CONFLICTCONFLICT

A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS, IDEAS, OR GOALSOPPOSING VIEWPOINTS, IDEAS, OR GOALS

FREQUENT CAUSES OF FREQUENT CAUSES OF CONFLICTCONFLICT

HOW CONFLICTS OCCUR

RESOURCES VALUES

EMOTIONALNEEDS RUMORS

CLOTHING, TOYS

JEWELRY

AUDIO

BELIEFS

IDEALS

TO BELONG

RESPECT

RUIN FRIENDSHIPS

DAMAGE REPUTATIONS

WHY SOME CONFLICTSWHY SOME CONFLICTSESCALATEESCALATE

ANGER - ANGER - FRUSTRATION, FEEL MISTREATEDFRUSTRATION, FEEL MISTREATED

BULLYING AND TEASING - BULLYING AND TEASING - THESE PEOPLE THESE PEOPLE SEEK POWER AND ATTENTION SEEK POWER AND ATTENTION

GROUP PRESSURE - GROUP PRESSURE - PRESSURE FROM A SMALL PRESSURE FROM A SMALL GROUP OF FRIENDS CAN CAUSE A SMALL CONFLICT TO DEVELOP GROUP OF FRIENDS CAN CAUSE A SMALL CONFLICT TO DEVELOP INTO A LARGE ONEINTO A LARGE ONE

ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS – ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS – PERSONS PERSONS UNDER THE INFLUENCE DO NOT THINK OR REASON CLEARLYUNDER THE INFLUENCE DO NOT THINK OR REASON CLEARLY

CONFLICT RESOLUTIONCONFLICT RESOLUTION

COMPROMISE – COMPROMISE – PRACTICE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND PRACTICE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SELF- CONTROL. BE WILLING TO “GIVE UP SOMETHING IN ORDER SELF- CONTROL. BE WILLING TO “GIVE UP SOMETHING IN ORDER TO REACH A SOLUTION THAT WILL SATISFY EVERYONE.TO REACH A SOLUTION THAT WILL SATISFY EVERYONE.

MEDIATION – MEDIATION – GO FOR A “WIN-WIN” SOLUTION; AN GO FOR A “WIN-WIN” SOLUTION; AN AGREEMENT THAT GIVES EACH PARTY SOMETHING THEY WANT.AGREEMENT THAT GIVES EACH PARTY SOMETHING THEY WANT.

PEER MEDIATION – PEER MEDIATION – USUALLY A STUDENT SERVES AS USUALLY A STUDENT SERVES AS THE MEDIATOR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN A THE MEDIATOR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN A CONFLICT. TEENS UNDERSTAND THEIR PEERS’ ATTITUDES AND CONFLICT. TEENS UNDERSTAND THEIR PEERS’ ATTITUDES AND VIEWPOINTS.VIEWPOINTS.

VIOLENCEVIOLENCE - IN 1998, ONE-THIRD OF ALL VICTIMS OF - IN 1998, ONE-THIRD OF ALL VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME WERE AGES 12 TO 19. THAT NUMBER HAS NOW VIOLENT CRIME WERE AGES 12 TO 19. THAT NUMBER HAS NOW DOUBLED. EACH YEAR MORE THAN 120.000 YOUTHS ARE DOUBLED. EACH YEAR MORE THAN 120.000 YOUTHS ARE ARRESTED. ARRESTED.

GANGSGANGS – – VANDALISM, VANDALISM, GRAFFITI, ROBBERY, AND GRAFFITI, ROBBERY, AND DRUG DEALING.DRUG DEALING.

WEAPONSWEAPONS – – 22ndnd leading leading cause of death for youngcause of death for young people (10 – 24).people (10 – 24).

DRUGS – DRUGS – drug users drug users desperate for money turn desperate for money turn to illegal and violent to illegal and violent behavior; lack of good behavior; lack of good judgmentjudgment

VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLSVIOLENCE IN SCHOOLSHAS LED TO:HAS LED TO:

ALL OR MOST DOORS ARE LOCKEDALL OR MOST DOORS ARE LOCKED

STUDENTS MUST PASS THROUGH METAL STUDENTS MUST PASS THROUGH METAL DETECTORSDETECTORS

SCHOOL OFFICIALS MAY SEARCHSCHOOL OFFICIALS MAY SEARCH STUDENT STUDENT LOCKERS AND BELONGINGSLOCKERS AND BELONGINGS

ZERO TOLERANCE POLICYZERO TOLERANCE POLICY (WEAPONS, WEAPON LOOK-(WEAPONS, WEAPON LOOK-ALIKES, DRUGS, AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR)ALIKES, DRUGS, AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR)

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM VIOLENCEPROTECT YOURSELF FROM VIOLENCE

AVOID UNSAFE AVOID UNSAFE SITUATIONSSITUATIONS

DEVELOP SELF-DEVELOP SELF-PROTECTION HABITS BY PROTECTION HABITS BY BEING ALERT TO YOUR BEING ALERT TO YOUR SURROUNDINGSSURROUNDINGS

TRUST YOUR INSTINCTSTRUST YOUR INSTINCTS

BE READY FOR BE READY FOR THREATENING SITUATIONS THREATENING SITUATIONS BY PLANNING AHEADBY PLANNING AHEAD

WITH ADULTS IN YOUR WITH ADULTS IN YOUR FAMILY, IDENTIFY SOME FAMILY, IDENTIFY SOME POTENTIAL DANGERSPOTENTIAL DANGERS

IF YOU SUSPECT OR HEAR A IF YOU SUSPECT OR HEAR A STUDENT TALKING ABOUT STUDENT TALKING ABOUT VIOLENCE, REPORT IT TO VIOLENCE, REPORT IT TO SCHOOL AUTHORITIESSCHOOL AUTHORITIES

CHOOSE FRIENDS CHOOSE FRIENDS WISELY…..AVOID PEOPLE WISELY…..AVOID PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LOW WHO HAVE A LOW COMMITMENT TO SCHOOLCOMMITMENT TO SCHOOL

FORMS OF ABUSEFORMS OF ABUSE

ABUSE ABUSE CAN BE DEFINED ASCAN BE DEFINED AS THE PHYSICAL, THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, OR MENTAL MISTREATMENT OF ONE EMOTIONAL, OR MENTAL MISTREATMENT OF ONE PERSON BY ANOTHER.PERSON BY ANOTHER.

ABUSE ABUSE OCCURS MOSTLY IN CLOSE OCCURS MOSTLY IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS SUCH AS PARENTS/GUARDIANS RELATIONSHIPS SUCH AS PARENTS/GUARDIANS AND CHILDREN, SIBLINGS, AND FRIENDS MAY AND CHILDREN, SIBLINGS, AND FRIENDS MAY ABUSE FRIENDS.ABUSE FRIENDS.

ABUSE ABUSE IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DISCIPLINE.DISCIPLINE.

BATTERYBATTERY

A LEGAL TERM TO A LEGAL TERM TO DESCRIBE DESCRIBE PHYSICAL ABUSE.PHYSICAL ABUSE.

INCLUDES INCLUDES BEATING, HITTING, BEATING, HITTING, OR KICKING OR KICKING ANOTHER PERSONANOTHER PERSON

EMOTIONAL ABUSEEMOTIONAL ABUSE

THE USE OF WORDS THE USE OF WORDS OR GESTURES TO OR GESTURES TO MISTREAT ANOTHER MISTREAT ANOTHER PERSON.PERSON.

YELLING ATYELLING AT MAKING FUN OFMAKING FUN OF BULLYINGBULLYING MAKING SOMEONE FEEL MAKING SOMEONE FEEL

STUPID OR WORTHLESSSTUPID OR WORTHLESS VERBAL THREATS OF VERBAL THREATS OF

VIOLENCEVIOLENCE

SEXUAL HARASSMENTSEXUAL HARASSMENT

UNINVITED AND UNINVITED AND UNWELCOME SEXUAL UNWELCOME SEXUAL CONDUCT DIRECTED AT CONDUCT DIRECTED AT ANOTHER PERSONANOTHER PERSON

WORDS, TOUCHING, WORDS, TOUCHING, JOKES, LOOKS, NOTES, OR JOKES, LOOKS, NOTES, OR GESTURES WITH SEXUAL GESTURES WITH SEXUAL MEANINGMEANING

NEGLECTNEGLECT

FAILURE TO MEET A PERSON’S BASIC PHYSICAL FAILURE TO MEET A PERSON’S BASIC PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDSAND EMOTIONAL NEEDS

CHILDREN WHO ARE NEGLECTED MAY GROW UP CHILDREN WHO ARE NEGLECTED MAY GROW UP FEELING WORTHLESS AND HAVE DIFFICULTY FEELING WORTHLESS AND HAVE DIFFICULTY SETTING AND ACHIEVING GOALS.SETTING AND ACHIEVING GOALS.

NEGLECT IS A FORM OF ABUSE AND IS AGAINST NEGLECT IS A FORM OF ABUSE AND IS AGAINST THE LAW!THE LAW!

EFFECTS OF ABUSEEFFECTS OF ABUSE

SELF-NEGLECT OR SELF-SELF-NEGLECT OR SELF-INJURYINJURY

DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PANIC DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PANIC ATTACKS, AND SLEEP ATTACKS, AND SLEEP DISORDERSDISORDERS

VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIORBEHAVIOR

CHRONIC PAINCHRONIC PAIN

ABUSE OF ALCOHOL OR ABUSE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGSDRUGS

EATING DISORDERSEATING DISORDERS

INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL CONDUCTCONDUCT

SUICIDE ATTEMPTSSUICIDE ATTEMPTS

POOR PERSONAL POOR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPSRELATIONSHIPS

A PERSON ABUSED AS A A PERSON ABUSED AS A CHILD OR WHO WITNESSED CHILD OR WHO WITNESSED ABUSE OF OTHERS MAY SEE ABUSE OF OTHERS MAY SEE ABUSE AS A NORMAL WAY OF ABUSE AS A NORMAL WAY OF LIFELIFE

HOW TO AVOID ABUSE…..HOW TO AVOID ABUSE…..

RECOGNIZERECOGNIZE AND AVOID SITUATIONS THAT AND AVOID SITUATIONS THAT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF ABUSECAN INCREASE THE RISK OF ABUSE

RESIST RESIST IF SOMEONE TRIES TO ABUSE YOU IF SOMEONE TRIES TO ABUSE YOU PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY; FIGHT BACK ANY WAY PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY; FIGHT BACK ANY WAY YOU CANYOU CAN

REPORT REPORT THE INCIDENT AS SOON AS YOU CAN THE INCIDENT AS SOON AS YOU CAN

WHERE TO GET HELP…….WHERE TO GET HELP…….

POLICE HOSPITAL