Community areas of Chicago

Chicago also responded by partnering with the Cook County Sheriff officers, decentralized gang and enforcement units. Children should be able to go outside to play, and their parents should not have to worry about them being the next victim due to gun violence. Chicago should be noted for its beauty and culture rather than be overshadowed by deaths due to gun violence. If Chicago acknowledges that something must be done to reduce the gun violence rate, then they need to realize that it is time…

but forgotten what it was like to have running water, and adjustable temperature in the home. He also had no news of the US, so he found it both dismaying and compelling to hear about the rampant violence in some parts of the US, most especially in Chicago, Illinois. As a result, Dr. Slutkin began researching the violence problem in the same way that he tracked infectious diseases in those other countries, and he found that the trajectories were the same. Further research, and trial and error…

Identity,” which is found in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society talks about factors such as “unique settlement patterns” that helped the German immigrants who settled in two areas in Illinois to 1. develop a national identity, and 2. To overcome their differences and unify as a community in support of the Union, Abraham Lincoln and cause against slavery. According to Ms. Bearden-White, there was no unified nationality among Germans back in the German States in Europe because…

preference, diversity, identity, and effects it has on black neighborhoods. Natalie Moore shares her own view as a black women living in the south side of Chicago, examining how racial segregation within communities has created a “white” and “black’ Chicago, leading to racial inequalities. Moore asserts the importance of diversity within Chicago, but suggests that racial inequalities and the “legacy of segregation and its ongoing policies have kept the city divided” (Moore#). She links…

person being pursued by gang members later on. Cultural Norms have changed---people have to be up to date with the newest gang fads. For example, it is known that only gang members have their car lights on in certain areas, and innocent civilians may not be aware, and get murdered in an area they didn’t know that they couldn’t perform a certain action without being affiliated with the opposing…

Chicago is notorious for its abundance of gangs and violent crime, yet what if these were just smaller parts of a much bigger picture and you were told that Chicago had one of the most thriving underground economies in the United States? What if this underground economy had more advantages to it than meets the eye? It goes without saying that any gang-related activity is unethical, yet what makes that so? An underground economy is defined, as “illegal economic activity which entails transactions…

find out what the driving force behind human nature for the temptation to commit crimes. What Chicago Sociologist Clifford R. Shaw and Henry D. McKay wanted to figure out was, what makes a specific area such…

University of Chicago satisfies my desire for a particular type of learning environment, community and future in many ways. As Chicago native a biracial woman, I see the strides and succeess happening every day and can’t wait to take my part in that progress for equality, empathy and empowerment in my beloved city. It’s no secret Chicago has a history of struggle in the areas of female empowerment in the workplace, cultural acceptance and socio-economic segration. But it’s also true that Chicago…

laws and social stigmas. It is essential that one does not stay neutral through these injustices and stand up against the oppressor. It is up to a community to engage and strive to end the oppression that silences and enables the oppressed. Through my experience at Safe Haven, I have become an ally that has become educated about the injustices the community faces and aware through…

LEPS-520-02-FA17: Community Engagement Module 6 Assignment: Leading Through Crisis Case Study TO: Benjamin Kelso FROM: Adrian Herrera DATE: December 4, 2017 SUBJECT: Community Engagement Case Study- Shooting of Laquan McDonald The purpose to this memo is to provide information regarding the shooting of Laquan McDonald by the Chicago Police Department on October 20, 2014; as it relates to the relationship amongst the police force and the community. Events over the past several years…