I'm an author and speaker on abuse issues. My question is who thinks as I do that education on how abuse affects the mind works better in stopping abuse then building more prisons.
2006-07-03 13:02:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I want to thank everyone that has given their opinion to my question. I'm writing an article for a law encyclopedia and I may use some of these opinions in my article. I would like to have a few more ideas to work with so I will be keeping my question active for another week.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Bernice Jepson
2006-07-16 10:10:06 · update #1
Apparently I need to clarify what I mean by abuse. I speak on verbal, physical, and sexual abuse. I was a victim of abuse first at my Father's hands and then my Husband's. I learned through education that there was a better way of life for me. If I hadn't learned this I more than likely would be dead by now.
2006-07-17 09:38:27 · update #2
I agree. I wrote a paper for an English class on implementing mandatory parenting classes in the schools. I also think students should have to do community service where they work with or observe children who have been abused.
2006-07-03 13:08:42 · answer #1 · answered by rockchalk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are leading that fact that people who are abusive are mostly in prisons and that is not ture.
The Mental side of it is 75% of the people in prisons have anti-social disorders.
Those of child molesters are less than that.
So if you say ABUSE I assume your talking about child abuse because you never specifically stated which abuse your referring too!
As for College Education nor High School Education nor Elementary Education can stop Abuse.
We live in as sick world where even some businesses have two- way mirrors and they can peep at women in the bathrooms. We had one very business right here in Columbus a matter of fact that got busted last year for that. How many women lost their privacy is unreal.
You want to stop Abuse you would have to wipe out the entire population to be safe.
There is a teacher in Chicago and I read this on the news go onlihne to read about it, she was raped infront of her kindergarden class.
End of Story
2006-07-17 09:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education for the general public to understand the behavior of potential abusers is a terrific idea. For instance when we see a child abusing /torturing small animals, we know we need to get that child to a psychiatrist asap, but do we? All the education in the world isn't going to stop abuse: child abuse, elder abuse, spousal abuse, molestation, rape, etc. because the person who is committing the act is not rational, nor clear thinking.
We need to publicize (with PSAs) signs of potential abusers but it will only work if parents, teachers and family members act on it.. We have become a nation of strangers. Neighbors look away if a parent beats a child, a husband beats his wife, a person hurts his dog, and we ignore it.
(Personally, I called the police when I heard the sounds of a neighbor beating his wife. He explained that in his country it was acceptable. I told him that he was in the US and we don't tolerate that and if I ever caught him doing it again, I'd have the police there asap. Thankfully it stopped because I wasn't going to tolerate it myself. It scared me that I might have to get physically involved. Size-wize, I am NOT intimidating.) Whether we educate or build more prisons, nothing will change until we start caring for each other.
2006-07-16 03:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by reme_1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education????? I'm sorry....You can tell the abuser and educate the abuser not to abuse but it's like bringing a cow to water and trying to make the cow drink!!
I'm a victim of the abuser....thank GOD I lived thru his abuse! I'm scarred from the many years of beatings, and verbals.
The abusers were my father, and 2 x husbands!! All were very educated...but all had problems with abusive behaviors.
Thank GOD I'm out of all that ......but the scars will be with me for life!
2006-07-14 07:12:06 · answer #4 · answered by aunt_beeaa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i agree..of course education on abuse issues will better some people because knowledge is power. the idea is no problem, however, the real issue is getting it out there, getting it across to the person, that is the challenge. and im not just mentioning certain people who won't listen, i mean actual power. if our society really wanted to help the people instead of being greedy, we'd work towards putting this into effect, because this isn't no rocket science, more help can be done...but its all on society.... good luck with your works on this issue. =)
2006-07-03 20:15:19 · answer #5 · answered by j1 projectz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guess what! Child abusers are evil, and not necessarily ignorant. Its the same as men who beat up wives or girlfriends. They're not so stupid that they don't know its wrong. They just don't care until they see the consequences. I went to a school that HAD a mandatory parenting course, and some of them are STILL abusers!
2006-07-10 15:53:35 · answer #6 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. I just wanted to make sure you are talking about the cylical, generational nature of abuse in your presentations. People tend to use the coping skills they were taught as children on their own children, because that is all they know. I hope that if some people realize their grandchildren will be abused too if they continue to abuse their children, they might be motivated to learn better coping skills.
2006-07-03 20:26:07 · answer #7 · answered by blueskies7890 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
educate on the affects of abuse but also provide ways to deal with the cause, what the reason is that someone is being abusive.
2006-07-12 07:09:36 · answer #8 · answered by suzanne_sauls 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe education is the first step in the process of changeing things. first of all the abuser usually was abuses. for example my daughters husband was beat up as a kid, he has chosen to not do it in this generaton. He has techniques he uses to not abuse.
also the person getting abused stays and that blows my mind.
How do we get thise women to leave?? Who do we get them to stand up for themself?
2006-07-17 02:39:31 · answer #9 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from my expeirence eduacation is the only tool to help the victim once she/he has left the abusive partner/spouse father/mother (or any other abusive relationship) I have not seen that education has been of benefit to the abuser. UNLESS, there has been legal consequences and then education. thanks for asking
2006-07-03 20:54:57 · answer #10 · answered by sodapop 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋