What legally constitutes a beating as in child abuse?

In most European countries this is very simple: deliberately inflicting pain on other human beings as a method of punishment is prohibited, full stop. All the countries that are marked green on this map prohibits physical punishment of children. read more

Some people believe hitting a child at all is child abuse. Others believe spanking is fine. Legally speaking, what was once considered acceptable here in the US, spanking, smacking, hitting with a brush or other implement, may no longer be acceptable. read more

Covers laws on child abuse and what constitutes child abuse, plus civil and criminal penalties for those who violate child abuse laws. read more

In 1974, the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 5105–5106) became law, authorizing federal funding for states to identify child abuse and to offer protective services for abused children. read more