Violence Prevention Vocab- Preston Leach
Across
- 3. the buying or selling of drugs
- 5. This is ongoing conduct that offends another person by criticizing his or her race, color, religion, physical disability, or gender
- 7. violence physical abuse that occurs within a family
- 9. is a policy that makes no exceptions for anybody
- 10. the physical, emotional, or mental mistreatment of one person by another.
- 12. a group that committed violence and crimes
- 16. a toll-free telephone service where abuse victims can get help and information.
- 17. is an unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another person.
- 19. is the unlawful beating, hitting, or kicking of another person.
Down
- 1. is the killing of a person by someone else
- 2. behavior that causes psychological or physical harm
- 4. singling out or excluding a person based on gender.
- 6. the failure to meet a person’s basic physical and emotional needs.
- 8. a pattern of repeating abuse from one generation to the next
- 11. harassment uninvited and unwelcome sexual conduct directed at another person.
- 13. This is purposely frightening another person through threatening words, looks, or body language
- 14. is any kind of sexual intercourse with a person against her or his will.
- 15. is any individual who suffers injury, loss,or death due to violence.
- 18. abuse occurs when a person forces another person to participate in a sexual act against his or her will.