Article Summary: Youth Felonies And Poverty
Queens College
Youth Felonies and Poverty
Raymond Guerrero
Urban Studies 101-016
Professor Robinson
12-21-13
One of our country’s if not the world’s greatest problem is that of poverty. Nearly 49 million Americans are struggling to put food on the table. With so many resources available to us the question many people tend to have is why is poverty still among us? Honestly I believe poverty for most can be a never ending cycle, a burden passed from generation to generation. While some may find ways to escape its grasp, most tend to remain restrained within its grip. One of the many factors that contribute to poverty is that of youth felonies. While trying to sometimes provide for loved ones while in poverty, …show more content…
Whether it leads to being underpaid for services rendered or simply the inability to obtain/secure a job in the first place, more often than not felonies tend to create this barrier. According to Grogger’s article “The Effects of Arrests on the Employment and Earnings of Young Men”, “Tabulations from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) show that arrests and subsequent labor market outcomes are strongly negatively correlated. Among men who had been arrested prior to 1980, annual earnings averaged $7047 (in 1980) between 1980 and 1984. For men without prior arrest records, annual earnings were 15 percent higher, averaging $8083” (Grogger, p51). Therefore, showing men who commit crimes in their youth, end up paying heavily for it. While some youth felons are able to obtain jobs, these jobs are often general labor jobs that turn out to be dead end jobs. These jobs tend to consist of janitorial duties, construction, or within the fast food industry. While they are still jobs they tend to have little to no opportunity for …show more content…
However as most of us already know the price of colleges/universities are not cheap at all and the cost of tuition and schooling expenses can actually be rather expensive. When looking at the City Universities of New York (CUNY); effective as of fall 2013: full time students at four year colleges who are New York state residents pay $5730 per year, that’s $2865 per semester. For fulltime students at four year colleges who are not New York state residents they pay $15300 per year, that’s $7650 per semester. Now some may think well if a four year college is too expensive, why not attend a two year college/community college. Well you’ll be surprised to believe that it’s not all that cheap either. As of fall 2013 a fulltime student who is a New York state resident pays $4200 per year, that’s $1100 per semester. A fulltime student who is not a New York state resident pays $8400 per year, making that $4200 per semester. Now as bad as that is already that’s excluding the rest of the fees implemented by theses educational institutions. Some of the fees included are things such
Youth Felonies and Poverty
Raymond Guerrero
Urban Studies 101-016
Professor Robinson
12-21-13
One of our country’s if not the world’s greatest problem is that of poverty. Nearly 49 million Americans are struggling to put food on the table. With so many resources available to us the question many people tend to have is why is poverty still among us? Honestly I believe poverty for most can be a never ending cycle, a burden passed from generation to generation. While some may find ways to escape its grasp, most tend to remain restrained within its grip. One of the many factors that contribute to poverty is that of youth felonies. While trying to sometimes provide for loved ones while in poverty, …show more content…
Whether it leads to being underpaid for services rendered or simply the inability to obtain/secure a job in the first place, more often than not felonies tend to create this barrier. According to Grogger’s article “The Effects of Arrests on the Employment and Earnings of Young Men”, “Tabulations from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) show that arrests and subsequent labor market outcomes are strongly negatively correlated. Among men who had been arrested prior to 1980, annual earnings averaged $7047 (in 1980) between 1980 and 1984. For men without prior arrest records, annual earnings were 15 percent higher, averaging $8083” (Grogger, p51). Therefore, showing men who commit crimes in their youth, end up paying heavily for it. While some youth felons are able to obtain jobs, these jobs are often general labor jobs that turn out to be dead end jobs. These jobs tend to consist of janitorial duties, construction, or within the fast food industry. While they are still jobs they tend to have little to no opportunity for …show more content…
However as most of us already know the price of colleges/universities are not cheap at all and the cost of tuition and schooling expenses can actually be rather expensive. When looking at the City Universities of New York (CUNY); effective as of fall 2013: full time students at four year colleges who are New York state residents pay $5730 per year, that’s $2865 per semester. For fulltime students at four year colleges who are not New York state residents they pay $15300 per year, that’s $7650 per semester. Now some may think well if a four year college is too expensive, why not attend a two year college/community college. Well you’ll be surprised to believe that it’s not all that cheap either. As of fall 2013 a fulltime student who is a New York state resident pays $4200 per year, that’s $1100 per semester. A fulltime student who is not a New York state resident pays $8400 per year, making that $4200 per semester. Now as bad as that is already that’s excluding the rest of the fees implemented by theses educational institutions. Some of the fees included are things such