Gated communities in England as a response to crime and disorder: context‚ effectiveness and implications Sarah Blandy Abstract Gated communities‚ meaning residential developments which restrict access by non-residents and have a specifically collective legal framework‚ are a recent global phenomenon. The paper discusses aspects of neo-liberalism which may explain their growth: increasing fear of crime alongside commodification‚ the movement from community to individualism‚ and from informal
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Community Learning and Development is a field that aims to “help communities and individuals tackle real issues in their lives through community based action and community based learning” (Scottish Executive‚ 2004:4). As CLD workers‚ it is imperative that we understand the issues that have faced people in the past‚ the issues that affect people in society today‚ and are aware of any potential issues in the future for individuals and groups. In order to underpin some of the knowledge required to support
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The concept of requiring community service of college students as a requirement for graduation is based on the idea that communities and individuals can be helped in their development through volunteer service. Community service provides the opportunity for students to share their knowledge‚ skills‚ and abilities with someone who might not have benefited from such actions otherwise. Community service should be a requirement for college graduation because it helps to alleviate problems of society
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THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY IS PROBLEMATIC. COMMENT ON YOUTH‚ CULTURE AND POSTCODE RIVALRY IN INNER CITY LONDON Community has been described and interpreted in different ways. It has been explained by different people in their own understanding and views. The concept of community could be associated with the beliefs‚ culture and interests. In this essay‚ the concept of community‚ what it is and the different types of community will be discussed. Also‚ the association between community‚ youth and its
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discipline‚ and local communities. Based on the feedback offered by the provider‚ identify the best approach for teaching. Prepare a presentation to accompany the teaching plan and present the information to your community. Select one of the following options for delivery of the presentation: PowerPoint presentation – no more than 30 minutes Pamphlet presentation – 1 to 2 pages Poster presentation Appropriate community settings include: Public health clinic Community health center Long-term
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The Nature of Community Robert L. Warren* The idea of the American community is deceptively simple‚ as long as one does not require a rigid definition. The term evokes a rich imagery associated with the "country village‚" the "small town‚" or the "big city" of an earlier day. One thinks of the country village’s Main Street‚ with its several stores and post office‚ and the streets‚ houses‚ and lawns that immediately surround it in the setting of an enveloping prairie‚ dairy-farm country‚ or forest
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grow up to become an adult‚ they will be the cornerstones of the society. Thus‚ they should not rely on others to contribute to the development of a civic-minded society but should contribute too. There are many ways that teenagers can contribute to the development of a civic-minded society. Firstly‚ teenagers today are in greater contact with the larger community than any preceeding generation. This enables them to be key prospects of fostering a common identity with others‚ which is the basis
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Community service paper This is my first time do community service. I think it is a good thing. Many think that community service is just something you are forced to do for school. To me‚ community service is a way of giving back. I like making people feel as though they matter‚ and it gives me a warm feeling at the end of the day because I feel I have made a difference. I grow as a person each time I do community service. When I was in China‚ I didn’t do much community service‚ and‚ I do not
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My idea of a healthy community would be that of a place where health promotion is pushed by creating a suitable environment for the wellness of everyone. There is much that can be done to create healthy communities. Communities that support people in making healthy choices help prevent chronic diseases and the complications that can result from them. Public health works with a variety of partners to create healthy communities including transportation planners‚ city planners and land use experts because
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Discourse means “the way of being” in a community. Discourse community is where a group of people involved and share their opinion‚ knowledge about a particular topic. Conflicts can be create when rebellion happens in a discourse community. Rebellion in a discourse community try to change the rules which creates conflict with leaders of the particular discourse community. It changes the particular discourse community or creates a new discourse community with new rules. James Paul Gee a writer and
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