Intentional injuries include self-directed injuries like suicide and suicide attempts, as well as injuries directed at others through acts like domestic violence, bullying, stalking, extortion, gang violence, sexual abuse, rape, and different forms of terrorism. Domestic violence can include physical, sexual, and verbal abuse as well as controlling behaviors. Bullying involves unwanted aggressive behavior that creates an imbalance of power and is repetitive in nature.
Intentional injuries include self-directed injuries like suicide and suicide attempts, as well as injuries directed at others through acts like domestic violence, bullying, stalking, extortion, gang violence, sexual abuse, rape, and different forms of terrorism. Domestic violence can include physical, sexual, and verbal abuse as well as controlling behaviors. Bullying involves unwanted aggressive behavior that creates an imbalance of power and is repetitive in nature.
Intentional injuries include self-directed injuries like suicide and suicide attempts, as well as injuries directed at others through acts like domestic violence, bullying, stalking, extortion, gang violence, sexual abuse, rape, and different forms of terrorism. Domestic violence can include physical, sexual, and verbal abuse as well as controlling behaviors. Bullying involves unwanted aggressive behavior that creates an imbalance of power and is repetitive in nature.
INTENTIONAL INJURIES •injuries resulting from purposeful human action, whether directed at oneself or others. Types of Intentional Injuries Suicide
•Intentional taking of one’s own
life. Parasuicide
•Suicide attempt in which a person
does not intend to DIE. BE CAREFUL… •Tendencies: •Talking about suicide or death •Writing farewell letters or giving away •Valuable to their friends and sibling •Showing changes in behavior. Moods and feelings Domestic Violence •Is an act that includes physical assault (hitting, shoving, etc.), sexual abuse(unwanted of forced sexual activity), and verbal abuse. Domestic violence includes abuse and actions such as: • Name-calling or putdowns •Keeping a partner from contacting his/her family or •friends •Withholding money/allowance od denying financial •support •Stopping a partner from getting or keeping a job •Actual or threatened physical harm •Sexual assault • Intimidation Domestic violence includes abuse and actions such as: Is very jealous and/or spies on him/her Will not let him/her break off the relationship Hurts him/her in any way, is violent or bags about hurting other people Forces him/her to have sex or makes him/her afraid to say no to sex Abuses drugs or alcohol; pressure him/her to use drugs or alcohol Has a history of bad relationships and blame it on others Bullying
•Is unwanted, aggressive behavior.
•An imbalance of power •Repetition Types of Bullying Stalking •Is a pattern of behavior that makes you feel afraid, nervous, harassed or in danger. Involve actions such as: •Knowing your schedule •Showing up at place you go to •Sending mail, e-mail and pictures •Calling or texting repeatedly •Contacting you or posting about you on social network sites •Writing letters •Damaging your property •Creating a web site about you •Sending gifts Stealing things that belong to you EXTORTION
•Is the act of using force or threats to force
people to hand over their money or properties, on favor. GANG AND YOUTH VIOLENCE •Gang •Is defined as a relatively tough, mostly street based group of young people who regard themselves and may be seen by others as a group that engages in a range of criminal activity and violence SEXUAL ABUSE INCEST
•Is sexual contact between
persons who are so closely related that a marriage between them is illegal. MOLESTATION
•Is the sexual abuse of a person by an
adult for sexual pleasure of for profit. •It may include the following: •a. FONDLING - To handle, stroke or caress lovingly or erotically •b. MUTUAL MASTURBATION - Two people touching each other’s sexual organs for pleasure. •c. SODOMY - Sexual intercourse that involves inserting of the penis of one person into the anus of another person. •d. COITUS - Sexual intercourse between a male and female involving the insertion of the penis into the vagina. •e. CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - Explicit portrayal of children as sexual subject matter for purpose of sexual arousal. •f. CHILD PROSTITUTION - Refers to children who get paid to have sex. MOLESTATION •It may include: •Fondling •Mutual masturbation •Sodomy •Coitus •Child pornography •Child prostitution RAPE
•Is forced sexual intercourse,
including vaginal, anal or oral penetration. ILLEGAL FRATERNITY- RELATED VIOLENCE •-is a group of people with similar backgrounds, occupations, interest or tastes •-In campuses and universities, fraternities are presented in Greek letters. •-Fraternity members would require an applicant to undergo a series of initiation rites to become part of the “brotherhood”. •-Hazing can be very dangerous to applicants, as they will be subjected to physical and psychological suffering -like beaten with wooden paddles and may cause them a lot of injuries. R.A. 8049
• -Known as Anti-hazing law.
• -Under this law, physical hazing is prohibited. KIDNAPPING AND ABDUCTION ACTS OF TERROR STATE TERRORISM
•States or governments can use force or
threat, without declaring war, to terrorize citizens and achieve a political goal. BIOTERRORISM
•Refers to the intentional release of toxic
biological agents to harm and terrorize civilians, in the name of a political or other cause. CYBERTERRORISM
•Is the use of information technology
to attack civilians and draw attention to the terrorists’ cause. ECO TERRORISM
• The use of violence in the interest of environmentalism.
• -Destroy property to inflict economic damage on industries they see as harming animals or the natural environment. NUCLEAR TERRORISM
• Refers to a number of different ways nuclear materials might be used