As of this moment, the only people that are required by the law to report suspected child abuse are those that work around, or come into close contact with groups of children; while there are currently only eighteen states that require the general public to report suspected child abuse (“Issues and Controversies” 2). Also, some say the laws regarding punishments for the failures of social workers are not nearly enough and that child service agents should face charges, along with the abusers, when a child dies because of neglect or abuse. Not only should child service agents be held accountable, they go further to state that anyone who suspects child abuse, but fails to report it, should be held accountable as well. One such supporter, Marian Edelman, president of the Children’s defense fund, stated that “Too many