Institutional abuse is the maltreatment of a person, often a child or an older adult, by a system of power such as an institution meant to care for them. It ranges from acts resembling home-based abuse, including neglect and physical or sexual abuse, to the effects of care or assistance programs that operate below acceptable service standards or rely on harsh or unfair methods to control behavior. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Offense GradeSerious or Indictable Offense 1 Connections
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1. Institutional abuse (Wikipedia)
In Group: Child Abuse, Neglect and Endangerment, Lead sentenceQuote, In Group: Child Abuse, Neglect and Endangerment, Lead sentence
Institutional abuse is the maltreatment of a person (often children or older adults) from a system of power.
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