Source #5

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Child Abuse
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Steven C. Gabaeff
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	emedicinehelp.com
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	emedicine health
Date Page was Last Revised	26 August 2005
Date You Read It	14 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	<http://www.emedicinehealth.com/child_abuse/article_em.htm>

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

The author states that "Child neglect in any form, when it concerns a child’s welfare, is generally considered to be criminal behavior" (POV).

The author states that "Love is the complementary behavior to discipline", that "Both are necessary if you are to be a successful parent." (POV).

The author states that "abusive tendencies frequently turn into abusive behaviors, which are usually difficult, if not impossible, to stop" (POV).

The author states that "if reporting a pattern of abuse is delayed, the abuse situation usually gets worse until the abuser and his or her behaviors are discovered by others" (POV).

The author states that "most abusers, once they have acted out and committed acts of abuse, are arrested, charged, tried, convicted, sent to prison, and marked for life as sexual offenders" (POV).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):

The author is an MD that wishes to inform the public about all the aspects of child abuse as well as how you can prevent it and detect it. He wishes to provide information to prevent child abuse as well as put an end to it.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?

The author is Steven C. Gabaeff, an MD. The purpose of this site is to inform and promote awareness.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?

This site is simply informative.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?

There is no bias that I detect in the author's writing


References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

Yes, the author does cite his references at the end. This adds to the credibility of his article.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I will use this source to gather information on the topic of child abuse.