Health Sciences 2000A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Sexual Assault, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
11 Dec 2016
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Violence: intentional use of force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person or against a community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation. Among leading causes of death for individuals between ages of 15 and 44: 14% male and 7% female deaths, children or adults with disabilities and adults with mental health issues are at much greater risk. Canadians less likely to take precautions against crime when going out. Violent crimes account for 30% of what is reported: physical assault (19%), sexual assault (8%), robbery (4%) and only 31% of crimes are reported to police. Death as a result of a(cid:374)other"s i(cid:374)te(cid:374)t to i(cid:374)jure or kill. Nunavut has the highest rate of homicides, followed by northwest territories, lowest is yukon, Stabbing is the most frequent method of killing in canada, followed by shooting.
