Intentional Injuries

• Bullying is the repeated act of aggressive behavior that aims to physically, mentally, or emotionally harm someone else.
• Cyberbullying refers to bullying through electronic means such as social media platforms, emails, text messages, etc.
• Verbal bullying is the use of spoken or written words used to inflict harm
• Social Bullying is also called relational bullying. Intends to harm victim's reputation and social standing.
• Physical bullying is the act of inflicting physical harm
• Stalking is the repeated behavior of following a victim and monitoring their every move
• Extortion is the act of getting benefit from the victim by coercing or forcing the victim.
• Youth Violence is when a person aged 10-24 threatens or causes harm to others.
• A gang is a group of young people with the same common identity and engage in criminal behaviors.
• Gang violence is when a gang harms people not involved with them.
• A fraternity is an organization whose members have similar back grounds occupations and interests, and aim for a common goal.
• Illegal fraternity related violence is when an unrecognized fraternity breaks rules in order to acquire members and achieve their goals.
• Hazing is a form of initiation rite an applicant must do to join a fraternity. This involves harassment, abuse, or humiliation.
• Kidnapping is the forceful transportation and detention of a person
• Abduction involves a perpetrator that the victim knows personally. This is the deceitful and forceful way of taking a person away.
• Domestic Violence is violence that happens in homes inflicted by people whom you are related to.
• Sexual abuse is also called molestation. This includes any unwanted sexual activity.
• Rape is the forceful insertion of any body organ to the victims sex organ.
• Sodomy is the insertion of a body part to the mouth or anus