The needs in my Brooklyn community as well as others that are effected by the changes happening among minority adolescents and young men is evident by the increase population in the correctional facilities. Some blame the behavioral changes on ineffective parenting skills, poor supervision, rejection from the family, parents not caring enough to have consistent discipline or no discipline, also many children are born from adolescents or teen parents which is factor of poor parenting skills (Scott P. Sells, 2011).
It is important for adolescents to have a safe haven if there is not one in their home. There needs to be community centers that not only offer sports and activities, but mentoring programs like Big Brothers for young men in households without fathers so they can have a positive role model in their life.
I think it’s important for the NYPD to have a better relationship with the community. Right now with everything in the media about police brutality there is very little trust or belief in our communities and the police department. On a daily basis black and Hispanic males, young and old are stopped and approached by the police. If the police are interested in changing the feelings of the minority communities, they should …show more content…
When the criminal justice professional are seeking new hire recruitments, one step to change is encouraging minorities to join. You can only hope that if the new criminal justice professionals from within your community are working with others in the criminal system they can express the anger and mistreatment that has been brought to our neighborhoods by the police. It may make a difference for a young person to see that they can be police, lawyers, and judges in the future instead of the prisoner standing before the criminal justice
It is important for adolescents to have a safe haven if there is not one in their home. There needs to be community centers that not only offer sports and activities, but mentoring programs like Big Brothers for young men in households without fathers so they can have a positive role model in their life.
I think it’s important for the NYPD to have a better relationship with the community. Right now with everything in the media about police brutality there is very little trust or belief in our communities and the police department. On a daily basis black and Hispanic males, young and old are stopped and approached by the police. If the police are interested in changing the feelings of the minority communities, they should …show more content…
When the criminal justice professional are seeking new hire recruitments, one step to change is encouraging minorities to join. You can only hope that if the new criminal justice professionals from within your community are working with others in the criminal system they can express the anger and mistreatment that has been brought to our neighborhoods by the police. It may make a difference for a young person to see that they can be police, lawyers, and judges in the future instead of the prisoner standing before the criminal justice