Sentences with phrase «crime and violence»

However, we do aim to reduce the risk of crime and violence in these patients, a goal that is of great importance for society.

Childhood behaviour problems predict crime and violence in late adolescence: Brazilian and British birth cohort studies.

Her elementary school was located in what she describes as a tough neighborhood with crime and violence.

Some people felt that since school crime and violence were confined to the inner cities and their ethnic populations, it was not their problem.

Meet the member organisations working in early childhood care and education, literacy, sexual health, crime and violence prevention, youth mentoring, and parenting support.

I do certainly see that some people would associate more potential crime and violence that goes along with said practices as being another possible candidate.

Their mission is to help victims of religiously motivated crimes and violence whether committed by governments, individual terrorists, or organizations that claim religious justification for their crimes.

Combined with outrage over individual incidents, is growing concern over drug crime and violence.

Though national reports show that crime and violence among youths continue to increase, some students say schools are less violent than they were two years ago.

Fear of crime and violence leads many young people to miss school, get lower grades, and carry weapons, according to a nationwide poll of teenagers released last week.

The title expands on the solid foundation of the previous game to bring a world of crime and violence to life.

Each year, students in the program tackle complex questions about identity, race, education, and crime and violence in their communities.

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Supports national, State, and local efforts to reduce crime and violence by preventing child abuse and neglect.

Erie County Legislature Chair Betty Jean Grant has been holding a series of meetings on crime and violence in the city.

NPAL and its chapters work nationwide promoting the prevention of juvenile crime and violence by building relationships among kids, cops and community through positive engagement.

Foul - mouthed sociopath Don Logan (Ben Kingsley) and beady - eyed sociopath Teddy Bass (Ian McShane) may force Gal back into crime and violence but it is DeeDee (Amanda Redman) who enables him to tread this dark path and then return to her.

Responding to public dismay over a surge of youth - related crime in the state, the Colorado legislature last week convened a special session on the problem of juvenile crime and violence.

Crime and violence between rival drug gangs has surged throughout Mexico, creeping into other popular destinations, such as Los Cabos on the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula.

Yet one more time, in 1969, John O. Pastore, chairman of the U.S. Senate Communications Subcommittee, requested the surgeon general, Dr. Jesse Steinfeld, to appoint a committee to conduct a study «which will establish scientifically insofar as possible what harmful effects, if any, these [televised crime and violence] programs have on children.»

OJJDP envisions a nation where our children are healthy, educated, and free from crime and violence.

North Carolina public schools reported fewer overall incidences of crime and violence during the 2016 - 17 school year from the previous year, continuing a long - term decline in numbers of offenses, according to

The poll is divided into 16 major need areas, such as «an honest and responsive government,» and «protection against crime and violence.»

But to win Amazon, Baltimore will have to count on Bezos overlooking — or embracing — the city's national reputation for crime and violence, he said.

Producer, director, writer and actor Spike Lee creates provocative films that explore race relations, political issues and urban crime and violence.

But like heavy metal or Dungeons & Dragons in the»80s, its cavalier attitude toward crime and violence has also been blamed for corrupting teens.

On 16th October 1988, the Federal Minister for Justice announced the establishment of a National Committee on Violence, a joint Commonwealth - State initiative with a wide - ranging brief «to inquire into and report on violent crime and violence generally in Australian society (and) recommend preventive strategies.»

At 7 p.m., Sen. James Sanders condemns the burning of 40 Jhandi flags — symbols are typically used at the culmination of Indo - Carribean Hindu prayer rituals — that took place on Thanksgiving morning during an anti-hate rally to promote peace and denounce hate - based crimes and violence, corner of 89th Avenue and 80th Street, Woodhaven, Queens.

Sliwa, who rose to fame as the founder of Guardian Angels, a group that combated crime and violence in New York City's subway system, is the chair of the Reform Party of New York State.

«Our findings showed that restoration of vacant land helps to deter crime and violence and represents a pragmatic upstream infrastructural investment strategy to address complex social issues in cities,» said Charles Branas, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health chair and professor of Epidemiology, and lead author.

He notes that in Finland — which has a low rate of crime and violence compared with other developed countries — a majority of the cabinet ministers and more than 40 percent of the members of Parliament are women.

Subica believes strategies developed by South Los Angeles organizers and policy makers to reduce crime and violence around these properties may carry over to other large cities throughout the U.S., which also possess high numbers of tobacco shops and liquor stores.

The report shows 10,630 reported acts of school crime and violence last school year, a 4.8 percent decrease from the 11,161 acts in 2011 - 12.

This section includes the Discipline, Crime and Violence Annual reports, The Safe School Information Resource (SSIR) web application, and a link to the School Safety Audit reports conducted by the Center for School Safety.

He is doing a good job of it, until his father is let out of prison and the cycle of crime and violence begins again — threatening the peaceful existence Bobby has created.

The city may have once been known for heavy crime and violence, but those days are gone, and it has found itself with one of the lowest crime rates when compared to other cities of its size.

But with it came a time of social turmoil; crime and violence fueled by thwarted expectations; a thirst for vengeance; high unemployment; and an influx of refugees from other African countries devastated by war, drought and economic disaster.

The Healing Species proven - effective and evidence - based program intercepts crime and violence through a unique 11 - week compassion and character education curriculum implemented with rescued dogs.

By contrast, a report to the Scottish Parliament in 2003, A Critical Examination of Responses to Prostitution in Four Countries: Victoria, Australia; Ireland; the Netherlands; and Sweden, found that countries (such as the Netherlands) which had legalised and / or regulated prostitution had seen a dramatic increase in all aspects of the sex industry and a corresponding increase in organised crime and violence against women.

Oftentimes, you fail to fight crimes and violence.

RAV's Sunshine Centre was recognised in the Australian Institute of Criminology's 2012 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards which reward good practice in the prevention and reduction of violence and other... READ FULL ARTICLE >

Long - term outcomes include academic underachievement and underemployment, juvenile delinquency, adult crime and violence, anti-social behaviour problems, and substance misuse [8, 9].

Indirect paths and coefficients are colour - coded red (neighbourhood crime and violence) and blue (family conflict, neglect and violence).

The book reminds the reader of the challenges facing many African Americans today, including high unemployment, staggering neighborhood crime and violence, and large percentages of children growing up in low - income single - parent households.

An instrument used to identify behavioral health disorders, such as internalizing psychiatric disorders, externalizing psychiatric disorders, substance use disorders, and crime and violence problems.