Common symbols of satanism and the occult.
A brutal form of abuse of children, adolescents, and adults, consisting of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and involving the use of rituals. Ritualistic does not necessarily mean satanic. However, most survivors state that they were abused as part of a satanic worship for the purpose of indoctrinating them into satanic beliefs and practices. Ritual abuse rarely consists of a single episode. It usually involves repeated abuse of an extended period of time.
Conduct that results in physical, psychological, or material neglect, harm, or injury to an elder.
A person appointed by the court to take care of another person for reasons of age, lack of understanding, or self-control is unable to care for him or herself.
Any act or omission by persons who are cohabiting that results in serious injury to other members of the family.
A person under the age of legal majority, which is typically stated to be eighteen.
The understanding that an individual has regarding different cultures.
One who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of that individual, who has a record of such impairment, or who is regarded as having such impairment.
A person appointed by a court to manage his or her own affairs.
Instruction manuals setting forth the rituals of satanic cults.
Based on the premise that the abusers have mental disorders that caused them to be abusive.
Any form of physical, mental, or sexual abuse inflicted by one child in a family unit or another.
The exploitation or use of resources of an elder.
Views the delinquent as being affected by the norms and values of a larger social system rather than a counterculture, holding that delinquents show guilt and shame for their antisocial behavior.