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Chapter 13: Violence Prevention

Chapter 13: Violence Prevention. Vocabulary. Violence, bullying, assailant, assault, homicide, abuse, stalking, sexual violence, sexual abuse. Individual and Social Protective Factors Against Violence:. Individual Family Peer/School

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Chapter 13: Violence Prevention

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  1. Chapter 13: Violence Prevention

  2. Vocabulary • Violence, bullying, assailant, assault, homicide, abuse, stalking, sexual violence, sexual abuse

  3. Individual and Social Protective Factors Against Violence: • Individual • Family • Peer/School • Community **Page 331 figure 13.1 in textbook

  4. Strategies for Staying Safe • Avoid unsafe areas • Watch how you carry your wallet or purse • Walk briskly and confidently • Avoid walking alone at night, in wooded areas, or in dark alleys. Avoid doorways and walk under lights near the curb if you have to walk at night • Park cars in well lit areas. Have keys ready and look to make sure no one is inside it before you get in. Lock doors immediately after getting in the car. • Let family know where you are going and when you are returning • Do not get into an elevator alone with a stranger • Ask your ride to wait until you have safely entered the building before driving away • Avoid hitchhikers and hitchhiking • Avoid substance abuse.

  5. Keeping Homes Safe: • Lock doors with a bolt • Lock all windows • Never open the door for someone you don't know • Don't tell unknown callers you are home alone • Don't give out personal information over the computer or telephone

  6. Community Safety • Increased police patrol • Neighborhood Watch programs • After-school programs • Improved lighting in parks and playgrounds

  7. Factors that play a role in school violence: 1) Bullying 2) Sexual Harassment 3) Involvement in gangs Violence: The threatened or atual use of physical force or power to harm another person or to damage property.

  8. Reducing the Risk of Violence • Recognize the warning signs • Take a stand • School and Community procedures and policies

  9. Warning Signs of Violence • Difficulty controlling anger • Disobeys school rules • Frequently engages in risk behaviors • Creates violent artwork or writing • Constantly talks about weapons or violence • Vandalizes and destroys property • Uses alcohol or other drugs • Harms animals • Makes threats or detailed plans to hurt others • Brings or talks about bringing a weapon to school

  10. Take a Stand • Refuse to carry weapons and report those who do • Report violence acts or threats of violence • Practice Conflict Resolution skills and help others settle disputes peacefully • Use refusal skills, resist negative peer pressure and avoid unsafe situations and behaviors • Choose friends carefully • Don't hang out with people who show warning signs of violence • If you feel your safety is in danger talk to someone and avoid being alone

  11. Schools • Procedures and policies • Peer Mediation • Parent and community involvement

  12. Why Violence Occurs • Dealing with conflicts • Need to control others • Way of expressing anger • Prejudice • Retaliation • Others ?

  13. Influences on Violence • Weapons Availability • The Media • Alcohol and Other Drugs • Mental/Emotional Issues • Others?

  14. Types of Violence • Assault and Homicide • Sexual Violence • Gang-Related Violence

  15. Types of Abuse • Physical Abuse: the intentional infliction of bodily harm or injury on another person • Emotional Abuse: • Verbal Abuse: using words to mistreat or injure another person • Stalking: the repeated following, harassment, or threatening of an individual to frighten or cause harm

  16. Dating Violence • Signs a relationship may be heading toward abusive behavior: • Expressions of jealousy • Attempts to control a partner's behavior • Use of insults or put-downs to manipulate a partner • Use of guilt to manipulate a partner

  17. Protecting Yourself From Date Rape • Do not go out with a person whom you do not know well • Date people who are close to your own age • Set clear sexual boundaries, and communicate them assertively • Avoid being completely alone with your date • Do not use alcohol or drugs or date anyone who does. Avoid places where alcohol or drugs may be present • Watch your food and drink. Do not allow an opportunity for someone to give you a date rape drug.

  18. Help for Victims of Abuse and Rape • Parents or guardians • Teacher, coach, guidance counselor • Clergy member • Police • Private physician, hospital emergency room • Battered woman's shelter • Rape crisis center • Private therapist/counselor • Support groups

  19. Help for Abusers • End the Cycle of Violence • Education • Treatment Programs conducted by Mental Health Professionals

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