Jena Six

Jena is a residential area settled somewhere down in the heart of Central Louisiana. As of not long ago, you may have never even heard about it. Be that as it may, this rustic town of under 4,000 has turned into a point of convergence in the civil argument around issues of race and equity in this nation. The Jena Six were six African Americans in Jena, Louisiana sentenced in the 2006 beating of Justin Barker, a white student at the neighborhood Jena High School, which they additionally went to. Barker was harmed on December 4, 2006 by the individuals from the Jena Six, and got treatment at the emergency room. While the case was pending, it was regularly referred to by a few media reporters for instance of racial foul play in the United States.…

Introduction/Case Synopsis The story of the “Jena Six” incident it was a tragedy in the sense these young men might have to pay a maximum penalty for a small crime. As Americans we like to think that we are more progressive than the issues presented in Jena, Louisiana on December 4, 2006. The majority of Jena citizens are white, while the minority are people of color. Six black teens were accused of assaulting a white teen. This led to arrests, charges and even some convictions. The white victim…

clearly. However, if human behavior is viewed through a specific social work lens, clarity starts to form. In the following, the behaviors of the Jena Six, a group of six African American students whose convictions sparked nation-wide attention, will be analyzed through the ecological systems theory perspective. This theory will foundationally direct insight on human behavior, potential ethical value conflicts and separate not only strengths, but also areas of growth within a system. The…

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