Crimes
Killing someone by accident.
What is manslaughter?
The phenomenon encompassing the sway peers exert over each other's attitudes, beliefs and actions.
What is peer pressure?
These are widely used in the field to address youth and community violence.
What are prevention, interruption and intervention?
Types of crime in local communities.
What are fights, gang violence, shootings and weapons use?
Substance also known as Spice/K2.
What is synthetic marijuana?
Damaging someone's reputation by speaking lies about them.
What is slander?
In recent years this has amplified peer pressure by creating a constant stream of updates and comparisons, potentially leading to feelings of inadequacy and the need to conform.
What is social media? Examples - Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube etc.
Name of the facilitators and duration of workshops.
Who are Hawie and Shaun and 4 weeks?
Those that are impacted include ...
What are victims, perpetrators, families, friends, neighbours and the entire community.
Substances that lower neurotransmission levels, decreasing the electrical activity of brain cells, or reduce arousal or stimulation in various areas of the brain.
What are depressants/downers?
Examples - Alcohol, cannabis, barbiturates, Valium, Xanax, Zoloft.
Using someone else's personal information for one's own gain.
What is identity theft?
Also called the three Ss.
What are self-love, self-confidence and self-esteem?
One of the most common type of community violence among Black youth.
What is gang related gun violence?
They are referred to as the 5 Ws.
What are where, what, who, why and when?
These substances accelerate the heart rate and elevate blood pressure which "speeds-up" or over stimulates the body.
What are stimulants?
2 Examples - Cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamines/"crank".
Forcing someone to have intercourse and lying in court, while under oath.
What are rape/sexual assault and perjury?
These are generally thought to be the three main causes of peer pressure.
What are developmental changes in the brain, the desire for social acceptance and lack of self-confidence, self-esteem and self-love.
Common psychological and social impacts of youth violence.
What are mental health consequences of community violence, school performance and drop out rates in violent neighborhoods, the cycle of violence and intergenerational trauma, fear, safety and trust in violent communities, youth identity and aggression: how violence shapes self-perception?
This is strongly linked to substance use.
What is experiencing violence or trauma before the age of 11?
1. Substances that are derived from/mimic substances found in the opium or poppy plant. Changes the brain's perception of pain.
2. This substance is mainly used to help with pain and has caused a rise in over dose deaths across Canada.
What are narcotics analgesics?
What is Fentanyl?
1. Taking someone away by force, often demanding money for their safe return.
2. Trading something illegal like drugs/substances, people etc.
3. Entering another person's area; hurting people/damaging property through force?
What are kidnapping, trafficking and trespassing?
These are possible negative effects of peer pressure.
What are sudden changes in behaviours and attitudes, adverse impact on mental and physical health, negative impact on academic/work performance, substance use?
Root causes of youth and community violence.
What are poverty and economic inequality, family dynamics and domestic violence, exposure to violence in media and online spaces, peer pressure and gang involvement, impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences?
1. These individuals are disproportionately affected by family and intimate partner violence.
2. Community violence often occurs among these groups.
3. Community violence disproportionately affects communities facing this.
1. Who are girls/women especially Indigenous women?
2. Who are young people, particularly men.
3. What are socioeconomic disadvantages?
Invisible, volatile substances found in a broad range of common household products that produce chemical vapours that, when inhaled induce psychoactive or mind altering effects.
What are inhalants?
What are glue, gasoline, lighter fluid, paint, correction fluid, oven cleaners etc.? List 5