Gang Violence
Essays

In many ways, the work of the defunct performance art group Asco, which is currently enjoying an art show at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as part of the Pacific Standard Time series, can be thought of as…

This is an investigation of the impacts of the rising incidences of homicides in the city of Chicago. It relates the incidence with the rising gang rates and violence. The paper draws data from the Chicago Police Department and the National Gang Center to analyze the evidences and data available.

Project Safe Neighborhoods is a program meant to create safer neighborhoods by reducing crime levels associated with gang and gun use. It is also known as the Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program, implemented by the cooperation of States, districts and federal agencies for the purpose of winning federal funding. There are 4 categories of participants and awards, 5 design features, strict criteria and documentary requirement to meet.

This is a seven page paper in which several different exercises related to social work are answered and expanded upon. The answers are creative and thoughtful. The questions are related to everything from cultural competence to good active listening skills to body language. The point of the exercise is to help the person become more prepared and self-aware when it comes to being a professional.

¶ … gang violence, focusing on drug-related violence committed by gangs. It attempts to analyze the major causes behind such violence and whether the trend of gang violence is on the increase.

This paper proposes a new program specifically designed to deal with the needs of African-American males in juvenile detention facilities. African-Americans make up a disproportionate number of incarcerated juveniles. Viewed in tandem with high drop-out rates, the vocational prospects of this demographic of juvenile detainees seems bleak. The program strives to address academic as well as social deficits.

In 2003, the United States Federal Government spent over $19 billion dollars on the War on Drugs, a rate of approximately $600 per second, and the budget since has been increased by over a billion dollars (Drug pp).

The film West Side Story took as its theme the sociological problems of an inter-racial marriage in New York City. The story takes place during the 1960s when racial issues were boiling over around the nation.

The government creates laws and regulations in which officials see are suitable for citizens to abide by. The formation of such official customs serves to protect the interests of the people, state, and government.

Crime statistics from Chicago, Illinois testify to the increasing number of youth offenders. In 1989, the Chicago police reported that 64% of 274,000 their crimes were committed by individuals under the age of 25; 40%…