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Another possible change could be the interaction of the community these adolescents live in. [23] The involvement of neighbors could decrease the chances of violence among these communities. [23] In Craig Pinkney's TedTalk speech, "The Real Roots of Youth Violence", he states that people do things to be heard and seen in their communities. [23]
Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth (2005) by John Hubner; Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Expose of the Dark Side of American Policing (2005) by Norm Stamper; Peetz P., "Youth, Crime, and the Responses of the State: Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua", GIGA Working Papers, Number 80, 2008.
Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the Justice Department said ...
Homicide counts are bleak, but they represent the most extreme form of youth violence. Getting an idea of the true state of the problem in Tacoma requires a broader analysis. The Tacoma-Pierce ...
The Do the Write Thing Challenge (or DtWT) is a writing program for junior high students organized by the U.S. National Campaign to Stop Violence. [1] [2] [3] Intended to reduce youth violence, the Do the Write Thing Essay Challenge Program began in 1994 as a local program in Washington, D.C. and expanded in 1996 to other cities.
The U.S. Justice Department found on Thursday that Texas has routinely violated the civil rights of juveniles at five of its detention facilities by using excessive force, failing to protect them ...
The Family and Youth Services Bureau of the United States Department of Health and Human Services funds grant programs to help runaway and homeless youth. The organization also provides funding for the National Runaway Switchboard , a national hotline for runaway youth, youth who are thinking about running away or are in crisis, parents, and ...
The city of Tacoma perspective. Youth violence has been top of mind for city leadership this year. After 14-year-old Xaviar Siess was shot dead at an Eastside bus stop, allegedly by a 17-year-old ...