Can the definition "child abuse" include teenagers?

Question

Teenagers can be considered children because they are underage, so can the term "child abuse" apply to teenagers as well?

Answer 1

it can apply to everyone under the legal age of 18

Answer 2

until you are a legal adult yes it is

Answer 3

Yes, teenagers are abused and it is considered child abuse.

Answer 4

Definitely!  Until one is 18, one is still a child, and many of those abused are young adults.

Answer 5

yes

as long as they are still minors

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

Anyone under the age of 18 is considered "under age" in the US.

Answer 8

Yes, child abuse affects any person who is under the age of 18 although it is harder to get support from the age of 16. It is possible to be abused into adulthood too. It is then just abuse or could possibly be termed as domestic violence.

It includes any situation when some who has a level of control or power over someone else.

Answer 9

Yes.  Absolutely.  A teenager can be a victim of "child" abuse.     Here is an article about one such criminal offense which occurred just last month.  http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/... where a woman beat a 17 year old male minor child who was in her custody at the time of the beating.  Please note that she was charged with the offense of child abuse.

Answer 10

of course!

Answer 11

Yes that is the logical consequence of having ( in some states ) an age of consent as high as 18. A girl of 17 can therefore become a victim of child s*x abuse if she has consented s*x with a 21 year old. It`s ridiculous, but that is how society wants it now a days.

All other kinds of abuse is child abuse if a person is below 18.

Answer 12

Yes because teenagers are children in the eyes of the law until they are 18.