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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Inner City Gang Memberships Inner city gang memberships involving the youth have become a problem across the United States. There are more and more young adults becoming involved in gangs and committing the crimes and violence that come along with the enrollment into the gangs. Parents today worry about their teenagers becoming involved and although they try to keep them out of the gangs they are unsuccessful at it. This paper talks about the gang membership for a young person living in the inner
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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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listeners‚ live in run-down homes‚ or impoverished areas‚ usually being inner cities. The National Music Bureau also reported that in the 66% of the listeners of Rap who are under the age of 19‚ 86% of those teen-agers are black. Along with that fact‚ many of the artists sing about their ghettos‚ and their past ways of life‚ which included‚ drugs‚ sex‚ murder‚ and alcohol. The listeners of rap living in run down areas in the inner cities see themselves in the same situation as many of the rap artists’
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assignment is to analyses Inner-city Paint Corporation‚ with focus on its present position and possible changes for the future. First‚ let me introduce this company: Inner-city Paint Corporation is a small company that manufactures wall paint and is located in Chicago. The main product is flat white wall paint‚ the major customer is small and medium sized decorating company. Because of its fast service‚ the company had been operating normally. Stanley Walsh is the manager of inner-city Paint Corporation
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As a result‚ its conclusions generally argue that the poor are not much different from the rest of the population. In “ The Causes of Inner City Poverty…” Michael B. Tietz said‚ “They have less money‚ but their poverty status will usually not be permanent as their life circumstances change” (Tietz‚ 2007‚ p.120). If more organizations and outlets of help were established and providing for
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Industry Eight Small/Medium Entrepreneurial Ventures Inner-City Paint Corporation Donald F. Kuratko and Norman]. Gierlasinski (Revised) HISTORY Stanley Walsh began Inner-City Paint Corporation in a run-down warehouse‚ which he rented‚ on the fringe of Chicago ’s" downtown"business area. The company is still 10cated at its original site. Inner-City is a small company that manufactures wall paint. It does not compete with giants such as Glidden and DuPont. There are small paint manufacturers
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the populations around the world the number of the youth always has an important part; they usually occupy one of the most noticeable roles in a community‚ which is why it can be understandable that even in the crime statistics‚ a lot of youth appear to be involved in different types of crimes‚ most of them are killings. And because of the rampant illegal distribution and illegal transactions‚ a lot of these young citizens have the capability of possessing a firearm. Since 1979‚ a lot of young Americans
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Dan Jackson March 10‚ 2010 Research Paper Mrs. Paventi Rap Music and its effects on inner city life Rap Music was created in the early 1970s in the Bronx‚ New York. “DJ Kool Herc originally created this style of music” (Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia). It was created as a way for people living in poverty in the inner cities to be heard. People outside of the cities didn’t take it very seriously until rappers such as Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. used well-written rhymes and nice
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come together to lead to a change in prospect and a difference in the futures of many youth born into a cycle with no choice. There are many negative effects of growing up in a high poverty area. Violence is a reality for youth that grow up in inner-city poverty. New studies have shown that children growing up in these areas are actually experiencing psychological changes due to violence and other effects of poverty due to the over stimulation of their frontal lobe. The frontal lobe controls instincts
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