Justice Statistics‚ intimate partner violence affects more females than males and is considered as the number one cause of injuries in women ages 15 to 44 (76%) compared to males (24%) (Truman & Morgan‚ 2014). Intimate partner violence (IPV) can happen in any relationship including same sex and transgender relationships. IPV starts with emotional abuse and may advance to physical or sexual battering. The National Center of Prevention of Injury defines physical violence as “the intentional use of physical
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Support children and young people’s Health and Safety 1.1) Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. When planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor activities there are many factors that we need to take into account. For example one of these could be the individual needs of the child. Children need different activities and environments set out differently depending on their age group. We need to make sure
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What is the Main Cause for Violence? January 12‚ 2014 Mandy Lingerfelt Victimology Professor Morgan What is the Main Cause for Violence? Violence has been around a very long time. The first record of violence is probably the story of Cain and Abel where Cain had become jealous of his brother Abel and murdered him‚ thus the first act of violence. No one really knows why people choose a violent road to go down and to commit crimes but there are many theories. Some say it is how they grew up
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fingers‚ etc.; distinguishing pleasure from pain; adjusting to short periods of separation from primary caregiver. Indicators Related to Developmental Lag • Passivity; withdrawal; lack of initiative‚ e.g.‚ lack of response to stimulating people‚ toys‚ pets; crying frequently and easily; learning slowly; poor muscle coordination; injured easily. • All of these problems interrelate; e.g.‚ the child who is passive is less likely to develop the skills needed to explore the world‚ such as
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What causes some people to be evil? “There are many theories about why humans commit unspeakable evil‚ but none of them are particularly comforting. If the childhoods of serial killers are filled with abuse and hardship‚ then they can appear to be victims of painful circumstances.” (Goldhill‚ Are some humans born evil?‚ 2014) Consequently‚ this quote explains why people become evil. There are many reasons that will be answered in this paper. Children who experience hardships at a young age will
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individuals can be found anywhere. Several people are affected by homelessness‚ and it is not something new. Individuals‚ and entire families can lose their home‚ and the effects can be devastating. There is often physical‚ mental and emotional fallout resulting from being homeless. Inclimate weather poses a large physical threat to people without shelter‚ and this would affect a person without shelter far more. Homelessness can be a result of domestic violence‚ drug abuse‚ and money problems‚ when someone
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Cause and Effect of Domestic Violence 1 Each year in the United States‚ an estimated two-to-four million women experience serious abuse from a male partner and thousands are killed. As many as one-in-three adult women is abused by an intimate during her lifetime. While only 5% of all annual violence against men is by a partner‚ 28% of all annual violence to women is by an intimate and 70% of intimate murder victims are women. Domestic violence is one of the major causes for emergency room
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Alcohol advertisements are more complex and appealing to today’s youth than they were ten years ago. The effect of these alcohol related advertisements‚ cause our youth to try just a little sip or worse drink to many. Because our youth today don’t understand the effect of alcohol on them‚ they get behind the wheel of a vehicle and either cause an accident where they hurt or kill themselves or they hurt or kill someone else. Alcohol advertisements were not as appealing ten years ago as they are today
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Videogames is the Cause of Violence And Crime In 1990’s‚ video games evolve into virtual reality experience for young video game players. Most video games let the player become as a “first person shooter” who have the ability to shoot and kill their opponents in the game (Porter & Starcevic‚ 2007). According to the Harvard Mental Health (2010)‚ adolescents who play video games for routinely have the potential to develop aggressive personalities. In 2008‚ Pew Research proves that 97% of young individuals
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the favorite time-spending of young people all ages‚ and even some adults. Moreover‚ video games are unbelievably complicated and that shows just how deep the connection between people and technology. (Cooper‚ 2010) However‚ addiction to video games‚ one of the main problems has been brought by modern technology. According to Byron Review (2008)‚ a government-commissioned study‚ it is clear that even in the lack of a diagnosable addiction‚ many children and young people do show excessive game plying
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