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• n  cruel or inhumane treatment

• In contrast, male spouses showed no increase in maltreatment when their wives were deployed.
• Sivits--who faces a special court-martial this week on charges revolving around photographing the maltreatment--is expected to plead guilty in exchange for a maximum sentence of a .
• A series of reports on child abuse suggest that as many as nine in 10 cases of child maltreatment and neglect go unreported.

• ill-treatment
• ill-usage
• abuse

News & Articles

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• Defense challenges human trafficking claims (story, video)
  A police officer took the witness stand Wednesday to recount a woman's claims of forced labor and maltreatment after being brought from China to work at a Kimberly restaurant.
  June 13, 2013 - The Appleton Post-Crescent

Quotes

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• JB Van Hollen in WMTV
  Investigation and prosecution of cases involving those who prey on children are a high priority of the Department of Justice and we will continue to assist local law enforcement and prosecutors in child maltreatment investigations,Van Hollen...
• Ann M Veneman in World Health Organization (press release)
  We welcome the WHO-ISPCAN guide on Preventing Child Maltreatment,said Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF. "This is an important new tool for addressing violence against children."