em out? ''Even if parents know their child as an individual, they may not understand what he is capable of when in the company of another boy. Though it appears from public accounts that Eric Harris was more prone to violence that Dylan Klebold, neither kid was likely to go on this rampage alone(Garbarino, Pg.35)'' James Garbarino thinks many people are too ready to blame good parents for how their children cope with a violent coarse society. Even loving attentive parents can lose children who are tempermentally vunerable, if they develop a secret life, get caught up in the darkside of culture and form dangerous peer alliances. And that's scary for any parent to acknowledge.In order to interrupt and prevent further violence, the health care system can and should intervene. The fact is that most abused and neglected children never come to attention of authorities(Hopper, Pg. 1). Most interventions focus on treating the victims of domestic violence, rather than treating the batterer, this is due to the social acceptance of the victimization of women. There is occasionally over diagnosis of the victims of abuse because of poor understanding of emotional and psychological effects of the cycle of violence, the is belief that violence is innate therefore untreatable(Nicolette & Nuovo, Pg 1). The programs specifically designed for batterers are increasing in number. Several states in the U.S. have now instituted certification standards for batterer-treatment programs, designed to help the batterer break the cycle of violence, but never excuse their abusive behaviour(Nicolette & Nuovo, Pg 1). Effective programs use a group approach, last at least 24 weeks, provide a psycho-education approach rather than one involving psycho therapy, avoid couples' counseling and have consistent procedures for assessing danger and protecting victims(Nicolette & Nuovo, Pg 1). The batterer may benefit from direct interaction with a physician discuss...
