Introduction
Violence is attributed to be a serious public menace in America. Over the years it has known no boundaries as it has affected the different classes in the society. From the infants to the elderly, none is spared by the wave of violence. The rise in the violent incidents is evident from the ever rising death tolls in America. Despite the fact that majority of the people in America escape the death traps of violence, they may end up living the rest of their lives with emotional as well as permanent scars. Not only does violence reduces the productivity levels within a nation, it is also attributed to disruption of social services as well as reduction in property value. Youth and sexual violence are some of the categories incorporated in the general topic of violence (Violence Prevention, 2011, par 1).
Youth and sexual Violence
In America, various acts of violence have been on the downward trend among the adults and on an upward trend among the youth and adolescents, especially in school’s environs. The violence among the youth ranges from vandalism to physical assault and homicide. The best way of tackling the youth violence is by tackling it prior to its inception among the youths. Strategies like parent and family based programs, mentoring, Social-development strategies and changes to the physical as well as social environment of the youths, are to be incorporated. Not only do these strategies help in solving the menace at hand, it also prepares the nation for other public health problems (Understanding youth violence, 2010, p. 2).
Sexual violence is a type of violence that affects mainly the female gender although there are still cases of male sexual violence that have been reported. Sexual violence ranges from sexual harassment to rape incidents. It is approximated that 20-25 % of college women in America have one time or another experienced an attempted or complete rape incident in her collage life (Understanding sexual violence, 2011, p. 1).
Sources and Data information
The data attained is from different institutions that are incorporated in the various sectors of the American society as well as the various surveys that have been conducted. The sources include the public health training network, Association of Public Health Laboratories among others (Other information systems, 2008, p. 1).
Facts of youth and sexual violence
Homicide violence is attributed to be second in causes of death among young people of ages 10 to 24 years. In 2009 a survey conducted indicated that 5.6% of youths carry guns and other weapons to school (Youth violence, 2010, p. 1). On the other hand at least 2.5% of the women have experienced sexual violence in the past 12 months of their lives. In addition to this 30.4 % of perpetrators of sexual violence are intimate partners (Sexual violence, 2008, p. 1)
Relevance of information achieved
The information achieved regarding youth and sexual violence is crucial to the criminal justice professionals as it offers guidance on zeroing in on the potential perpetrators of a crime. For instance, in case of sexual violence the perpetrator of the violence can be zeroed in to a close member of the victim according to the statistics attained.
Conclusion
Violence is a global issue that affects different nations across the world. Violence among the youth and unwanted sexual activities has been on the rise especially in America. However various strategies have been incorporated in a bid to the upward trend of violence.
Reference
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Understanding youth violence. (2010). Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web.
Violence Prevention. (2011). Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web.
Youth violence. (2010). Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web.