A precarious gap in U.S. criminal codes for cases of child torture and suggested model statute

Ann Ratnayake Macy

Children and Youth Services Review, 2019, vol. 96, issue C, 500-508

Abstract: Child torture includes a combination of two or more cruel inhuman degrading treatments for long periods of time, such as: intentionally starving the child, forcing the child to sit in urine or feces, binding or restraining the child, repeatedly physically injuring the child, exposing the child to extreme temperatures without adequate clothing, locking the child in closets or other small spaces, and forcing the child into stress positions or exercise which results in prolonged suffering permanent disfigurement/dysfunction, or death.11Id.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.10.046

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