and harsh record of social injustice and violence; a people and country of exceptional material wealth for the many‚ but dire poverty for the few. These are the things of which problems are made. When we deliberate on the Jamaican society‚ we can see problems of varied sorts‚ economic and social. As an attempt at maintaining clarity‚ the focus will be on social problems to be seen in Jamaica. Greater emphasis will be placed on the problems of crime and violence‚ unemployment‚ adolescent pregnancy‚ and
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Introduction VIOLENT CRIMES CONSTITUTE one of the greatest social problems facing Jamaica at this time. Over the past two decades‚ Jamaica has experienced an unparalleled increased in homicides and violent assaults. Many attempts made throughout the years to reduce the number of violent crimes occurring in the island have mainly been short-term measures‚ aimed predominantly at increasing Police mobility and firepower and have ultimately proved to be unsustainable. EARLY IN THE present academic
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Jamaica is an English-speaking country located in the Caribbean Sea to the south of Cuba. Jamaica’s potential for growth and development is enormous; however‚ according to the World Bank Country (2003)‚ as cited in Gilbert & Sookram (2009)‚ measured Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth over the years since 1972 has been unimpressive. Apart from its economic problems‚ Jamaica has a serious problem with crime and violence. For years there have been numerous attempts‚ through policy and legislation
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What Are The Primary Contributing Factors To Crime And Violence In Jamaica Jamaica is a small third world country in the Caribbean with a population of approximately 2‚ 709‚ 300 people. The country faces many problems yearly but the worst is the ever increasing crime rate. In October 2011 Jamaica was ranked 3rd in a report of countries with the highest crime rates by the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development . The country has taken a turn for the worst over the past few years. Our
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Impact of violence on Jamaican society The devastating impact of widespread violence on social order has been widely documented. As is the case worldwide‚ all types of violence pose serious public health risks and exact both direct and indirect costs on society (3‚ 7‚ 8). The impact in terms of death‚ injuries‚ short- and long-term disabilities‚ and mental anguish is vast (7). In addition‚ violence impedes social advancement and deters economic growth and development. Violence inhibits the recruitment
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In Trinidad and Tobago we are presently faced with an alarming number of acts of violence and crime. Whatever the precise cause of the problem‚ the harsh consequences are that as a nation we are losing our young people‚ particularly to a life of crime and violence because most of our crime are being carried out by young peoples particularly males. In the fight against the increase in acts of crime and violence in Trinidad and Tobago we as a nation must take the initiative to address the issues of
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The Causes and Effects of Crime and Violence In the Gordon Pen Community The Causes and Effects of Crime and Violence In the Gordon Pen Community School Based Assessment Subject: Social Studies School: Kingston College Candidate#: Centre#: Territory: Teacher: Year: 2012 THE CAUSES AND EFFECT OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE IN THE GORDON PEN COMMUNITY. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page: Cover Page i Title Page ii Table of Contents
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alcohol has a huge impact on people’s behaviors so that their behaviors go out of their control and could lead to things rather more serious. As a consequence of the impact of alcohol‚ crime rate increases dramatically under the influence of alcohol. On reason that supports this conclusion is that people who are addicted to alcohol but can’t afford buying would act aggressively to get access to alcohol by unmannered behaviors that some times could lead to serious crimes. In
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dinosaur chicken nuggets. Youth violence refers to the bullying or physical force of a person or group usually to hurt or even cause death. Over the past years youth violence has been increasing excessively due to the increase of bullying. Bullying effects everyone including the witnesses‚ which will most likely repeat what they saw. Youth violence is never good even if you have a good reason to do so. A way the youth becomes exposed in this type of violence is by experiencing the wonderful
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Connection between Drugs‚ Violence and Crime N/A N/A 7 April 2013 Connection between Drugs‚ Violence and Crime Apparently drugs are directly related to violence. Drug abuse can lead to violence. However‚ except the case of alcohol abuse‚ there is not much data to support this statement. Comparison of information provided by two different articles can help to reach some conclusion in this topic. Drugs and alcohol have the disinhibiting nature‚ that`s why drug-influenced individuals
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