The Lynchburg Department of Job and Family Services was overwhelmed by problems involving domestic violence, child abuse, drug abuse, and alcohol abuse within families with children. It is important to protect our children and we know how much these crimes can harm our young people today, who represent our future tomorrow. The Lynchburg Department of Job and Family Services decided to sit down and brainstorm; come up with some sort of idea to protect the children of these families from any pain, harm or damage that may arise from the behavior of adults. After thinking carefully about creativity, we have developed a policy to help prevent young children from social learning theory. Social learning theory is “the view that people learn to be aggressive by observing others act aggressively to achieve some goal or be rewarded for violent acts.” (Siegel, 2011). Social learning theory implies that if a child witnesses a mother or father being abused, they will grow up to be violent or allow someone to abuse them. If a child sees a parent drinking alcohol or using drugs, then the child may grow up to use drugs or become an alcoholic. The new policy put in place by the Lynchburg Department of Job and Family Services states that if a parent, guardian or custodian of a child under the age of 18 is charged with a domestic violence, child abuse, drug or alcohol crime , the child or children will be removed from home as soon as possible and placed in foster care. In order for the parent, guardian, or custodian to gain custody of the child, they must first complete a secondary prevention program related to their crime. A secondary prevention program is “programs that provide treatment, … middle of paper … couldn't have handled it that way. No one will be the best and perfect parent, but we can all be the best we can be while raising our child or children. Remember that our children are our future and we must mold them to be successful. References: Siegel, L.J.; (2011). Criminology: The Core.Fourth edition. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. University of Massachusetts, Lowell.United Nations; (2014). Right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Retrieved from www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/.../11.asp/. Retrieved May 19, 2014. Works Cited Siegel, L.J.; (2011). Criminology: The Core.Fourth edition. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. University of Massachusetts, Lowell.United Nations; (2014). Right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Retrieved from www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/.../11.asp/. Retrieved May 19, 2014.