PREVENTING VIOLENCE

8TH GRADE

MRS. ANDERSON

WHAT IS VIOLENCE?

• ANY ACTIONS OR WORDS THAT HURT PEOPLE OR THINGS THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT.

• MAKES PEOPLE FEEL BAD ABOUT THEMSELVES.

• MAY NOT EVEN FEEL SAFE WHERE THEY LIVE OR WORK.

WHAT IS VIOLENT BEHAVIOR?

• VIOLENT BEHAVIOR IS ACTING IN A WAY THAT HURTS OTHERS.

VIOLENT BEHAVIOR

• PUSHING• HITTING• NAME-

CALLING• TEASING

• DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

• USING WEAPONS

• TOUCHING

FORMS OF VIOLENCE

MEDIA VIOLENCE - SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT .

• NEWSPAPERS

• TV

• VDEO GAMES

• MOVIES

FAMILY VIOLENCE

• PARENTS MAY BECOME VIOLENT TOWARD ONE ANOTHER.

• PARENTS MAY BECOME VIOLENT TOWARD A CHILD.

RANDOM VIOLENCE• VIOLENCE THAT IS NOT DIRECTED

AT A SPECIFIC PERSON.• SPRAYING PROPERTY WITH PAINT.• THROWING ROCKS• PEOPLE CAN BE INJURED BY

RANDOM VIOLENCE.

HOW IS CONFLICT DIFFERENT FROM

VIOLENCE?

•A CONFLICT IS A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN PEOPLE.

•VIOLENCE IS OFEN THE RESULT OF CONFLICT, BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE.

WHAT IS INTERNAL CONFLICT?

A SITUATION IN WHICH A PERSON DOESN’T KNOW

WHAT TO DO.

HAVING TWO IDEAS AND NOT BEING SURE WHICH

IS BEST.

WHO DOES VIOLENCE AFFECT?

•ABOUT HALF OF THE MURDERS IN THE US HAPPEN AMONG PEOPLE WHO KNOW EACH OTHER.

•1992 - 4.3 AMERICANS HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME.

CRIMES

• ROBBERY

• ASSAULT

• MURDER

• AGES OF 12 AND 24