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Alcoholism and drug abuse have been found other than Africa an alarming number of crime and violence in South Africa. There was an increase in access is not on drugs among young people. The wide availability of drugs and drug use in most of South Africa has the strength of young people to participate and exposure.
There are many predictors of sexual violence. socio-demographic factors, anti-social behavior and suicidal tendencies, drug abuse and mental healthFactors are one of many. Study lacks a clear, in relation to more victimization in a sample of adolescent community in South Africa.
Some important issues need to be concentrated in the evaluation of the causes of violence. One of the most common predictors of adolescent violence is their involvement in antisocial and delinquent behavior. Another aspect is the influence of peers, the criminal and anti social and are exposed to this group, increases the risk ofJuvenile victim. It was suggested that an individual life can contribute to their vulnerability to the victim. A violent attack is most likely to occur when a potential victim is acknowledged to be an attractive target for such an attack, and potential if the author is inclined to harass the young and there is no one close to young people for the attack . A crime is motivated to defend and there is no effective protection ofpotential victims.
are young people who spend much time with delinquent friends are more likely than their peers without friends, as they are often closer to the motivated offenders to victims without effective treatment of parents and friends. These young people are more likely to appeal as an attractive target for an attack. Studies have shown that factors such as parental control and the attitude of parents, family and a healthyparent-child interaction are essential compositions collateral attack youth. Parents who are more emotionally involved in their children and tend to their children so far to avoid "bad influences" and potential aggressors and supervising the actions of their children at the same time reduce their magnetism as targets of violent attacks. The mass media like television and easy access to drugs in the community are the main environmental factors that have beencorrelates with attacks of youth violence. Increased availability of drugs available has shown an increased risk of adolescent victimization in neighborhoods where the most popular drug.
A questionnaire Morojele and Brook (2005) examined the relationship between drug use, peer, parental and environmental factors in predicting more attacks on youth violence in South Africa. Males and females 12-17 yearsYears included in the study. The variables were assessed by self, mutual and drug use of parents, self-and peer delinquency, parent-child relationship and the surrounding availability of drugs and violence on television. The study showed a significant association between the prevalence of smoking, alcohol and marijuana and more victimization among adolescents. A higher rate of victimization among people who often smoke tobaccoand consumed marijuana and alcohol than more often than their non-alcoholic, non-smoking counterparts. cigarette smoking of parents, alcohol use and the rules of parents and the father-son relationship were significant predictors of multiple victimizations, the association between the use of the parents of marijuana and assault approaches statistical significance.
The results of the study in advance the current state of awareness regarding drug abuse among young people in South Africa. The use of drugs byIndividuals in a young, and the greater availability of drugs also appear with a greater likelihood of young people are involved in experiences of victimization. Results of the study have implications for prevention programs against violence and victimization of young people in South Africa. Potentially effective interventions for adolescent victimization should be designed for personal, family, peer and environmental risk factors to be addressed. Health CarePolicies and strategies must focus on reducing drug use in general. Strategies such as the strengthening of state standards in the minimum legal age for access to alcohol, the improvement of policy towards the distributors of liquor without a license, raise taxes on alcohol and cigarettes and limiting alcohol advertising should be considered.
E 'need for various risk factors in violence prevention efforts address. Reducing drug use and widespreadAccessibility of drugs at all levels of society can lead to potentially reduce the incidence of violence among young people in South Africa.
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