Social Workers Needed In Communities To Help Reduce Violence In Society

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It was only a few days ago that a video was brought to my attention of a man mercilessly slapping a woman across her body with a machete. One slip and her head or a limb could have been severed from her body. The police are now dealing with that matter. Interestingly, the normally very vocal women's groups and JFJ have been silent on this and similar matters. 

I am concerned about the physical and mental abuse that occurs in many families. The violence we have in Jamaica is learned violence, and it starts at home and seeps into our schools and blossoms in society. 

I just received another report from Clarendon about a woman and her children being abused. I got two cell numbers from an anonymous source. When I called the individuals involved, they initially said I was calling the wrong number. They denied knowing about any abuse taking place in the district. One became very annoyed and told me not to call her number again. One woman returned my call, and hopefully she will tell me her story.

The challenge is that these individuals are unwilling to let me have the matters addressed. They are behaving as if they have seen a rolling calf. They are definitely scared of going to the police. They prefer to sit and take the abuse. I eventually won one over, and I hope to hear from her again.

There have been reports of pastors, coaches, spouses, and political leaders abusing their spouses and children. A mother told me that her husband abused his three stepsons. One son committed suicide, another is mentally ill, and I don't know what became of the third son. There is the case of a former politician who was in an abusive situation with a girl who had not reached the age of consent. The matter was reported to the police, and he was allowed to slip off the island. I understand that he now works for people in Jamaica online. One former politician is in court on a murder charge, and there are question marks above the heads of others.

We need to talk about solutions now. We need a cadre of social workers at the community level, supported by churches, to provide guidance and other support to help reduce violence. If there is a warrant for the arrest of an abuser, that abuser should not be able to enter into any contract with either the private or public sector. Children should not be in the care of abusers.

Jamaica has become a factory producing criminals. I hope we can continue to reduce the level of murders so that we can put more resources into dealing with social problems at home and in the communities before young people develop into criminals. 

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