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29 APPLICATION TO A SPECIFIC CASE THEORY OF THE CASE Outraged and angered by the dramatic bruises that appeared on the face, head and body of two-year-old Mary Smith, shortly after she was picked up from the home of Joey and Karen Burden, her baby-sitters that day, Mary's parents, the police, and even the examining doctor all assumed an assault rather than an accident, a crime rather than a fall, and that Joey Burden had hit and hurt the child. With little or no investigation and evidence, the police ignored and discounted the obvious explanation for the spectacular bruises on the fair complexioned little girl - a face forward fall on the wooden front steps of the Burden's home which produced no wounds, no bumps and no bruising at the time Karen and Joey comforted and inspected Mary and assured themselves that she was okay. WORRY AND ANXIETY OVER YOUR CHILD Tell us the most worried or frightened you have ever been for the safety or health of your child or a child you knew well. THE WORST PUNISHMENT RECEIVED Describe the worst spanking or hitting you or a family member or a close friend received as a child. THE WORST PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT ADMINISTERED Tell us the worst spanking or hitting you or someone you know well ever did to a child. JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS Tell us the most serious mistaken conclusion you, a family member, or someone you knew well jumped to, only to learn it was wrong.