the child's health or welfare.

(E) Is subjected to out-of-home care child abuse.

Effective Date: 08-03-1989

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2919.22 Endangering children. or

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oneyears of age, shall create a substantial risk to the health or safety of the child, by violating a duty of care, protection, or support, It is not a violation of a duty of care, protection, or support under this division when the parent, guardian, custodian, or person having custody or control of a child treats the physical or mental illness or defect of the child by spiritual means through prayer alone, in accordance with the tenets of a recognized religious body.

(B) No person shall do any of the following to a child under eighteen years of age or a mentally or physically handicapped child under twenty-one years of age:

(1) Abuse the child;

(2) Torture or cruelly abuse the child;

(3) Administer corporal punishment or other physical disciplinary measure, or physically restrain the child in a cruel manner or for a prolonged period, which punishment, discipline, or restraint is excessive under the circumstances and creates a substantial risk of serious physical harm to the child;

(4) Repeatedly administer unwarranted disciplinary measures to the child, when there is a substantial risk that such conduct, if continued, will seriously impair or retard the child's mental health or development;

(5) Entice, coerce, permit, encourage, compel, hire, employ, use, or allow the child to act, model, or in ny other way participate in, or be photographed for, the production, presentation, dissemination, or

advertisement of any material or performance that the offender knows or reasonably should know is obscene, is sexually oriented matter, or is nudity-oriented matter;

(6) Allow the child to be on the same parcel of real property and within one hundred feet of, or, in the case of more than one housing unit on the same parcel of real property, in the same housing unit and within one hundred feet of, any act in violation of section 2925.04 or 2925.041 of the Revised Code when the person knows that the act is occurring, whether or not any person is prosecuted for or convicted of the violation of section 2925.04 or 2925.041 of the Revised Code that is the basis of the violation of this division.

(C)

(1) No person shall operate a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley within this state in violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code when one or more children under eighteen years of age are in the vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may be convicted at the same trial or proceeding of a violation of this division and a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code that constitutes the basis of the charge of the violation of this division. For purposes of sections 4511.191 to 4511.197 of the Revised Code and all related provisions of law, a person arrested for a violation of this division shall be considered to be under arrest for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them or for operating a rehtcle with a prohibited concentration of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in the whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine.

(2) As used in division (C)(l) of this section:

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(a) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.

(b) "Vehicle," "streetcar," and "trackless trolley" have the same meanings as in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code.

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(1) Division (B)(S) of this section does not apply to any material or performance that is produced, presented, or disseminated for a bona fide medical, scientific, educational, religious, governmental, judicial, or other proper purpose, by or to a physician, psychologist, sociologist, scientist, teacher, person pursuing bona fide studies or research, librarian, member of the clergy, prosecutor, judge, or other person having a proper interest in the material or performance.

(2) Mistake of age is not a defense to a charge under division (B)(S) of this section.

(3) In a prosecution under division (B)(S) of this section, the trier of fact may infer that an actor, model, or participant in the material or performance involved is a juvenile if the material or performance, through its title, text, visual representation, or otherwise, represents or depicts the actor, model, or participant as a juvenile.

(4) As used in this division and division (B)(S) of this section:

(a) "Material," "performance," "obscene," and "sexual activity" have the same meanings as in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code.

(b) "Nudity-oriented matter" means any material or performance that shows a minor in a state of nudity and that, taken as a whole by the average person applying contemporary community standards, appeals

\ to prurient interest.

(c) "Sexually oriented matter" means any material or performance that shows a minor participating or engaging in sexual activity, masturbation, or bestiality.

(E)

(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of endangering children.

(2) If the offender violates division (A) or (B)(l) of this section, endangering children is one of the following, and, in the circumstances described in division (E)(2)(e) of this section, that division applies:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(2)(b), (e), or (d) of this section, a misdemeanor of the first degree;

(b) If the offender previously has been convicted of an offense under this section or of any offense involving neglect, abandonment, contributing to the delinquency of, or physical abuse of a child, except as otherwise provided in division (E)(2)(c) or (d) of this section, a felony of the fourth degree;

(e) If the violation is a violation of division (A) of this section and results in serious physical harm to the child involved, a felony of the third degree;

(d) If the violation is a violation of division (B)(l) of this section and results in serious physical harm to the( child involved, a felony of the second degree.

(e) If the violation is a felony violation of division (B)(l) of this section and the offender also is convicted of

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or pleads guilty to a specification as described in section 2941.1422 of the Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense, the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided in division (B)(7) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code and shall order the offender to make restitution as provided in division (B)(8) of section 2929.18 of che Revised Code.

(3) If the offender violates division (B)(2), (3), (4), or (6) of this section, except as otherwise provided in this division, endangering children is a felony of the third degree. If the violation results in serious physical harm to the child involved, or if the offender previously has been convicted of an offense under this section or of any offense involving neglect, abandonment, contributing to the delinquency of, or physical abuse of a child, endangering children is a felony of the second degree. If the offender violates division (B)(2), (3), or (4) of this section and the offender also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification as described in section 2941.1422 of the Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense, the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided in division (B)(7) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code and shall order the offender to make restitution as provided in division (B)(8) of section 2929.18 of the Revised Code. If the offender violates division (B)(6) of this section and the drug involved is methamphetamine, the court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender as follows:

(a) If the violation is a violation of division (B)(6) of this section that is a felony of the third degree under division (E)(3) of this section and the drug involved is methamphetamine, except as otherwise provided in this division, the court shall impose as a mandatory prison term one of the prison terms prescribed for a felony of the third degree that is not less than two years. If the violation is a violation of division (B)(6) of this section that is a felony of the third degree under division (E)(3) of this section, if the drug involved is methamphetamine, and if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (B)(6) of this section, a violation of division (A) of section 2925.04 of the Revised Code, or a violation of division (A) of section 2925.041 of the Revised Code, the court shall impose as a mandatory prison term one of the prison terms prescribed for a felony of the third degree that is not less than five years.

(b) If the violation is a violation of division (B)(6) of this section that is a felony of the second degree under division (E)(3) of this section and the drug involved is methamphetamine, except as otherwise provided in this division, the court shall impose as a mandatory prison term one of the prison terms prescribed for a felony of the second degree that is not less than three years. If the violation is a violation of division (B)(6) of this section that is a felony of the second degree under division (E)(3) of this section, if the drug involved is methamphetamine, and if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (B)(6) of this section, a violation of division (A) of section 2925.04 of the Revised Code, or a violation of division (A) of section 2925.041 of the Revised Code, the court shall impose as a mandatory prison term one of the prison terms prescribed for a felony of the second degree that is not less than five years.

(4) If the offender violates division (B)(5) of this section, endangering children is a felony of the second degree. If the offender also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification as described in section 2941.1422 of the Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense, the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided in division (B)(7) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code and shall order the offender to make restitution as provided in division (B)(8) of section 2929.18 of the Revised Code.

(5) If the offender violates division (C) of this section, the offender shall be punished as follows:



(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(5)(b) or (c) of this section, endangering children in violation of division (C) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(b) If the violation results in serious physical harm to the child involved or the offender previously has been convicted of an offense under this section or any offense involving neglect, abandonment, contributing t{ the delinquency of, or physical abuse of a child, except as otherwise provided in division (E)(5)(c) of this section, endangering children in violation of division (C) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree.

(c) If the violation results in serious physical harm to the child involved and if the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division (C) of this section, section 2903.06 or 2903.08 of the Revised Code, section 2903.07 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to March 23, 2000, or section 2903.04 of the Revised Code in a case in which the offender was subject to the sanctions described in division (D) of that section, endangering children in violation of division (C) of this section is a felony of the fourth degree.

(d) In addition to any term of imprisonment, fine, or other sentence, penalty, or sanction it imposes upon the offender pursuant to division (E)(5)(a), (b), or (c) of this section or pursuant to any other provision of law and in addition to any suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege under Chapter 4506., 4509., 4510., or 4511. of the Revised Code or under any other provision of law, the court also may impose upon the offender a class seven suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(7) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code.

(e) In addition to any term of imprisonment, fine, or other sentence, penalty, or sanction imposed upon the offender pursuant to division (E)(5)(a), (b), (e), or (d) of this section or pursuant to any other provision of law for the violation of division (C) of this section, if as part of the same trial or proceeding the offender also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a separate charge charging the violation of division (A) of( section 4511.19 of the Revised Code that was the basis of the charge of the violation of division (C) of this section, the offender also shall be sentenced in accordance with section 4511.19 of the Revised Code for that violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code.

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(1)

(a) A court may require an offender to perform not more than two hundred hours of supervised community service work under the authority of an agency, subdivision, or charitable organization. The requirement shall be part of the community control sanction or sentence of the offender, and the court shall impose the community service in accordance with and subject to divisions (F)(l)(a) and (b) of this section. The court may require an offender whom it requires to perform supervised community service work as part of the offender's community control sanction or sentence to pay the court a reasonable fee to cover the costs of the offender's participation in the work, including, but not limited to, the costs of procuring a policy or policies of liability insurance to cover the period during which the offender will perform the work. If the court requires the offender to perform supervised community service work as part of the offender's community control sanction or sentence, the court shall do so in accordance with the following limitations and criteria:

(i) The court shall require that the community service work be performed after completion of the term of . imprisonment or jail term imposed upon the offender for the violation of division (C) of this section, if(, applicable.

(ii) The supervised community service work shall be subject to the limitations set forth in divisions (B)(l),

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(2), and (3) of section 2951.02 of the Revised Code.

(iii) The community service work shall be supervised in the manner described in division (8)(4) of section 2951.02 of the Revised Code by an official or person with the qualifications described in that division. The .ifflctal or person periodically shall report in writing to the court concerning the conduct of the offender in performing the work.

(iv) The court shall inform the offender in writing that if the offender does not adequately perform, as determined by the court, a li of the required community service work, the court may order that the offender be committed to a jail or workhouse for a period of time that does not exceed the term of imprisonment that the court could have imposed upon the offender for the violation of division (C) of this section, reduced by the total amount of time that the offender actually was imprisoned under the sentence or term that was imposed upon the offender for that violation and by the total amount of time that the offender was confined for any reason arising out of the offense for which the offender was convicted and sentenced as described in sections 2949.08 and 2967.191 of the Revised Code, and that, if the court orders that the offender be so committed, the court is authorized, but not required, to grant the offender credit upon the period of the commitment for the community service work that the offender adequately performed.

(b) If a court, pursuant to division (F)(l)(a) of this section, orders an offender to perform community service work as part of the offender's community control sanction or sentence and if the offender does not adequately perform all of the required community service work, as determined by the court, the court may order that the offender be committed to a ja il or workhouse for a period of time that does not exceed the term of imprisonment that the court could have imposed upon the offender for the violation of division (C) of this section, reduced by the total amount of time that the offender actually was imprisoned under the sentence or term that was imposed upon the offender for that violation and by the total amount of time that the offender was confined for any reason arising out of the offense for which the offender was convicted and sentenced as described in sections 2949.08 and 2967.191 of the Revised Code. The court may order that a person committed pursuant to this division shall receive hour-for-hour credit upon the period of the commitment for the community service work that the offender adequately performed. No commitment pursuant to this division shall exceed the period of the term of imprisonment that the sentencing court could have imposed upon the offender for the violation of division (C) of this section, reduced by the total amount of time that the offender actually was imprisoned under that sentence or term and by the total amount of time that the offender was confined for any reason arising out of the offense for which the offender was convicted and sentenced as described in sections 2949.08 and 2967.191 of the Revised Code.

(2) Division (F)(l) of this section does not limit or affect the authority of the court to suspend the sentence imposed upon a misdemeanor offender and place the offender under a community control sanction pursuant to section 2929.25 of the Revised Code, to require a misdemeanor or felony offender to perform supervised community service work in accordance with division (B) of section 2951.02 of the Revised Code, or to place a felony offender under a community control sanction.

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(1) If a court suspends an offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege under division (E)(5)(d) of this section, the period of the suspension shall be consecutive to, and commence after, the period of suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege that is imposed under Chapter 4506., 4509., 4510., or 4511. of the Revised Code or under any other provision of law in relation to the violation of division (C) of this section that is the basis of the suspension under division (E)(5)(d) of this section or in

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relation to the violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code that is the basis for that violation of division (C) of this section.

(2) An offender is not entitled to request, and the court shall not grant to the offender, limited driving, privileges if the offender's license, permit, or privilege has been suspended under division (E)(5)(d) of this( section and the offender, within the preceding six years, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of one or more of the following:

(a) Division (C) of this section;

(b) Any equivalent offense, as defined in section 4511.181 of the Revised Code.

(H)

(1) If a person violates division (C) of this section and if, at the time of the violation, there were two or more children under eighteen years of age in the motor vehicle involved in the violation, the offender may be convicted of a violation of division (C) of this section for each of the children, but the court may sentence the offender for only one of the violations.

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(a) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (C) of this section but the person is not also convicted of and does not also plead guilty to a separate charge charging the violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code that was the basis of the charge of the violation of division (C) of this section, both of the following apply:

(i) For purposes of the provisions of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code that set forth the penalties and ( sanctions for a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, the conviction of or plea of guilty to the violation of division (C) of this section shall not constitute a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code;

(ii) For purposes of any provision of law that refers to a conviction of or plea of guilty to a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code and that is not described in division (H)(2)(a)(i) of this section, the conviction of or plea of guilty to the violation of division (C) of this section shall constitute a conviction of or plea of guilty to a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code.

(b) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (C) of this section and the person also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a separate charge charging the violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code that was the basis of the charge of the violation of division (C) of this section, the conviction of or plea of guilty to the violation of division (C) of this section shall not constitute, for purposes of any provision of law that refers to a conviction of or plea of guilty to a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, a conviction of or plea of guilty to a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code.

(I) As used in this section:

(1) "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code;

(2) "Limited driving privileges" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code;

(3) "Methamphetamine" has the same meaning as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code.

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Our Proposed Policy

Our proposed policy is before any parent or guardian can take home their child from the hospital or adoption agency they must pass a mental health check. If you are convicted of child abuse or have a mental health issue then there will be in home checks every other month. If someone is abusing a child, then both the abused and abuser will need to attend.

The government that is responsible for all child abuse is the Child Protective Services. This can be local or state and is handled based on how severe the problem is. Child Protective Services was made for this point exactly, but they need more help since the problem has become more widespread.

The policy we have came up with will help end child abuse. lt can help the abusers realize that they have a problem and can help the children that are getting abused receive help. If the parent is not mentally stable or is borderline then they can get put on medications to help them. The house checks can detect if there is abuse happening in the home and they can help get a kid relocated if they're in a bad situation.

The advantages are that is supports the abused, it helps the abused and abusers get help, the programs are free for participants, and it prevents child abuse before it happens.

The disadvantages are the abusers don't always accept the help that they are given, the participants can skip the program, it can make the situation worse because someone can get mad or upset and the participants can't be forced to listen or learn.

The mental checks are constitutional because the doctors check for errors in the baby before it goes home and according to WebMD, this can diagnose any health problems people have. Other organizations already have people take mental checks and people can deny it, but if they do then they will have more in home checks.

The in home checks are constitutional because there are already places and organizations that already do in home checks and the police can file a search warrant if the owners won't let them in. Many professionals use this method to check on people nowadays, anyways.

Programs for children and adults are constitutional because there are already programs in place that are doing this. Some programs are the child abuse prevention program (capp), child welfare, and child help.

This is a survey we did in our class to get student opinions on our alternative policies. We used the website survey monkey because it was an easy way to access and gather information. We asked 19 of our fellow eighth grade student about what they consider child abuse before we decided our policy. For example, we asked which three of our policies they like the best.

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The families receive in home checks to make sure nobody is getting abused.

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Important Influences There are many different people who needs to be influenced in many ways, from

supporters to opponents for our program. Some supporters who need to be influenced are Cincinnatians. Cincinnatians need to be influenced because we need to bring awareness to people in the community about child abuse. Law enforcement officers need to be influenced because we can help come come up with more ways to help cease child abuse. Child care workers, teachers, and other staff members need to be influenced because it can help show and find out more information about child abuse if it occurs in the student's life. We need to influence State Representatives so that we can gain support to make our policy a law.

Some opponents that need to be influenced are the abusers and parent or caregiver. The abusers need to be influenced so that we can show what child abuse is and how to stop it. Parents and caregivers need to be influenced so that we can bring attention to the parent about this issue.

Some government officials that may be influenced who may be supporters are child abuse lawyers and police officers. Child abuse lawyers need to be influenced because we can give more ways to solve the problem. Police officers need to be influenced so that we can help give ways to go about the problem and what to do to help cease child abuse.

Our Action Plan Our goal is to make our program, Live Safe, a public policy in the state of Ohio to

end child abuse. There are a variety of steps we need to take so that we can make this happen. We have already identified groups and influential individuals that we need to speak to to start our action plan. We have begun by contacting local community groups and organizations that we to need to gain support. Spreading the word to local Cincinnati ans is the first step so people can see that there is a problem. We also reached out to a local program called TIP to get feedback about our plan. TIP provides safe education for victims of child abuse and helps them recover from the horrible situations they have been through. We also plan to reach out to the Hamilton County Office of Job and Family Services so we see what they think of our program too

After we have gotten feedback about our program Live Safe and gained support from local community members we want to reach out to our local state representatives. We want to tell them about our program, Live Safe because we want them to know that child abuse is a problem and we have made a program that can help stop it from happening. We hope that when we show our program to them that they understand that child abuse is still a serious problem and we need new laws to help stop it. Our goal is to get support for Live Safe so we can make it a law through the Ohio General Assembly.

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2. "Child Abuse: Laws Penalties and Sentencing I Criminal Law." CriminalDefenseLawyer.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2015.

3. "Child Maltreatment: Consequences." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 14 Jan. 2014. Web. 09 Apr. 2015.

4. "Child Abuse Penalties and Sentencing - FindLaw." Findlaw. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2015.

5. Dealer, Brie Zeltner The Plain. "ln Ohio, More than 78,000 Kids Yearly Are Abused, Neglected or Witness Violence at Home, Report Shows." N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2015.

6. "Child Abuse Has Many Potential Impacts." Child Abuse Has Many Potential Impacts. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2015.

7. "Child Abuse and Neglect." Child Abuse & Neglect: Recognizing, Preventing, & Reporting Child Abuse. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2015.

8. "Easing the Pain: Preschool for Children with Histories of Abuse - Local 12 WKRC-TV Cincinnati - News - Top Stories." Local 12 WKRC-TV Cincinnati. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2015.

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