Exposure To Juvenile Violence

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In today’s society, violence is exposed to juveniles among this planet everywhere. This is because violence is such a huge factor for why many things are the way they are in this world. It’s quite evident that this world is far from perfect to those who are woke. In a plethora of environments, living things are exposed to cruelty, exposed to cruelty, and exposed to behavior that indicates one or more of these negative aspects. In the case of some animals and some humans, once this happens, that animal or human will begin to see the world for being just that; violent. This is the reason for juvenile facilities. Honestly, I myself did not even know that the word juvenile means a young person. I hear the term juvenile mainly when it involves the law and violent acts of crime. Very often juveniles are exposed to violence and commit acts of violence of their own because their exposure to it. …show more content…

This can include violence at home. This can also very well include violence in school. In other cases, juveniles can witness violence in a more social and less physical form online. They can also witness violence in neighborhoods, violence in parties, etc. etc. Therefore, juveniles may witness violence domestically, they may witness violence among their fellow peers and they also may witness violence in their communities.
Exposure to violence can harm a child. It can harm a child emotionally, mentally, socially and physically as well. Juveniles who are exposed to violence tend to have a higher chance of difficulty in school. Juveniles who are exposed to violence also have a higher chance of abusing drugs, alcohol. In addition to that, juveniles who are exposed to violence tend to have behaviors that are more aggressive than normal. They unfortunately tend to also suffer from mental health problems such as depression. Needless to say, Juveniles who are exposed to violence tend to indulge themselves in criminal

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