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    Neighborhood Watch and its Effect on the Community The Neighborhood Watch program is one of the oldest forms of organized community crime prevention in the United States. Its history dates back as far as the late 1960s. As a method of fighting and preventing crime in residential communities‚ this program has shown to be very effective. This paper will cover the beginning of the Neighborhood Watch program‚ its growth up to the present day‚ and a few of its success stories. Neighborhood Watch

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    For years neighborhoods in America have been providing individuals with a sense of security and intimacy. Diversity in many neighborhoods gave America a more international feeling to it and is what makes the country unique today. However‚ social and physical declines of neighborhoods have been evident in today’s society. Not only have the once attractive living environments been deteriorating‚ but the people in them have been changing immensely. The loss of individuality in America has many people

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    working at the local Gertens was a “dream job.” Often‚ while sitting in class‚ my attention would shift from the teacher to my older classmates as I would constantly overhear them talking about the ludicrous amounts of money they made at the local garden goods store. Now‚ as an ignorant 16-year old kid who just got his driver’s license‚ this made my eyes widen. For the first time in my life‚ the quest to acquire money was skyrocketing to the top of my priority list. My parents were slowly beginning to

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    Neighborhood Watch Research Study As we evaluate the effectiveness of the neighborhood watch program in the City of Bird Island‚ Minnesota we will try to persuade the mayor of Bird Island of how effective the neighborhood watch program has been thus far. Over the past few years the crime statistics have shown that the crime rate has continued to rise throughout the state of Minnesota. However‚ with the staggering numbers constantly growing‚ Bird Island has kept low numbers of crime statically that

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    to Opportunity Program”‚ looks at the long-term effects of children’s education progress in high-poverty neighbourhoods. A randomized mobility experiment in which a subset of low-income minority families living in public housing in high-poverty neighborhoods were given vouchers to move to low-poverty neighbourhoods were used to evaluate 1 policy approach for improving children’s educational outcomes. Four hundred twenty-five New York City children were seen 2 1/2 and 5 years following relocation (mean

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    2.3 Laura and the low class neighborhood Laura’s descent into the neighborhood marks her plunge into the truth of working class living conditions. As mentioned before‚ she has little knowledge of the reality of the working class due to her influenced observation of the neighborhood and her isolated upbringing‚ which is distinguished by its negativity (343). Her awareness of the true plight of the lower class emerges when she learns of

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    Opinion Piece Low-income Neighborhoods and Crime Michael Abdullahi 0770724 Wednesday‚ November 19th 2014 Professor: Jennifer Long SOAN 2290 On February 13th 2013 the family of Jarvis Montaque was in great despair. The family who lived in Jamestown Crescent‚ a local public housing projects were notified that the 15-year-old boy‚ had been shot on his own doorstep. The boy was not part of any gangs‚ rather an unfortunate casualty of local gang warfare. The Toronto

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    David Tateshvili Comp II TR 10 My American Dream Georgia is beautiful country with special people and unique culture; it’s my home-my family. If I ask myself a question why did I left my home and come to the country that is so far away. The answer will be simply to fulfill my American dream. What is American Dream for me? The answer to this is not simple. When I was a kid I was curious what’s so special with America. It’s powerful country‚ rich. It’s a country where all the movies are coming

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    American Dream and My Perspective What is your definition of the American Dream? The idea of an American dream is older than the US and actually started in the 1600s. Back then‚ the American Dream was your ideal perfect life‚ your goals and your happiness. Many of these dreams focused on owning land and establishing a prosperous business that theoretically‚ at least would increase one ’s happiness. Has society changed? Has the definition of the American Dream changed? Is the American Dream even alive

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    that I can make my personal American Dream possible. As stated in my first American Dream paper‚ it is the government’s responsibility to provide equality and security to each and every citizen. Thus allowing for every individual to be gifted various opportunities and experiences that will impact their life dream. However‚ after being apart of a government class that was focused upon learning the fundamental knowledge of America’s past and current federal system‚ the American Dream is seemingly more

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