The primary cause of violence in the African-American community is gang activity. These sobering statistics are affecting our community in a terrible way. Street gangs have been around since the nineteenth century. (CITATION) Gang violence is a problem in every major city in the United States and membership in gangs is on the rise The FBI’s 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment report states that there are more than 1.4 million active gang members in the United States. This is a 40% increase over the estimated 1-million gang members in 2009.
“It engenders stress and fear in many prospective victims. To its direct victims, the experience usually brings about extreme anger and annoyance, and in some cases, may occasion lasting psychological injury” (Grabosky, 1995, p.1). Residential burglary is one of the most prevalent crimes in the United States as well as in other countries (Grabosky, 1995; Shover, 1991; Weisel, 2004). Burglary accounts for 18% of all serious crime in the United States, and is the second most common serious crime, just behind larceny-theft. In addition, it is believed that as many as half of all burglaries go unreported, which might account for the low clearance average clearance rate of 14 % in the U.S. A significant factor related to the low clearance rate is that about 65 percent of residential burglaries investigated do not produce enough evidence or information about the crime, therefore making it one of the most difficult crimes to solve (Weisel, 2004, p. 1).
A contributing factor could be that there are growing numbers of terrorists, gangs, and other violent prisoners the government is now housing. ADMAX, a supermax prison the federal government has provided, holds many of the greatest threats to the American ways. People like Zacarias Moussaoui, Al Qaeda terrorist; Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber; Terry Nichols, accomplice in Oklahoma City bombing; and Richard Reid, Islamic shoe bomber are all housed in this institution. Another growing cause of prison population is poverty. During the last two decades, there has been a gap in America between the lifestyles of those who grew up poor and those who didn’t.
The distribution and use of drugs has led to an increase in arrest and conviction of individuals under economic strain. For instance, individuals that live in deteriorated communities that can not excess adequate education and health care are at higher risk of substance abuse than any other community and will be the majority of the prison system. It is suggested that there is four models that help explain the path way to criminality of a person and they focus on the ending result after the use of illegal substances. The four models are called intoxication, addiction, systemic, and legal (WSSAC, 2009). The intoxication model suggests that individuals will not use rational thought while intoxicated which leads to the addiction model which states that crimes are committed so the addict can support the habit (WSSAC,2009) The systemic model states that crime occurs when the participant of the drug trade sales the drug.
The social and economic disparities in criminal justice have faces and many are that of color. African Americans are more likely than others to have social histories that include poverty, exposure to neighborhood violence, and exposure to crime-prone role models. For instance, African American children with no prior admissions to the juvenile justice system were six times more likely to be incarcerated in a public facility that Caucasian children with the same background that were charged with the same offense. A major study sponsored by the Department of Justice in the early 1980’s noted that juvenile justice system processing appears to be counterproductive, placing minority children at a disproportionally greater risk of subsequent incarceration (Fessenden,
In addition, family breakdown is a potential issue for violence. The Australian Human Rights Commission (2012) pointed out that 35% of young people cannot bear violence; they suffer from physical health problems and psychological health problems. Imperfect or complex family relationships and domestic violence leads to young people become
These eye-popping numbers came about for many reasons: mandatory minimum sentences, three-strikes legislation, illegal drugs, gangs, immorality in all its modern forms, the war on drugs, the decline of marriage and families, high rates of recidivism, incarceration of the mentally ill, the decline of capital punishment, problems with the criminal justice system and all the forces pushing tough crime policies. Difficult economic times focus attention on the increasing costs of keeping all these people - 93% of them men - behind bars. Each prisoner costs about $32,000 per year, and the average prisoner does little to offset the cost of confinement. The social costs may be even higher. Breadwinners are lost, families destroyed, more kids grow up without fathers or mothers, welfare costs increase, the entire sex ratio is thrown out of balance and prisoners face grim prospects when released.
Vulnerable Populations in Current Event Paper Myrtleen Campbell NUR/440 May 5, 2014, 2014 Instructor: Steadman McPeters Current Event Article on Vulnerable Populations Inhabitants that are helpless getting the appropriate health care is considered vulnerable people. People in the health care field especially nurses have occasion that they are in contact with some of these vulnerable groups, they are limited to individual case. Nurses need to understand the complete perspective of vulnerable people and have broader “social- political” awareness in order to have more voice in the identity of these vulnerable communities. This paper recognizes a recent study found in North Olmsted Advanstar Communications Inc. the article; “Plans take on risk with vulnerable people,” by Norm Ryan. The study will include: Definition of vulnerable people according to the study.
The article expounds on some key statistics that suggest that young people are 36 more times to commit suicide in an adult prison than a juvenile facility. It also speaks to the outcome of young people who survive an adult facility. They return to society as damaged and dangerous people and are more likely to commit violent crimes and add to the recidivism rate. This article reinforces my opinion and advocates my stance on children in jails with adults. A quote from the article that puts it in perspective says, “The rush to criminalize children has set the country on a dangerous path.
NUR 440 Health Assessments and Promotion of Vulnerable Population August 29, 2011 Kim Hall Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper Identifying the Vulnerable Population and Their Demographics Effective health care is dependent on understanding vulnerable individuals and populations with respect to biases and prejudices of health care providers. According to de Chesnay (2008), “Vulnerability is a general concept meaning susceptibility, and its specific connotation in terms of healthcare is at risk for health problems” (p. 3).The older adult populations will more than double by 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005). As the elderly population increases, it is imperative to understand the influence on the family, healthcare