... UNIT 6 CRIME AND SOCIETY – CHILD ABUSE The topic “Child Abuse” is an extremely sensitive and delicate issue. As a police officer, concerned with legal and social circumstances, ... Marine Parade, Gorleston, near Great Yarmouth, and heard the baby’s cries. Ray Osborne, prosecuting, told magistrates: “She went and looked and it appeared the baby was in distress, so she ... (although it could be and is applied by some local authorities). Instead, Section 17 covers the status of separated children and only obliges the authority to house the children in bed -and- breakfast...