A Silent Epidemic?
Yes,
domestic violence is a known epidemic. With each generation
the
number of incidences of domestic crimes increases. Therefore,
also every result of this abusive behavior also increases.
Domestic violence crimes may well be the most family damaging,
unrecognized, ignored and denied social misconduct of our time.
When you only look at only one of the national statistics,
"that
80% of violent juvenile and adult prisoners were raised in violent
homes". It makes it clear that breaking the domestic violent
crime cycle could achieve much.
It could reduce the number of incarcerated individuals, crimes
committed, the number of victims of crimes, expenses paid to
incarcerate and maintain as well as other issues that are too
numerous to list.
It is our belief that ending the cycle of domestic and family violent
crimes will have more impact than any other change to fight our social
issues or community problems.
Our current laws and "legal game" is behaving in a very wimpy and
passive manner in half-hearted attempts to acknowledge and
solve
the serious problem of epidemic proportions.
We feel that the planned efforts of Can Too Center, Inc. will make
dramatic changes in the direction of solving the issues and results
from the crime of domestic violence. And we beg for your
support
in this endeavor.