Legal consequences and jail time are enforced upon those that cross that line into domestic violence. ... Drug and alcohol addictions, mental illnesses, learned behaviors, and anger management all can factor into making a person cross the line. ... Classes for anger management, addiction programs to overcome drug, alcohol, or violent addictions, behavior modification counseling, and self improvement therapy needs to be easily obtainable options. ...

• Word Count: 2140
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School

In some cases, child abuse in African Americans derives from the amount of drugs that the mother intakes during her pregnancy. ... In a reporting, most women classified themselves as heavy users of drugs and alcohol which contributed to their children being abused (Marcenko et al., 2000). ... When a parent abuses drugs it has an extreme effect on how well their parenting skills are toward their children, and some African American parents are guaranteed to fall under the category of neglecting and abusing their children. ...

• Word Count: 1611
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Drugs and alcohol are also a major contributor to school violence. ... Alcohol is the number one drug used by teenagers and young adults. ... In addition to school-wide codes, each teacher must enforce basic rules and regulations starting on the first day of school. ...

• Word Count: 1180
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

Taking a serious look at the statistics of domestic violence, last year there were 241,000 domestic calls to law enforcement in the States of California. 70,000 of those calls occurred in Los Angeles County. ... Only one out of ten assaults is ever reported to law enforcement. ...

• Word Count: 7108
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: High School

Law enforcement or other authorities can provide a punishment for physical abuse due to the evidence left on the body. ... If this is correct, all acts of psychological abuse should be dealt with by local law enforcement. ... The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) states that the effects of psychological abuse include poor physical health, difficulty concentrating, emotional and mental impairment, poor work or school performance, higher likelihood of illegal drugs and alcohol use, suicidal thoughts and attempts of suicide. ...

• Word Count: 1374
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• Grade Level: High School

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was enforced in 1974 along with the creation of the National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect. ... Describing it as the biggest ever pedophile sweep in Switzerland, officials said the suspects included teachers, school psychologists, law enforcement officers and high ranking civil servants.15 [In 1993,] within months of Janet Reno's promise to "protect our children from abuse,"" 16 [she] tried to redefine child pornography to make it more difficult for prosecutors to go after NAMBLA child molesters.17 Unbelievably, the position taken by At...

• Word Count: 3479
• Approx Pages: 14
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• Grade Level: High School

Domestic Abuse consists of five major aspects: emotional, verbal, physical, sexual, and child abuse. Emotional and verbal abuse degrading comments and judgments made by the abuser toward the victim to gain emotional control. Physical and sexual abuse is used to gain absolute dominance over the submissive partner. Physical abuse refers to any strike or hit whether it be with an object or body part. Sexual abuse is when the abuser has forcible sexual interaction with the submissive partner. ...

• Word Count: 6154
• Approx Pages: 25
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School