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[...] Then, depending on the qualification of the facts, the penalties diverge. If the minor is 15 years old or less, it is also taken into account, as well as the factor of gravity, the family relationship existing or not between the victim and the aggressor. Depending on the nature of the facts, four charges can be retained: Violence resulting in an incapacity of less than or equal to 8 days, violence resulting in an incapacity of more than 8 days, violence resulting in mutilation or permanent disability and finally violence resulting in death without intention to cause it. [...]
[...] The definition is therefore more criminological than legal. The legal lexicon defines abuse as 'Any physical act or attitude, verbal proposition, compromising the well-being, flourishing or development of a living being, including animals, and which can take different forms.'4». Among these different forms we find: ? The physical abuse characterized through Article 222-13 of the Penal Code relating to voluntary violence against minors5. ? The psychological abuse through the notion of harassment, even if in the context of child abuse the jurisprudence remains unclear on this subject. [...]
[...] Guide on the prevention of child maltreatment: intervening and producing data. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/43686/9789242594362_fre.pdf Articles and chronicles Baret, C., & Gilbert, S. (2021). Psychological parentalisation in young people in a situation of precariousness: influences of infantile and social history on parental becoming. Social Services, 67(1) https://doi.org/10.7202/1087193ar Benarous, X., Consoli, A., Raffin, M., & Cohen, D. (2014). Abuse, maltreatment and neglect: epidemiology and psychological, somatic and social repercussions. Neuropsychiatry of Childhood and Adolescence, 299-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurenf.2014.04.005 de Becker, E., & Leurquin, F. (2010). The impact of physical child maltreatment. [...]
[...] In all cases, physical traumas will generate physiological complications. In fact, the consequences of early traumas on brain development must also take into account the frequent nutritional deficiencies associated with them13. This leads to weight loss, muscle wasting, and affects the proper functioning of the body. The child's growth will be affected. In general, maltreatment leads to a weakened state of health with the possibility of chronic pain. It also generates medical expenses in the short or long term depending on the impact on health of the suffered violence. [...]
[...] Other self-aggressive and high-risk behaviors are also linked to the violence suffered. Just like the risk of misusing certain toxic substances that can lead to addiction to the product.17 According to new research (Becker & Leurquin, 2010), victims who, in their own judgment, have not obtained recognition and reparation of the facts remain in a mental schema of victimization and overlook the fact that they must take care of themselves from a medical and above all psychological point of view. [...]
