Chapter 7 Preventing Violence Learning Targets After studying chapter 7 students should be able to: -Describe all of the costs related to violence. -Identify five risk factors for violence. -Explain the relationship between harassment and the use of weapons at school. -Describe effective ways to reduce bullying, hazing, sexual harassment, and hate violence in schools. -Explain how anger and a desire for revenge can lead to fights. -Describe the role that friend and bystanders play in fights. -Explain the relationship between a need for control and violence. -Develop the ability to use mediation to help resolve a conflict peacefully. -Describe two general approaches for resolving conflicts. -Explain why safety should be a person's first concern in any conflict.