I have been living in the City of Springfield since the mid 1980’s. It is not a secret that we have been experiencing an increase in youth related violence. The Springfield Police even has a gang task force. What we do not have is enough people willing to give young people a “second” chance. However‚ we do not give them a first chance to begin with. We do not support any positive youth development programs that allow participants the time and space to plan activities of interest‚ problem solve
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everybody. The Encyclopedia illustrates a gang as being an organized group of criminals or a group of children or youth from the same neighborhood‚ who gather together and who may or may not participate in criminal activities. Gangs have been existing since the seventeenth century and till this day gang participation is rising‚ it is one of the nation’s fastest growing problems within recent history. Several people assume that the reason why minors join gangs is because they don’t have a family encouraging
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Gangs were first fabricated so that poor majorities in the ghetto neighborhoods could defend themselves against police brutality and outsiders. Gangs also known as sets would gain their name from the area that the gang reside in‚ which could be the street number or street name. Gangs are a class of adolescents and young adults whom possess a common identity and are involved in wrongful and criminal behavior. Majority of gang members tend to be young adults‚ however‚ According to recent trends children
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Jeremy Riddle Professor Lorna Condit English 110 25 April 2013 The Plight of Inner City Minorities Urban schools are facing increased problems as of late. They ’re experiencing dilapidated facilities‚ shortage in teachers‚ over-crowded classrooms‚ and out-dated equipment and curriculum (Kozol‚ 2005). According to researchers we ’re seeing an increase in resegregation (Kozol‚ 2005). Inner city schools are overwhelmingly populated by those of minority. We are creating an inequality in education
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automatically think they need something better for these kids. Society sees kids from inner city schools as kids who will grow up to be delinquents‚ trouble makers‚ or people who won’t be successful in life. The sad reality is that all of these schools just need the proper resources. Students can start to feel anomie. They will start to dislike school‚ think that they don’t belong‚ or even start to believe that school isn’t just for them. How can they get the proper resources? The answer is money. The way
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Gangs are very problematic in every society. Gangs are a group of people who believe in the same cause. However‚ every gang has their own different cause. For example‚ majority of gangs wants to make money while others a based upon race. In order for gangs to make money they have to use intimidation‚ violence‚ extortion‚ kidnapping‚ sell drugs and many more illegal activities. Every gang wants to make money. However‚ in order to make money you have to own a territory‚ where you can do these illegal
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More and more teens join gangs to feel that sense of family that might be absent in their life. Most teens tend to lack the attention that they feel that is needed and deserve but don’t always get from the preserved family environment that is seen regularly on television. Therefore causes the teen to feel like the parent is not being given the love and attention that is shown on the television. As these feelings keep getting increasingly worse the teen starts to indulge‚ get involved with illegal
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Summary: Inner-City Paint Corporation is a small company that had steady growth. However‚ the slow down of the housing market in addition to an overall slow down in the economy caused financial difficulties for the company. Although the company has a few strengths and has a reputation for fast delivery‚ Mr. Walsh is overlooking a lot of opportunities that could solve his financial problems. He is also very reluctant to change his policies‚ procedures‚ management and financial structure which
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and intimidation‚ creating a dominant position for gang members. Renowned economist Peter Orszag stated that “tattoos reflects an anti-establishmentarianism trend. Getting a tattoo is a painful procedure that closes off potential job opportunities. It’s also closely linked with younger people who engage in riskier behaviors. Those who get tattoos make it apparent that they don’t buy into established norms set by an antiquated elite.” Within gangs‚ “a whopping 85% of prisoners under 35 have tattoos”
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that a person could live‚ the inner cities of the United States are said to be a horrible gangland full of murder‚ prostitution‚ and drugs. While this description is overblown in some cases‚ the inner city definitely resembles the definition given. Inner cities across the country are havens for gangs and the activities that keep them financially viable: prostitution‚ robbery‚ and drugs. The focus of this paper will deal with the problem of drugs in the inner city. Rejecting a broad definition
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