Question

1. List self-protection strategies for preventing physical violence and abuse.

2. List self-protection strategies for preventing sexual violence and abuse.

3. List the common characteristics of gangs and the risks of gang membership, and outline a self-protective approach to gangs.

4. Describe the risks created by carrying weapons and strategies to avoid being injured by weapons.

Answer 1

1) self protection strategies for preventing physical violence and abuse: be away from person suspecting that the person may harm you, and should learn self defences skills, self confidences and self esteem should be there, should document the abuse in the book or to someone close, and always, and should be aware of the law and rights of the person,and always be self confident and inemergency should able to call the police, and should not bare the abuse. 2) self protection stratergies for preventing sexual violence and abuse: always carry self defence tools like peepersprays etc, debunks stranger and danger, and learning self defencive skills or martial arts, self confidences should ne increased, should not become victim, fear should be reduced,in lonelyplaces should not go alone, and be careful while taking food and drinks in parties, and shoulld be consious of every one while going for parties. 3)common characteristics of gangs: they involve in activites like intimidation, extortion, vandalism, theft, swarming, drug trafficking, stabbing, shootings and sometimes murder, and they wear clothes in very specific ways and use special hand signals, nicknames, or symbols,and they act wherever young people congregate. risk of gang membership is negative influences in the youth life and limited attachment to the community, over reliance on antisocial peers, alcohol and drug abuse, poor education and employment and they always want recognition.self protective approach to gangs: should not react to the comments passed by the gangs, should be aware of self defences in emergency, and should not exaggreate the talk with the gang members,etc 4) Risk created by carrying weapons are risk of using the weapon and get injured and accidentally using the weapons will cause injury or killing which leads to jail, fine. etc. strategies to avoid being injured by weapons: we should have balanced mind in the situation of violence and should always run to the placee of safety etc.