When I tell people, they immediately presume there was
gang violence involved, but he's a catcher in a baseball team and someone took a dodgy swing.
Not exact matches
They added: «Abraham hates confrontation, he has never been
involved in any fight be it physical or verbal, not to talk of being
involved in a
gang or condoning
gang violence.
The government has issued new guidelines to schools for dealing with
gangs today, following a spate of
violence involving young
gang members.
Since leaving
gang life and / or prison, many of the interviewees currently are
involved in
gang prevention organizations such as Cure
Violence / Ceasefire and the Chicago Dream Center.
As an adolescent, I became
involved in
gang violence.
Wilding
involved nights of insane revelry,
violence, and destruction of anything and anyone in the path of a youth
gang.
Another set piece
involves even more intimate
violence, Nick improvising his fight against an armed
gang in ways that highlight the importance of his courage and resourcefulness, yet also gives a sense of the irrelevance of these characters» exploits within the world's larger, indifferent context.
It tells the true story of Wilkerson's first five years in New York City, where he ministered to disillusioned youth, encouraging them to turn away from the drugs and
gang violence they were
involved with.
Results from the other Cristo Rey schools have proven the model works with kids who at one time were lead
gang members,
involved in
violence or drugs and are now being accepted and going to universities like Georgetown, Brown, and Boston College, many with full scholarships.
Throughout a semester - long course, the nonprofit implements a civics curriculum based on students» civic identities and issues they care about, such as
gang violence, public transit, or youth employment.25 The course framework encourages students to think through an issue by researching its root cause, developing an action plan, getting
involved in their community through engagement tactics, and presenting their efforts to their class.
Last year, neighborhoods bordering the eight parks where lights were left on
involved saw 86 percent fewer homicides and a 17 percent drop in
gang - related
violence.
He supervised an office of more than 200 Assistant U.S. Attorneys, who handled a high volume of cases
involving terrorism, narcotics and arms trafficking, financial and healthcare fraud, cybercrime, public corruption,
gang violence, organized crime, and civil rights violations.
Assisted in the analysis, writing, and editing of the daily BRIC bulletin that covers the past 24 hour major incidents
involving gangs and street
violence
Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent
violence as rival
gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks
involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering.
Mothers against
Violence offers advice and support to those who may feel their child is at risk or
involved in gun /
gang / knife crime.