NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY ASSIGNMENT The purpose of this assignment is to have you examine your neighborhood and to consider how your community is similar or different than urban Black communities. This will be an opportunity for you to critically examine your neighborhood‚ and to examine the values of your community and see how they compare and contrast with other areas where people reside in New York City. This assignment will be completed in two phases. The first phase involves your investigation
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Nicole McAfee Community Policing Chapter 3 It is important to be a part of strong community. Communities that have strong values usually have a strong foundation against crime and work together to lower crime rates in their area. Community refers to the specific geographic area served by a police department or law enforcement agency and the individuals‚ organizations and agencies within that area. Community also refers to a feeling of be3longing a sense of integration‚ a sense of shared values
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Impact on Community The epidemic has many negative consequences regarding impact on community. “Heroin is a highly addictive opioid drug‚ and its use has repercussions that extend far beyond the individual user” (National Institute on Drug Abuse). “The medical and social consequences of drug use- such as hepatitis‚ HIV/AIDS‚ fetal effects‚ crime‚ violence‚ and disruptions in family‚ workplace‚ and educational environments- have devastating impact on society and cost billions of dollars each year”
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Activity/Exercises • Community fitness programs (gym discounts‚ P.E.‚ recess‚ sports‚ access to YMCA‚ etc.). • Recreational facilities and usage (gym‚ playgrounds‚ bike paths‚ hiking trails‚ courts‚ pools‚ etc.). • Safety programs (rules and regulations‚ safety training‚ incentives‚ athletic trainers‚ etc.). • Injury statistics or most common injuries. • Evidence of sedentary leisure activities (amount of time watching TV‚ videos‚ and computer). • Means of transportation. Sleep/Rest
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of the community development 2.1) What is the community 2.2) What is the Development 2.3) What is the community development 3. History of the community development 4. Community development process 5. Community development theories 5.1 Neoclassical Community Theory and Development Theory 5.2 Community Socioeconomic-Economic Base Theory. 5.3 Casual Development Theory 5.4 Community attraction Theory 5.5 Network Theory 6. Themes in the of community development
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This piece of evidence is community interview paper. I was required to find an agency that serves individuals and interview the person in charge regarding the service they provide to individual with disabilities. Questions included in the interview consist of “what type of agency is it”‚ “what interaction does the agency have with schools‚ youth‚ families”‚ “what services does the agency provide”‚ “eligibility requirements for the services”‚ etc. After completing the interview‚ I created a Smore
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Michael Brown Mrs. Day 4/11/11 I helped out most of my hours of community service for the Laguna Creek Junior Cardinals (LCJC) football team .What happened was in my first 4 hours of community service I helped divide recycle from trash and empty out the trash at one of my brothers football game. My supervisor for those hours for LCJC was Lora the head coach for the cheerleaders. A week later for 4 hours I clean-up and break down the facility around the field. Later next week I did the same thing
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The term ‘community’ cannot be defined from one perspective due to its complexity and the complex reality or context in which it exists and as well as the complexity of human nature. Community psychology is mainly concerned with individuals‚ groups and the community as a whole. Community psychologists have their own definitions of the concept ‘community’. Those studying community are introduced to new explanations to the terms community and community psychology for a better understanding. These new
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one’s community‚ it helps to understand what a community is and why they form. There are basically two parts to the definition of community. The first part of the definition states that a community is “A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.” The second part of the definition describes a community as “A group of people having common interests. To me‚ this means that along with the two definitions‚ there are mainly two different reasons for which communities form
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Is Community Justice a Factor in Traditional Correctional Functions? LaShawn McNair Professor Herbeck Criminal Justice and the Community April 15‚ 2012 When we hear the word corrections‚ most of us tend to think of a jail or prison. It is popularly believed that the function of corrections is merely to lock criminals up. Most of us don’t associate corrections with the community. The objective of my essay is to show the correlation between traditional correctional functions and community
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