Sentences with phrase «in dangerous neighborhoods»

I always get agents in my classes who tell me they don't do business in dangerous neighborhoods and never work at night, so they feel safe.

How families manage risk and opportunity in dangerous neighborhoods.

His intent was to develop a breed that would be aggressive enough to protect him as he made his rounds in dangerous neighborhoods and whose appearance alone would be intimidating.

Often they are living in dangerous neighborhoods, and are living in a higher level of anxiety.

With all of the negative aspects of the teaching profession (low pay, working in dangerous neighborhoods, etc...) it may soon come to pass that no one will want to become a teacher, and then we'll be stuck with only poor quality teachers.

This is especially true when it comes to the education of our most disadvantaged children: those growing up in poverty, in single - parent homes, in dangerous neighborhoods.

The ShotSpotter program, which relies on sound sensors placed in dangerous neighborhoods to alert authorities to possible gunfire, would also grow to cover more than 60 square miles — more than twice the area it now covers — at a total cost of $ 5.5 million.

«They are a close friend in a dangerous neighborhood, and so threatening that important relationship lacks some credibility,» said Townsend, who is now with the Center for New American Security.

Ongoing stress, such as living in a dangerous neighborhood or being the victim of bullying, can be traumatic, even if it just feels like daily life to an adult.

For the jumping spider, it pays to live in a dangerous neighborhood.

Special citation for most honest movie about teenagers: Rick Famuyiwa's «Dope,» about a nerdy high school student in a dangerous neighborhood.

Strong, realistic acrylic paintings show the connection between the needy child and the big, gentle man in the dangerous neighborhood.

Fidelity High Income (SPHIX) tries to play it safe in a dangerous neighborhood by focusing on the better brands of junk.

If you live in a dangerous neighborhood, insurance companies can raise your rates because of threats such as burglaries or vandalism.

Your rates may be much higher than average — if, for instance, you've made claims before or if you live in a dangerous neighborhood or if you need to tack - on extra coverage (for instance, an endorsement to cover a diamond engagement ring).

Living in a dangerous neighborhood is considered a theft and vandalism risk.

The hotline feature could be especially helpful if you're currently in a problematic situation where even a swift email response won't suffice, like if you've been in a car accident or wrongly dropped off in a dangerous neighborhood.

For instance, parents with a low socioeconomic status may struggle with financial insecurity, live in a dangerous neighborhood and / or have low informational resources.

Not exact matches

With that many dangerous, unruly dogs roaming our neighborhoods and streets, if pit bulls were really a public health threat we would be hearing about dog maulings on a daily basis in every city in America.

It's based in a sprawling old house with creaky hardwood floors in a largely black section of the city called Walltown; drug problems and civic neglect give the neighborhood a reputation as a dangerous place.

It strikes me as a dangerous exaggeration that may seem to justify a differentiation in the pedagogies and the social policies that are enacted or applied within such neighborhoods, with greater emphasis on rigid discipline than on the informality and intellectual expansiveness that are familiar in the better schools that educate the children of rich people.

But * I'm * trying to move to Pittsburgh, because the neighborhoods where I could afford to live in Philly are dangerous, and people are always getting mugged.

A report last summer called West Garfield Park one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city for people younger than 20 and said East Garfield Park ranked as the third most dangerous neighborhood for youngsters.

His premise is that kids in neighborhoods like Harlem face so many disadvantages — poorly run schools, poorly educated parents, dangerous streets — that it doesn't make sense to tackle just one or two of those problems and ignore the rest.

• Perhaps kids living in dangerous, disadvantaged neighborhoods are less likely to run afoul of authority figures — in and out of school — when they are taught unquestioning obedience.

In some states, a parent can refuse visitation if the other parent's living arrangements are considered dangerous, such as living in a crime - ridden neighborhooIn some states, a parent can refuse visitation if the other parent's living arrangements are considered dangerous, such as living in a crime - ridden neighborhooin a crime - ridden neighborhood.

The researchers argue that the dampened physiological response to a child's anguish results from the «cumulative wear and tear... of living in poverty and dangerous neighborhoods.»

If we don't have this three - step approach in place (registry, psychiatric evaluation and banning them from ever owning an animal) then these individuals will just keep on hoarding, creating dangerous health conditions in these neighborhoods and leading to animal cruelty, abuse and neglect.»

He mentioned the need for a living wage bill, which Quinn has yet to embrace, and he said «police - community relations were strained to a dangerous point in many of our neighborhoods» in a nod to the debate over stop - and - frisk, which he said «could happen to his own son.»

«This investigation has shut down a major network of gang members responsible for the sale of illegal drugs and possession of dangerous weapons in our neighborhoods.

More than two dozen people overdosed on the dangerous synthetic marijuana — in the same Bedford - Stuyvesant neighborhood plagued by mass overdoses for the past two years.

The Journal News editorial board's justification for the interactive map has been that it shows where potentially dangerous guns are in the neighborhood, yet they have been aware all along that the map is grossly inaccurate.

«This unique approach will assist the NYPD and prosecuting agencies in their efforts to investigate and hold responsible those who distribute dangerous and illegal narcotics within our neighborhoods.»

Chief among these «dangerous precedents» is the decision to finance operating costs with bonding and the funding cuts in the neighborhood health centers, child care subsidies, youth services and senior nutrition programs.

University of South Florida researchers investigating the aftermath of a September, 2014 sewer line break in St. Petersburg, Florida, have found dangerous antibiotic - resistant bacteria in the untreated wastewater that gushed into neighborhoods and into Boca Ciega Bay at a rate of 250 to 500 gallons per minute.

The two newly studied galaxies reside in the Virgo cluster, which is a dangerous neighborhood.

Your gift today helps The Tick Project determine whether we can reduce cases of tick - borne diseases in entire neighborhoods... because playing outdoors shouldn't be dangerous.

That means that whether a simple blackout occurs — as it can in a new neighborhood — or a dangerous storm knocks out the electricity as it downs trees and makes mischief, there will be safety lighting and alarms to protect the houses and, more importantly, the household members.

Back in the»50s, an addicted character study like «The Man With the Golden Arm» was dealing with new, dangerous subject matter (neighborhood church groups got up in arms about it) and it packed a wallop.

The fourth and best feature from writer - director Rick Famuyiwa looks at the lives of Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) as they try to survive as geeks in the dangerous Inglewood, CA neighborhood known as The Bottoms.

It's 1987 in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America and N.W.A. is just getting started.

Our hero is Malcolm (Shameik Moore), a high school senior in The Bottoms, a dangerous Los Angeles neighborhood where having your sneakers stolen is as much a possibility for a geek as being killed by a stray bullet, and the putatively smart options are confined to having a gang affiliation or to selling drugs.

Based on the 2004 French film, District B13, Paul Walker is an undercover Detroit cop infiltrating a dangerous neighborhood surrounded by a wall in Brick Mansions from Relativity Media also starring David Belle and RZA.

When Alabama school counselor Angie Johnson discovered that some of her middle school students had seen methamphetamines in their neighborhood, she went to the Internet for lessons to help her explain the dangerous chemicals the drug contains and what they would do to students» bodies.

«The Other Neighborhood» a film which won the Best Child - Made Film Award at yesterday's opening ceremony discusses a neighborhood that is deemed dangerous by the inhabitants of an area in Sharjah without actually naming it.

Results: Initial findings support that the Becoming a Man mentoring program and Match - style tutoring together can be extremely protective against risk of violence involvement for even youth in the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago.

Maria Ruiz worried about her three sons» education in Boyle Heights, a low - income Los Angeles neighborhood where she felt the public schools were dangerous and neglected.

Against all odds, a dowdy elementary school with bright blue doors located in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in one of America's most beleaguered cities has become a beacon of hope — and not just for Newark.

In 2010, Nadia Lopez founded Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a public middle school which is located in Brownsville, one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in New York CitIn 2010, Nadia Lopez founded Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a public middle school which is located in Brownsville, one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in New York Citin Brownsville, one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in New York Citin New York City.

The Soulsville neighborhood in Memphis, Tenn. has the unpleasant distinction of being the 12th most dangerous in the country.