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The town of Walterboro, located in South Carolina had a town meeting organized by the Job and Family services. This meeting was to b ring awareness regarding the problem when it comes to Child endangerment. The town council stated that in 2011 "In South Carolina: A child is abused or neglected every 41 minutes. A child dies before his or her first birthday every 16 hours.
A child or teen is killed by gunfire every 6 days.( http://www.childrensdefense.org) Furthermore it was documented that if any household had children that were being abused then the child or children would be taken from the home immediately. When stating abuse this means anything from child abuse, domestic violence, and drug or alcohol abuse.
If this occurs then the child will be taken from the resident and then the state will take the child into custody until a foster home can be provided.
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English: Grimsby Old Hospital. Former main entranc...The state cam hold the child for a period up to six months. Depending on the crime some parents will have to undergo certain steps to prove to the state that they are trying to clean up their act,
The list of things that the parents/guardians may be required to take are drug treatment, family counseling, and anger management. Some other things that may be required are life skill classes and even having to take parenting classes. This is where the Social learning theory come into play,
The Department of Job and Family Services made reference to the social learning theory as providing support for this approach, as evidenced by research indicating that "aggressive children have parents who use similar tactics when...