Physical Indicators
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Bruises
and welts on the face, lips or mouth, or in various stages
of healing, on large areas of the torso, back, buttocks,
or thighs, in unusual patterns, clustered, or reflective
of an instrument
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Burns
(cigarettes): glove or sock like burn: doughnut shaped
burns on buttocks or genitalia hot liquid immersion): showing
the shape of iron (iron, grill, etc.)
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Fractures
(skull, jaw, or nasal fractures): spiral fractures of the
long bone (arm & leg): fractures in a child under two
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Lacerations
and abrasions
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Bite marks
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Behavioral Indicators
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Wary of
physical contact with adults
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Clingy
and indiscriminate attachment
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Apprehensive
when other children cry
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Demonstrates
extremes in behavior (aggressive/passive)
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Seems
frightened of parents or going home
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Seems
overprotective of or responsible for parent
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Drastic
behavior change in and out of parent’s presence
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Attempts
suicide, self mutilates or has school behavior problems,
runs away, or drinks/uses drugs
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Caretaker's
Behavior
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Has history
of abuse as a child
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Uses harsh
discipline, inappropriate to the child’s age, transgression
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Offers
illogical, unconvincing explanations of what occurred
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Significantly
misperceives child (e.g., sees him as the devil, etc.)
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Misuses
alcohol or other drugs
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Attempts
to conceal child’s injury or to protect identity
of responsible person
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Hits or
verbally abuses child in front of others
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Exhibits
bizarre, out of control behavior
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