There are many effective ways to intervene positively when dealing with gangs just like Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries continues to do. Fr. Boyles approach to gang intervention is effective because he fills in these voids within the gang members that need help. Not only does he fill the voids but he succeeds by creating a community, having continuous redemption, and mercy for the those who excessively make mistakes. Although, Fr. Boyles approach isn’t 100% effective, it changes those lives that want to better in life. Not to mention, those who want to be helped, makes one less person on the street who want their life to be changed. Being in a community means to be in a shared environment that other people share characteristics
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Having redemption for those who have done bad but want to change the individual is even better. Fr. Boyle uses redemption as an approach to reduce violence and criminal activity. This minimizes the void of these gang members that have not had someone be there for them. The approach that the Fr. uses works even outside his reach of people he knows. For example, in the article A Need For Power and Respect Encourages Gang Behavior, a former gang member, Iris was involved in many horrible gang activity. She did not attend any classes and focused on the streets but as soon as she decided to get her head back into the books others began to take interest in her. In the article it states “..A black man encouraged me to write about what I was going through in the gang…but not Ms. Beasley. She would challenge me to try harder. One other person helped save my life: a cop” (29). This advocates that Fr. Boyles tactic not only reduce violence and criminal activity around him but its universal. Having someone to push you forward through rough moments can make a difference of keeping a gang member focused in school other than the street. When you give you don’t give to receive but when you truly make an impact on someone’s life it sure comes around to catch up. Demonstrating redemption for others throughout Tattoos on the Heart, Fr. Boyle makes an extraordinary impact. For instance, in the text it states “You know all of us here …show more content…
Although his approach is not 100% effective. For example, in the article Poor Parenting Causes Some Children to Join Gangs, parents that have poor parenting skills can leave a psychological issue with their children, that no matter how hard you try to use a positive approach to reduce crime and violence you have one out of many that would do criminal activity. In the text it states, “Based on their research they concluded that sociopathic delinquents had a significantly poorer relation with their parents than nondelinquents” which lets us know as much as you want to do good if someone isn’t mentally stable it’s hard to be productive with wanting to reduce crime and violence. Gregory Boyle explains to us in his book that many people died due to gang violence and crime. As illustrated in Tattoos on the Heart, “His heart finally deafens to their entreaties, and he dies” (66). Yes, Fr. Boyle can’t save everyone even after trying so hard. There are people that resist and don’t want to change. Nevertheless, one less person that transforms from doing criminal activity and violence to good makes an
Having redemption for those who have done bad but want to change the individual is even better. Fr. Boyle uses redemption as an approach to reduce violence and criminal activity. This minimizes the void of these gang members that have not had someone be there for them. The approach that the Fr. uses works even outside his reach of people he knows. For example, in the article A Need For Power and Respect Encourages Gang Behavior, a former gang member, Iris was involved in many horrible gang activity. She did not attend any classes and focused on the streets but as soon as she decided to get her head back into the books others began to take interest in her. In the article it states “..A black man encouraged me to write about what I was going through in the gang…but not Ms. Beasley. She would challenge me to try harder. One other person helped save my life: a cop” (29). This advocates that Fr. Boyles tactic not only reduce violence and criminal activity around him but its universal. Having someone to push you forward through rough moments can make a difference of keeping a gang member focused in school other than the street. When you give you don’t give to receive but when you truly make an impact on someone’s life it sure comes around to catch up. Demonstrating redemption for others throughout Tattoos on the Heart, Fr. Boyle makes an extraordinary impact. For instance, in the text it states “You know all of us here …show more content…
Although his approach is not 100% effective. For example, in the article Poor Parenting Causes Some Children to Join Gangs, parents that have poor parenting skills can leave a psychological issue with their children, that no matter how hard you try to use a positive approach to reduce crime and violence you have one out of many that would do criminal activity. In the text it states, “Based on their research they concluded that sociopathic delinquents had a significantly poorer relation with their parents than nondelinquents” which lets us know as much as you want to do good if someone isn’t mentally stable it’s hard to be productive with wanting to reduce crime and violence. Gregory Boyle explains to us in his book that many people died due to gang violence and crime. As illustrated in Tattoos on the Heart, “His heart finally deafens to their entreaties, and he dies” (66). Yes, Fr. Boyle can’t save everyone even after trying so hard. There are people that resist and don’t want to change. Nevertheless, one less person that transforms from doing criminal activity and violence to good makes an