2—The Daily Collegian Friday, April 13, 1984 Statistics show increase in reports of child abuse By ADRIANNE G. BROWN Collegian Staff Writer In the past six years, the rate of reported child abuse in both the nation and the county has undergone a significant increase, according to national and local statistics. The number of reported child abuse cases in Centre County from 1977 to 1983 has risen from 87 to 115 and the number of reported child sexual abuse cases has increased from seven to 41, according to the Children and Youth Services of Centre County. The service, which tabulates these statis tics annually, has received 57 reports of child abuse so far this year. Case worker Debra Subliski said this number is unusual ly high for a four-month period. On a national level, a study showed that ve the Write N ee) 0 You're no dumb bunny .4 1). 0 11 14, -41, 1 when you buy a book for Easter. Spring into books at the Tenn State`Boorgore on campus Owned & Operated by . the Pennsylvania State University net r:*„.., NAVLur- ° 0 Allikt No purchase necessary. and you need not he present to win. Handwritten entries only. f lills & SCOA employees and their immediate families are ineligible. reports of child abuse and neglect increased from 416,000 in 1976 to 920,000 in . 1982, said Theresa Costello, a staff associate at the Children's Division of the American Hu mane Association in Denver. Costello said the study also found that although black children nationally account for only 15 percent of the total juvenile population, they account for about 20 per cent of all reported abuse and neglect cases. Based on 1982 data, the average national rate of reporting child abuse in each state Was 20.08 cases per 1,000 of the general population. Pennsylvania had among the i 4 h 4.14, C a 0 ~`~ --„ ..., While neglect is the most widespread type of child abuse 62 percent of all cases reported sexual abuse cases jumped from 3 percent in 1976 to 7 percent in 1982, she added. TRA . V ,~ r , ~~ ~t, iiiit State College: Hills Plaza South Atherton St. (Rt. 322 E) & Branch Rd. Store Hours: 10-10 Monday-Saturday/12-5 Sunday Did you ever consider TION w I ~'~ ►~~~3~ I I Pz .--- lowest rates of reported cases with 5.22 abused children per 1,000, while Missouri had the highest rate with 42 per 1,000, Costello said. She added that 16 states are not included in this rate comparison because they have statistics by family reports only and not by individual child reports. In the 16 states using family reported cases, more than one child may be abused within a home but those statistics measure only by the family, Costello said. "There are so many different factors in the state that can contribute to higher or lower reporting," she said. "It is hard to say that there is a higher incidence. We don't know how much goes unreported." Costello added it was estimated that for every case reported, two go unreported and serving as a ...a life style of ommitment and self fulfillment? Calk ather Rudolph Silvers Vocations Office 412/456-3070 or write: iocese of Pittsburgh 111 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 HILLS . - 16th . ANNUAL .E . A . -.::.i''':'...'• - •-'''.l7..E:' - ':'= -- :' .. • . . ‘...,.._'-E.'.....':,.',.'..::..:-'-'::...,-..:::.:-.-'•..s."....'.:.';':''„.••••11U.NT THE DATE: 9:30 am, Saturday, April 14th THE PLACE: Hills Parking Lot THE HUNT: Hills will have plastic eggs filled with candy hidden under a layer of straw in the parking lot. Hunters will search for, and keep, all the i lk eggs they can find. THE HUNTERS: To participate, kids MUST be between the ages of 4 & 10. , 0 . =NM priest? THE LITTLE HUNTERS: 2 & 3 year old hunters are special. For safe fun, Hills Easter Bunny will hand out candy-filled eggs to them directly. • THE PRIZES: Hunters between 4 & 10 who find a special surprise in their toy eggs win $5, $3 or $2 Hills Gift Certificates. 2 & 3 year old hunters can win $2 1 Hills Gift Certificates. Three winners per age group.. those that are reported are the more serious cases of physical and sexual abuse. The national study indicated that high unemployment and poor financial condi tions are associated with increased report-. ing of child abuse and neglect. .Families with abused children often reported eco nomic problems, family interaction prob lems, death and birth as possible stress related factors, Costello said. "People who abuse their children do not always do so out of lack of love," Costello said. "They are poor parents who may have _ been abused as children themselves." She said that the media have affected the number of reported cases in that they raise people's awareness. Costello added that there has been a tremendous increase in REGISTER NOW THROUGH APRIL 19TH FOR OUR ANNUAL EASTER GIVEAWAY. Win a 3' tall stuffed Easter bunny. DRAWING: 9 PM, APRIL 19TH •11 1141 No need to wait for a sale. Ever. requests for information dealing with the subject. Subliski said one of the reasons the num ber of reported cases in Centre County is "running pretty high" is all the publicity being generated about child abuse through the media. People are more aware of child abuse and are feeling more pressure to do something about it, she said. Another factor is the changing lifestyle of families, Subliski said. "The family unit is being totally turned around, with the father at home rather than out working and the mother working," Sub liski said. "This adds to the pressure of family living and many times the child becomes the victim of the circumstances." collegian notes • The Transfer Liaison Corps will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in 320 HUB. • The Newman Student Associa ton will sponsor a pizza party after 5:05 p.m. Mass today in the Eisen hower Chapel. • The Internationale Dancers will hold its sixth annual spring perfor mance at 2 p.m. Sunday in Schwab Auditorium. • The Outing Club Bicycle Divi sion will hold a 35-mile ride to Stone Valley Recreation Area at 10 a.m. tomorrow and a 25-mile ride to Bar rens area at 1 p.m. Sunday. Partici pants will meet at the HUB parking lot. • The Caribbean Student Associa tion will sponsor a Caribbean experi ence' featuring the Maryland Pacesetters Steel Band at 6 p.m. Sunday in the HUB Ballroom.. • The Black Arts Festival Com mittee will sponsor the first annual Black Arts Festival Awards ceremo ny at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center. The American Cancer Society thanks you. Your employees - thank you. Their families thank you. You've become a life saver. Literally. For installing our Employee Education Program. For understanding that if cancer is detected in its early stages, chances for cure are greatly increased. Thank you. Hundreds of companies now have an American Cancer Society Employee Education Program. If yours isn't one of them, call us. American Cancer Society 2,000,000 people fighting cancer. THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE. f .~,.~ Mammography can detect breast cancers even smaller than the hand can feel. ogr - ' , A*,1,,,, „se , ~........s, t• '..-, i ..- •"', 'z aml % A.‘,1,,‘ i ir).l.\ .• -0, , R,4, 1 / 4 k, '!,'',A•2:l • • t',i F ,‘4 !.! ~, 1 . •:.+ ''..,VA7‘,4%•• ..-- 4 . • , s.•.' t•. •• , ' ,:',' ; . ':..14'..',, ~ , •,' -, 3,W \ ` \ 4•,4" . 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SIAMERICAN P CANCER If SOCIETY ® liliS SPACE CONTRIBUTED AS A PURI IC SERVICE • Recreation and Parks will hold a trail accessibility and tools workshop at noon tomorrow at the Stone Valley Nature Center. • The Readers Theater and the Womens Resource Center will spon sor scenes from "The Women's Room" at 8 tonight and tomorrow at police log • The State College Police Depart ment reported a two-car collision in the parking lot at Hills Plaza Wednes day. Police said Newton Flory, 80, of 301 Rolling Ridge Drive, was southbound in the parking lot when he struck a car driven by Phillis Wiggins, 33, RD3 Howard, who was entering the south bound lane from the west parking lot. Damage to Flory's car was esti mated at $9OO and damage to Wig gin's car was estimated at $550, police said. el John Yeaton (graduate-business administration), 1 Atherton Hall, told the Wesley Foundation, 256 E. Col lege Ave. • The. Collegiate 4-H Club will sponsor an All-U square dance at 8 tonight in 133 White Building. • The Astronomy Club will hold an open house at 7:30 tonight on the sixth floor of Davey Lab. University Police Services Wednes day that his bicycle was missing from the north side of Atherton Hall. The bicycle is valued at $l9O, police said. • State College police reported Wednesday that about $lOO worth of liquor was missing from The Saloon, 101 Heister St. An inyectigation is continuing, police said. • University police reported Wednesday that a propane torch was missing from the first-floor hallway of McAllister Building. The torch is valued at $35, police said. —by Anita Huslin Rockview inmate count increases By ELIZABETH MARCH Collegian Staff Writer The number of inmates at the Rockview State Prison has increased by 18.2 percent since last year "for a multitude of reasons," the assistant to the superinten dent said. Anthony Biviano said the number of inmates in Rockview rose from 1,252 on March 31, 1983, to 1,480 on March 31, 1984. By comparison, the increase of prison ers from March 1982 to March 1983 was only 6.2 percent. Biviano said reasons for the increase include "man datory sentencing laws and the attitude of the courts and community regarding offenders, especially repeat offenders," he said. "Also, the parole board is not releasing the prisoners as easily as in the past." Judy Smith, information specialist for the Bureau of Libraries' hours extended during finals week The University libraries will have extended hours during finals week, the head of reference and instructio nal services division said yesterday. James Neal said Pattee will open at 7:45 a.m. and will remain open until 10 p.m. on May 4 and 5. Pollock Undergraduate Library will open at 9 Correction,. added that more crimes are being corn mitted. The "baby boom" generation has reached the: crime-prone age group the late teens through the 20s. "They are nearing the end, however, so there should be relief in the '9os as the population ratios are' smaller," Smith said. The Justice Department reported that the prison, population in Pennsylvania * in 1983 was 11,767 an increase of 11.8 percent from the previous year. "There is no reason why Rockview's increase was: larger than the state average," Smith said. "The' prisoners, with the exception of ones with death or life: sentences, are sent wherever there is room for them,": Smith said. Also, the large increase in the number of inmates has caused overcrowding problems at Rockview. "There are approximately 1,500 total commitments but the facility can only house 1,006," Biviano.said. a.m. and close at midnight on May 5. The other branch libraries on campus will follow regular hours, he said. From May 6 to May 10, Pattee will be open from 7:45 a.m. to 2 a.m., he added. However, Pattee will be open May 11 from 7:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. and May The Daily Collegian Friday, April 13, 1984-13 12 from 7:45 a.m. to 7 p.m., he said. "Only the Reserve Reading Room and floors 1-4 in East Pattee will be available to patrons during the ex tended hours," he said. "We've asked the . Police Services for assistance moving the patrons into these areas." —by Kathy Jo Mapes
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