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"Being on either end of a violent situation, whether you seem to have come out with the upper hand or whether you don't seem to, it doesn't resolve anything. It escelates the problem. Hatred leads to more hatred. Violence leads to more violence." --Adam Yauch Violence. It's the act of purposefully hurting someone. And it's a major issue facing today's young adults. What causes someone to punch, kick, stab or fire a gun at someone else or even at him or herself? What causes these specific behaviors? Peer pressure? Need for attention (or respect)? Feelings of low self-worth? Early childhood abuse (or neglect)? Witnessing violence at home, in the community or in the media? Or is it the easy access to weapons? There is never a simple answer to the question; however, teen violence is split into four categories: physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. Of the four, physical abuse is the worst. It leads to neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. So physical abuse is what I'll be trying to explain to you. Physical abuse is characterized by the infliction of physical injury as a result of punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning, shaking, or otherwise harming a child. According to Focus Adolescent Services hundreds of thousands of children are physically abused each year by a parent or a close relative.
Approximate Word count = 821
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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