Children exposed to violence
CJS/231
Tanishia Davis
March 6, 2015
Judy Muzzucca

Children Exposed to
Domestic violence
“God entrusted me in your care, please don‘t expose me to violence”.

Was the content of your video a personal crime, property crime, or policy issue?
• Exposing children to violence is a personal crime.
Children are our little blessing and often we forget that our choices affect their health.
• From the friends we choose, to the men we choose there's a lot of thought that has to be put into this because we never know where violence is hiding.

What causal factors were addressed in the video?
• How kids witness domestic violence and is scared for the rest of their lives. What policy implications or recommendations were provided in the video to address the crime?
• Children’s safety and wellbeing is highly dependent on the quality of their bond with their non-abusive parent
(most often the mother). Programmes to support mothers and children need to include a focus on supporting them to strengthen or re-establish their relationship, which may have been damaged by exposure to violence.
Reference: family violence clearinghouse

Were budgetary or financial issues discussed in the video? If so, elaborate. • There were no discussion of finances witnessed in this video. What future implications were discussed in the video?

• Always protect your children from violence, it can be the cause of violent nightmares, ptsd, depression and mood swings. • Be sure