drug abuse can bring to the society in general and within Nigerian campuses in particular. The findings of this study will aid in evaluating whether these strategies have the potential to help the government in curbing the drug problem among the youths‚ with a view to coming up with a more comprehensive Programme for addressing the problem in schools. Many university undergraduates in Nigeria who do not have access to internet via computer now do so through smart phones such as iPhones‚ BlackBerrys
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Youth gangs : Self identify as a group: they do this by creating a name‚ initiation rituals‚ tattoos‚ gang signs Are recognized by society as a gang- people acknowledge the existence of the gang whether it be law enforcement or the community Participate in illegal activity- this could include things such as prostitution‚ drug dealing‚ stealing‚ murder A Select Territory Have a collective goal- often times the goal is financial gain or intimidation At risk youth in latin America The youth that are
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The Media and the Negative Affect on the African American Community Malcolm X‚ was a civil rights activist in the 1960s‚ famous for his quote‚ “by any means necessary.” According to Malcolm X (1960s)‚ “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and the guilty innocent‚ and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” The media has sullied African Americans for many‚ many years which lead me to believe they should be censored
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Youth offending An issue risen by Wainwright and Nee (2014) highlighted the point that by providing effective early intervention to young offenders‚ this may prevent them from going to becoming established offenders. Richards (2011) emphasises that rapid brain development may impacts inhibitory responses‚ emotional self-regulation and the thought process of risk and reward in young offenders. Although youth offenders may have a belief of invincibility‚ they are able to understand risk although the
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CONTRIBUTION OF YOUTH IN ENHANCEMENT OF PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT. A society is a group of people with common territory‚ interaction‚ and culture. People of the same society share aspects of their culture‚ such as language or beliefs. Multiculturalism relates to communities containing multiple cultures .It is the acceptance of multiple ethnic cultures at the organizational level. Interaction and communication between different cultures provide opportunities for the cultural differences to communicate
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easy‚ but it is especially difficult in youth sports today. Coaches and parents are putting a lot of pressure on our young sons and daughters. The pressure to succeed in sports at such a young age is taking the fun out of the sport by making it all about winning. A Personal Perspective My own interaction in youth sports has been many: As a parent‚ participant and an observer. My experiences as a child in youth sports were mostly positive. In my early
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The Fast Food Industry: Destroying America’s people‚ one french fry at a time The eating habits of America can be summed up in three words. “Fat‚” “Fast‚” and “Food.” Fast-food companies are the leading problem in the rapid growth of our nation’s obesity problem. Costs of fast-food consumption were nearly $164.8 billion dollars in 2010‚ and the constant and excessive eating that has taken place at fast-food establishments over the last few decades has‚ and will continue to‚ result in obesity. Public
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Young People: The Greatest Hope for Turning the Tide Young people remain at the centre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in terms of rates of infection‚ vulnerability‚ impact‚ and potential for change. They have grown up in a world changed by AIDS but many still lack comprehensive and correct knowledge about how to prevent HIV infection. This situation persists even though the world has agreed that young people have the human right to education‚ information and services that could protect them from harm
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confines juveniles at a rate 42 percent higher than the nation‚ and according to federal data‚ has had the largest jump in youth incarceration since 2001. The state places offenders as young as 10 in facilities such as detention centers and group homes.” (Williamson Daily News Juvenile Center No longer safe‚ July 27‚ 2015) West Virginia has many contributing factors to the high youth incarceration rate. West Virginia has the highest overdose death rate in the nation. We also have one of our nation’s highest
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Youth At-Risk: Preventing Student Dropouts and Facilitating Reintegration A State of Israel Experience Full Paper Melfi M. Caranto Overview of Israel’s Educational System The wellbeing of the youth is being taken as a serious national issue in Israel and they have done concrete actions about it. First of all‚ Israel has a very good educational structure and system. Education is free and compulsory from 1st to 12th grade. There is no private school in Israel because almost all of the school
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