It allows the police departments to take proactive law enforcement action normally before the gang gets an organized structure. The gang can or may range from a loose knit group of individuals who hang around together and commit crimes together, to a formal organization with a leader or ruling council, gang colors, gang identifiers could be such as tattoos, and a gang name. In the textbook on page 145, “Islands in the Street: Urban Gangs in the United States, it says that the functions that gangs fulfill or motives for joining a gang is to possible to escape a broken home, but many members that join still interact with their families. So that must not be the only reason in some cases of why people join gangs. It also say its because of money, drugs, woman, to commit a crime, and for protection because its better than the police.
Others, well they may have different thoughts on that. They may think that the lifestyle is not the safest and that the streets have a negative effect on their children and they prefer a different lifestyle. In Piri Thomas book, “Down These Mean Streets”, Piri Thomas expresses the streets of Harlem to us through his own eyes. Piri Thomas writes about the many different things he had to overcome in the streets, his form of survival, and how he made it through every fall. Likewise in Miguel Pinero’s poem, “Bury my Ashes on the Lower East Side”, Miguel Pinero expresses the streets through his eyes as well.
Kody’s life would be greatly affected by the outnumbering gangs growing around the area where he lived. At a young age Kody had a big decision to make concerning whether he wanted to live a life of a gang member or live a life of a civilian. At the age of eleven Kody, also known as Monster Kody, new that he wanted to live the ghetto life of a gang member. Theories of delinquency attempt to provide an explanation and reason as to why the juvenile engages in delinquent acts. This paper attempts to explain the reasons behind Kody Scott’s delinquent behavior and why he decided to live the life of a gangster.
Code of the Street In the ethnographic book, Code of the Street, Elijah Anderson, a professor of sociology at Yale University, makes some interesting and insightful assessments amid his in-depth examination of the many pertinent issues surrounding the economical, educational and social factors that exist in the urban community. These developmental conditions affect its social organization, shape the urban culture and heavily contribute to the aggression and youth violence that is so prevalent today. Some of the major problems that plague the impoverished inner city black community are that of the persistent poverty as well as the widespread violence that the young inflict on one another. Professor Anderson attempts to generally approach and address the question of why the quality of life is consistently compromised for so many inhabitants within urban communities. The book discusses that in addition to the alienation that the people who are struggling financially and reside in poor inner city neighborhoods feel from mainstream America, there is still yet another division within this confine, that is of the “decent” family in opposition to the “street” family.
They should try to help there kids reach there goals and make there future bright. Critical Thinking Questions 1. Being a good parent is just to be understanding in every situation that your child may or may not be getting into. They have to have the love and support for each child that they are raising. Just to always love the child to the fullest and make them feel like they are somebody in this world.
Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2006. Print. The author presents a hands on approach on how gentrification actually affects residents of neighborhoods in transition. He interviews the displaced residents of two predominantly black neighborhoods that are in the process of gentrification: Harlem and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. By listening closely to what people tell him, he creates a clear picture of the real life impact gentrification has on people who are being forced out of their neighborhoods.
New media and communication technologies already impact on many aspects of everyday life including work, home and leisure. These new technologies are influencing the way that we develop social networks; understand places and location. The paper presents the initial findings of the impacts that digital communication technologies are having on public urban spaces and types of activities, which will improve the quality of the pedestrian’s environment within urban places. khedivial Cairo downtown public spaces are chosen as a case study, its public spaces and streets has been in public attention for many years and were serving for various generations of public life. It will be very important to study how these modern forms of connecting can influence the social interaction in well established and centrally located public spaces.
WP2 Synthesis 7/6/2012 Gangs Gangs in the world today have been a major issue to all governments. Gangs will continue to be a problem in our world today because of an informal market, poverty and the youth today. Danny Malec wrote a review on Transforming Latino Gang Violence in the United States. In this article he believes and understands that due to the United States having an informal market, seduces the youth today by replacing family role models with gang members. Grossman agrees with Malec’s views, while taking a media strong stand point on this issue.
The origin of street slang, the boundaries of Street Slang, the variety of street slang its essence and dynamics should give visual perspective to the “givers and receptors” since slang is used worldwide across social lines. Another example that shows Slang is used worldwide even by professionals. The word “C-Suits” for instance, this cliché is describing a C.E.O. in the business world. Living in the Los Angeles, CA area were you to use that word around gang members known as “Crips” You would get into a wreck because they may take it as if you were
These services and activities are geared towards facilitating, enhancing and maintain the child’s developmental ability to function as a productive member of society. The commitment of a foster parent is to the child’s welfare system, the community, and the fostering profession. Statement of Core Values Mission The mission of Train up a Child Association is to provide foster parent the support needed to maintain a safe well-being and stability for the youth, children, and infants in their care. Company Vision The vision of Train up a Child Association is to provide parents with the ability to excel the welfare of the foster children and their families, maintain respect of the rights of each party, and make an acceptable effort to assure that their services are used appropriately. Responsibility of the Foster Child and their Family Foster parents acknowledge their responsibilities in providing a nurturing and safe environment, in which is conducive to the development of all foster children to his or her highest potential.