Sentences with phrase «serious physical abuse»

Victims of serious physical abuse are often too young or too ill to provide a history of their assault, and if older, may be too frightened to do so.

As bullying rarely manifests itself in serious physical abuse, it is not usually covered by the criminal law of assault.

A large - scale survey of young adults by the NSPCC showed that seven per cent had, as children, suffered serious physical abuse, defined as violence causing injury or occurring regularly throughout childhood.

This bureau of the district attorney's office is also closely involved with the Children's Advocacy Center, a multidisciplinary team, which investigates allegations of sexual and serious physical abuse of children under the age of seventeen.

The Special Victim's Bureau of the Oneida County District Attorney's Office is responsible for prosecuting cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault of adults and children, and serious physical abuse and homicides of children.

Serious physical abuse, if not witnessed, may be hard to detect because the physical evidence, such as bruising and abrasions, may be hidden by hair.

(B) Enables the player to virtually inflict serious injury upon images of human beings or characters with substantially human characteristics in a manner which is especially heinous, cruel, or depraved in that it involves torture or serious physical abuse to the victim.

Maybe not in a «heinous or cruel» fashion, per se, but being bludgeoned with a Master's Sword certainly involves «serious physical abuse to the victim,» wouldn't you say?

Under the IRSSA, around $ 1.9 billion was set aside for the direct benefit of former students, while additional funds would compensate those students who were victims of sexual abuse, serious physical abuse and «certain other wrongful acts which caused serious psychological consequences.»

The IAP resolves claims of sexual abuse, serious physical abuse and other wrongful acts causing serious psychological injury.

Alison regularly represents parents in complex care proceedings including those involving international elements and where non-accidental injury, serious physical abuse, or sexual abuse of the child has been alleged, and cases with parallel criminal proceedings.

The IAP provides compensation to former students for proven sexual abuse, serious physical abuse, and certain other wrongful acts.

As of Dec. 29, 2015, emotional abusers in the U.K. could face five years of prison time, a fine or both, even if the behaviour stops short of serious physical abuse.

At year 2, Healthy Families NY mothers reported significantly fewer acts of serious physical abuse.