American Teens Against Crime

Professor Gregory Cass July 19, 2017 Guns Need To Be Limited As an American citizen, owning a gun is a very common thing, but the gun violence also happened in America every day. Living in Boston, most people believe that having a gun can protect their life. In fact, the opposite is true. American created many strict policies and laws to limited the guns violence, but the amount of guns issues is still increasing. Although most American citizens have personal guns now, they haven’t get the…

Marcus is a 16 year old African American male who was living in Pine Hill, Alabama with his both parents. Recently, Marcus was kicked out the home because his parents, who are conservative Christians, learned that Marcus is gay. After, Marcus was caught shoplifting in Midtown Mobile at the Walmart off Hwy south of Interstate 65. Mobile is the third populous city in the state of Alabama. According to the U.S. Census reported Mobile population estimates at an approximate 195,111 people living in…

to the video captured, shown on CBS News, Rodney was just laying there. It was completely unnecessary and a horrible, probably the worst, police brutality act of all time. Soon after the video was leaked in 1991, people began going crazy. African Americans in L.A. , were after whites. There were crazy riots, burning buildings, and huge groups of people just running through streets attacking people. There was one event in which a black guy pulled a white guy out of his truck and beat him with a…

Statistical Briefing Book). If they wanted to commit crimes they can do them inside there “timely curfew.” Crimes happen all throughout the day and a lot are actually caused by adults instead of teenagers. A curfew does not stop anything at all just increases the risk of everything and the danger. The amount of trouble and effort the teens will put into to sneak outside and have some illegal fun will just make everything more dangerous. You say that crime does not happen during the day? Let us…

School nurses should be able to deal with the injuries and sick kids and added counselors and mental support staff should be added to schools, to monitor and ensure that kids who need mental support are getting what they need. By simply reaching teens with mental illnesses, gang numbers could reduce as well as the percent of kids dropping out. Cdc.com says, “doctors and educators should work together to help reduce dropouts.” (Paddock, 2013) reducing dropouts would also show reduced gang…

occurring more frequently in American media. The news featured many stories about the horrible situation. It has been causing a lot of controversy in the African American communities. Police brutality is when a police officer uses his power to harm or kill an innocent person. Most police officers are serious about their job, but some use their job to show their evil and wicked ways. There have been multiple cases of police beating and killing among the African American communities just this year…

in all the United States and will always be used regardless if for private reasons or for medical purposes. Marijuana has a major impact on many people who use it and despite it being illegal, people still get a hold of it. There are other bigger crimes that should be punishable instead of marijuana. There are more harmful substances and other things we should worry about instead…

stereotyped since the 1600s. But, who or what created these stereotypes? Well known movies, such as ‘Juice (1992)’ and ‘Menace II Society (1993)’ have influenced young men into thinking that crime is the best way to make it in society. All they see is that to win the girl and to have all the cash is to commit horrendous crimes and spend a few years in prison. Not only are blacks portrayed negatively in the US, but also in the UK. Movies such as ‘Precious (US, 2009)’ and ‘Honey Trap (UK, 2014)’…

park and threw her off a bridge. Once the case was brought to trial the evidence was overwhelming, Simmons had confessed to the murder and performed a videotape reenactment at the crime scene. Teemer made a testimony against Simmons that showed premeditation, Simmons discussed the plot and later bragged about the crime. The jury returned a guilty verdict, even considering mitigating no criminal history or his age the jury even recommended the death penalty which the trial court imposed. The…

As any American teen that has been exposed to pop culture or any form of political media knows, Communism is the root of all evil. Many people would laugh at that statement while also acknowledging that there is some truth to that – at least in America –. The very fact that it 's this widely understood notion that teens do not even question it says something about its depth in American history. So, it’s time to understand Communism and its impact on American society and politics. However, since…