Rikseim and Cherman make a note about police officers and state "arrest is the only area of police behavior that has generated a substantial number of findings on the influence of community-level variables"("Police: police officer," 1997). In poverty stricken areas with minorities teenagers are more likely to join gangs. In places such as Compton with a more African American community there is an increased amount of crime activity and gang violence hence a much more substantial amount of patrolling done by police officers. Other cultural differences can be found through out other “rough” areas in places Chinatown have gangs like “Black Dragon”. In Harlem, an increased amount of crime activity occurs due to the involvement of gangs such as “Bloods” and “Crips”.
There are so many reasons as to which juveniles can talk themselves into joining gangs. Reasons having to do with family problems or even involvement in the gangs, to friends being there, making money fast and having a sense of “security” when with his or her gang members. One of the main reasons why kids partake in gang activity is because of a neglected feeling from their family. “If young people aren’t getting positive attention from parents, joining a gang certainly provides lots of negative attention. Youth who are angry at a parent may join a gang to shock or be defiant toward the parent”.
A substantial number of immigrants attend colleges and universities in United States. While these individuals have to adopt a new life which is often flooded with unfamiliar American cultural practices, beliefs and values (Rodriguez, Myers, Morris, & Cardoza, 2000), they also experience difficulties in adjusting to school, the new educational system and stress in acquiring the English language (Perry & Weinstein, 1998). Changes in learning and teaching patterns, lack of social support as well as emphasis on academic excellence add more pressure to these immigrant students. Difficulties and stressors arising as part of this adaptation process create stress with a possibility of creating different types of mental illness (Joiner & Walker, 2002). As a result, college immigrant students experience psychological distress as they try to adapt to college in a different culture.
Although no one is certain when these groups began to emerge in the United States, there are accounts of youth gangs in this country as early as 1783. The first gangs appeared in large cities such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, followed by appearances in Chicago and, more recently, Los Angeles. The first modern criminal gang was the Forty Thieves gang that formed in the Five Points district of New York City in 1820; although primarily an adult gang, it later gave rise to a juvenile group called the Forty Little Thieves. Social scientific study of youth gangs began in the early 20th century and suggested that the earliest youth gangs may have spontaneously evolved from neighborhood play groups as a result of changing social conditions, particularly increasing urbanization, industrialization, and immigration. During the past two centuries there have been four distinct periods of intense gang proliferation and activity in the United States, each of which is also characterized by rapid immigration and population shifts, social and political unrest, and industrial and technological change: the late 1800s, the 1920s, the 1960s, and the
The perpetrator may have been abused as a child; violence may have become a means of resolving disputes in the family/social network. Family history of violence. The stress of caring for a physically and/or mentally frail adult without adequate support can lead to abusive behavior towards the adult. Other events may have occurred to exacerbate the situation, such as a job loss, moving house, the death of a significant other, or financial problems. Dependency on the vulnerable person for money, shelter or emotional support can arouse resentment, sometimes abuse.
People’s attitudes and beliefs towards people with sensory difficulties may impact negatively on individuals as they may assume that they lack understanding; quite often it may be those who are making assumptions who are acting incorrectly in accordance with the impairment; for example, people may use a raised voice when speaking to someone with a visual impairment. There may also be difficulties in people finding employment who have sensory loss if the company does not supply adequate support for people to be able to carry out the duties in the same ways as other employees. The Equality and Disability Discrimination Acts are there to ensure people are not discriminated against in their opportunities to find employment. Despite this, employers may not believe that people with a sensory loss are able to carry out the duties of the role as effectively as others. Factors, societal attitudes and beliefs impact on the service provision for those with sensory difficulties.
1, 2, Societal attitudes and beliefs can impact individuals with sensory loss in quite a negative way because people in society can be very judgmental towards people with disabilities, and put them in a group of people with below average intelligence and assume they can’t do or think the same way as other people without disabilities can. People in society can also be very prejudice and ignorant and think they are better than people with sensory loss, also thinking it gives them the right to make fun at them and making life difficult in the process. Although not all people think the same way there are many other people in society that are very open towards individuals with disabilities and sensory loss and can be very helpful and kind, this can have a positive impact on people’s lives. 1, 3, There are a range of factors that societal attitudes and beliefs impact on service provisions, discrimination is one of the biggest problem in today’s society , people with sensory loss are treated differently, and there a lot of barriers that need to be overcome, service provision is a term used to describe a wide range of activities, including the provision of assistive devices, rehabilitation services, occupational therapy and health services. Although there are a lot of places like this there is still the need to raise awareness so
Self-harm has many long term affects which can be very serious. If a person is misusing substances, they may become dependent on it, and suffer symptoms when they do not take any of the substance. It may also affect an adult’s mental health, leaving psychological and emotional scars, because they have felt so worthless and poorly of themselves that they will always carry this memory with them. If the adult was cutting themselves or burning themselves, they will carry scars from this. These scars may lower self-esteem in the long term as the individual may feel ashamed, also other people may see these scars causing embarrassment or bringing up bad memories so they can never forget.
This could have a massive effect on their education or health for example. In many care settings people are categorised stereotypically for example, by the way they look or dress, the music they like, and the people they are friends with. This could also reduce a person's self-concept and make them want to leave the service. Consequences are involved for people who act on prejudice thoughts or opinions. Victims of discrimination may feel excluded and unwanted and like they're in the wrong for being who they are.
Hispanics in California and across the United States have had a difficult time assimilating to American culture over the past decades. This problem of non-assimilation has had a big impact on Hispanics overall to include gangs, drugs, high school dropout rates, teen pregnancies, crime, and poverty, to name a few. The problems are most prevalent among Mexican and Central American Hispanic youth. While the majority of immigrants that journey to the United States come with good intentions seeking for employment and to improve their lives, the children of such a particular group of immigrants does not always attempt to raise the level of success in their generation. Most immigrant parents are not involved in their children’s education due to cultural