Child Neglect Is _____ Times More Common Than Overt Abuse

question 14

Multiple Choice

Child neglect is _____ times more common than overt abuse.

• A) 3
• B) 6
• C) 10
• D) 12

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Definitions:

Abolition Laws

Legislation aimed at ending the practice of slavery or the slave trade within a specific locale, region, or nation.

Indentured Servitude

A labor system where people paid for their passage to the New World by working for an employer for a fixed term of servitude, typically several years.

National Crime

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Benjamin Rush

A Founding Father of the United States, who was a prominent physician, politician, social reformer, and educator, known for his contributions to American medicine and as a signer of the Declaration of Independence.