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Is School Violence a Worldwide Problem?

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Depending on where you live, there may be a perception that violence only happens in American schools or schools where there is a great deal of civil unrest. The statistics show that there has been a worldwide increase in school violence. It’s just that some countries keep better data than others.

U.S. Violence in Schools

The Center for Disease Control has kept good track of violence in U.S. schools. There is a shocking number of kids carrying guns, and the number of assaults or threats with weapons is serious, too. Since guns are easy to obtain in the United States, this may not seem so shocking. Actually, shock may not be nearly as prevalent as the question of how our children became so violent.

All the Reasons Why

Depending on who you’re talking to, the reasons for the increased violence in schools varies.  There’s no doubt there’s truth in all the theories. Many will say that the lack of discipline in the schools is a factor while others blame it on unhealthy home environments. The facts show that boys are more violent than girls and that there is some indication that lower IQs can be a factor, too.

Many teachers believe that disruptive behavior and poor learning results, in early school years, are an indication of disruptive, and even violent behavior in later school years. There’s controversy in all the theories because no one wants to be saddled with the blame. The unfortunate fact is that worldwide, violence among students is up, and that means our children at risk of injury and a poor quality education.

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Violence against Women

Nowadays there has been a rapid increase in the number of cases related to violence against women and it’s more shocking that women are in threats and dangers in their homes with their own family. Earlier the “home” was regarded as the place where the women could feel secure and safe, but now the scenario has changed drastically. Women are treated badly even in their homes and they have been victimized both psychologically and physically. Our Government claims that each individual has equal rights, but the benefits of these rights are not given to most of the women. Their lives are swindled and they have been treated as jinx for their family.

The violence can occur in any form like dowry, sexual abuse, forced prostitution etc. Violence against women is the heinous offence and the women of non developed countries are more prone to it. The root cause of the increase in the violence against women is the lack of awareness and inadequate education. Honor killing has also played a crucial role in the growth of the violence against women. Child marriages and forced marriages violate the rights of women and as a consequence of which it is also treated as a mean of violence. They are more common in Middle East Asia and Africa.

Therefore there is a need to eradicate this social evil and to promote the measures which can be beneficial in order to prevent the violence against women. The foremost step is to create awareness so that women may come to know about their fundamental rights. Other steps should also be taken both by the Governmental and Non Governmental agencies and hopefully will have the desired effect.

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How to prevent violence in students

So many massacres in schools have left teachers and parents dumbfounded. Schools previously considered a safe haven for children is now becoming a dangerous place. Parents, teachers and people in general are wondering on the solutions to the problems of student violence. How can student violence be prevented?

Adolescents commit a lot of murders. Most of it due to lack of understand of circumstances following such a drastic action, and off course raging hormones. In the United States alone, every year close to four thousand murders are being done by students studying in schools.

Murders in school are mostly done by students who have been cast away as failures in school. They are such students who would have been humiliated at school. Unable to withstand the humiliation of being an outcast at school they vent out their angst and anger by turning to violence.

So what to do to prevent such acts? Prevention is better than cure. Preventing such incidents will require early recognition of violence in students. If a student with such violent symptoms is found, steps can be taken to dissolve such acts through rehabilitation.

There are other harsh prevention methods like sending the student to prison or putting the student through community service punishments. Incarceration will subdue the student’s violent behavior. As the student turns sober in an incarcerated atmosphere, wisdom will also prevail.

The only way to change a violent student completely would be to change the way this student thinks and acts. A great deal of change can be induced if the atmosphere of this student is made as peaceful as possible. Stimulants to violence can be done away with. By doing this the student will slowly start looking inwards rather than outwards. This is the only path to real self-change.

Schools should have specific educational programs that concentrate on things like behavior, personality amongst other things. No threat should be taken lightly. Violent students can be the most merciless.

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