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There have been many conspiracies on whether gun violence should be treated as a public health issue or not. With gun violence on the rise, it is only necessary to take an alternative route when dealing with guns. Gun violence should be treated as a public health issue, especially in today’s society since more and more people have their own gun(s). The number of gun violence related crimes can be prevented and or diminished just like any other public health issue. Most of these gun violence…

According to Pitts (2008), the UK and the USA have seen dramatic changes in the economy which have greatly affected many families residing in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. In particular, the BME community has seen an increase in their young males left redundant and stagnant at the bottom of the social class ladder and excluded from the values of society. In their response to their lack of status, respect and power with frustration, black youths have ostensibly resulted to anger and also the…

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States following New York City on the East Coast. This idolized city that many have nicknamed, L.A., rests within the southern region of the ‘Golden State’ of California. Los Angeles is most widely known for its mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and for also housing a major center of the American entertainment industry. The worldwide popularity L.A. has received, stems from the city being the source of many…

contains information over body appearance. There are two rival gangs in the same town: Los Vatos Locos and Los Tres Puntos. You can tell a gang member apart from the other by their body appearance. Both gangs mark themselves on their left hands with a placazo (tattoo). Los Vatos Locos mark themselves with a “VL” tattoo, and Los Tres Puntos mark themselves with a “3P”, so everyone already knows which gang they clique with. Los Vatos Locos can also signal each other for whatever reason by using…

“We have to clean up our neighborhood, too much trouble prevail. You can hear foul language, you can hear people yell. We have to clean up our neighborhood, violence is all around. So many are fighting being knocked to the ground.” These are words from a poet by Sandra Juanita Nailing entitled “Cleaning up the Neighborhood”. She gives a detailed describtion about her neighborhood, and how it is full of violence and there needs to be a change. Which is true, the changes she includes is…

The police are of no use to the poorer parts where gangs are located. The gang members are hesitant to call the police, because they do not want them around when they are doing illegal activities. What shocked me was the fact that even when someone would be beaten or shot the still did not call the police or ambulance because they knew neither of them would actually come and help. The fact that gangs do…

of services including support, guidance and comprehensive residential, foster family and adoption, family preservation, mental health, and substance abuse services. 2. The population Eggleston provides services for is foster youth referred by the Department of Children and Family Services ages 0-21. Eggleston Family Services provides services to all races and ethnicity. However, the majority of the population served by the agency is Hispanic and African American children, including both males…

worthy of our support and what deserves our condemnation” (Carpenter & Kennedy, 1988). The community wanted to see the police was available to the public call in this matter. They wanted to know that they wouldn’t just leave them alone to handle it by themselves. Commitment to the people that the job would be handled and the lives of the people will be safe. I think the police did that by having press conference and telling us what was going on. Lastly, longevity was the most important value…

documentary of street art that focused on the two street artist, Banksy a secretive artist who never revealed his identity, and Thierry Guetta a French immigrant from Los Angeles whose passion is film making and became an overnight sensation. Before gaining Thierry’s fame as an inspiring artist he became Banksy’s guide in Los Angeles when he need somebody to help him find walls to do his art, a film documentarist, and an inspiration to create his own art. Because of Thierry’s enthusiasm of…

the neighborhood, they sell drugs and they get in a confrontation with rival gangs when they are disrespecting their territory and take justice in their own hands when one of their members are killed . The relationship between the community and the police is difficult, because the people in the community are afraid of denouncing any illegal activities because the gang would kill them afterwards. The theory associated with the criminal behavior portrayed in the documentary is subcultural of…