Keeping the Next Generation Safe from Crime
Watch this month's Dialogue:Denver DA
There is a new generation of young people who need to know how to keep themselves safe in a changing world. We’ll talk about reaching out to young people with Melina Fraga of Project PAVE and high school student Faythe Utsey as they join Mitch Morrissey on this edition of Dialogue: Denver DA.
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22-percent of 4th through 8th graders report academic difficulties due to peer abuse
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25-percent of school bullies will have a criminal record by the time they are 30
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1 out of every 5 females report being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner
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Only 3-percent of teens ever report dating violence to an authority figure
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Child abuse is reported somewhere in the U.S. every 10 seconds
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Child sexual abuse is committed by a family member or trusted friend in 85-percent of the cases
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80-percent of middle school students in the U.S. have suffered some type of sexual harassment
What is the percentage of teenagers sending or posting sexually suggestive text messages – known as “sexting?”
A. 16% B. 28% C. 39%
C. An estimated 39% of teenagers engage in “sexting” which is sending sexually explicit or suggestive text messages to others.