Sentences with phrase «on youth crime»

In December 1999, the Inter-Ministry Committee on Youth Crime (IMYC) commissioned TOUCH Community Services to develop the contents of a manual for parents to address the potential dangers of the Internet.

YCW of Miami - Dade has conducted various school presentations & assemblies on youth crime prevention topics including Bullying / Cyberbullying Prevention, Drug Prevention, Reporting Crimes, Personal Safety, Gun Safety Awareness, Online Safety, and more.

Each year, Youth Crime Watch of Miami - Dade sponsors a Poster & Essay Contest on a youth crime prevention theme.

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YCW educates students on safety skills which in turn the youth apply those skills in their schools to promote safe school environments, educate their peers on youth crime prevention, and curb school crime.

3 - 4 hours of lessons all with a focus on youth crime.

Work on youth crime from the song «Petit Frère» (easily found on youtube) Several exercises: Fill in the gaps True or false Comprehension Discussion questions Summary (exam style)

Speaking to reporters after a summit on youth crime, Mr Brown vowed to vigorously enforce existing laws, but said the government would consider passing new legislation if required.

[283] Nevertheless, there had been a recent rise in gang killing among young people, with 27 teenagers having been killed in gang warfare during 2007, a statistic used by Johnson's campaign who emphasised the idea that a Johnson administration would be far tougher on youth crime and anti-social behaviour.

Turley was formerly a civil servant, initially working on youth crime issues, and later moved to the Department for Work and Pensions specialising in child poverty issues.

We produced research briefings on young fathers (to read this briefing click here) and on fathers and anti-social behaviour (click here), and our chief executive attended the Prime Minister's roundtable on youth crime strategy.

Not exact matches

Other speakers at the event include Professor Anthony Goodman, who has carried out research on youth and crime and Delphine Duff, a consultant who's worked with the Probation Service.

Officers say youths are keeping blades on them for reasons including «status» and self - protection, as well as crime.

What: YMCA (England)'s «Dads and Lads» Parenting Courses Where: Youth / community centres and primary schools in Bradford / Bradford Moor Funding: Children's Fund «On Track» crime diversion (filtered into the Children's Fund); YMCA England (Family Support Grant)

The study showed that the likelihood of committing crime later in life comes down to the quality of services on offer and whether young people have a chance to mix with better - behaved peers, guided by structured activities and respected youth leaders.

Not entirely, but sufficiently to give them greater latitude than would be afforded a politician and a greater emphasis on what actually works to cut youth crime.

The intolerable outbreak of crime we saw on the streets of our cities this summer shined a light on our youth justice system and the underlying reasons why young people sometimes feel they have nothing to lose and a lot to gain from crime.

But public confidence in our justice system, including the youth justice system, does require some punishment for crimes committed to be inflicted on the perpetrator.

«Given the horrifying anti-LGBT hate crime recently in the Bronx where four people were brutally attacked, the bullying of Tyler Clementi which led him to take his own life, and the recent rash of suicides by at least seven LGBT youth, Mr. Paladino should be ashamed for his hateful and backward remarks,» said Quinn, who also defended Cuomo's record on LGBT rights.

The Director stated that given the experience Osun gathered in its introduction and implementation of the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme and the social welfare for Osun's most vulnerable old people called Agba Osun, the Muhammadu Buhari - led Federal Government has touched on the very aspects of national life that had contributed to youth restiveness, kidnapping, other crimes and care for the desperately Youth Empowerment Scheme and the social welfare for Osun's most vulnerable old people called Agba Osun, the Muhammadu Buhari - led Federal Government has touched on the very aspects of national life that had contributed to youth restiveness, kidnapping, other crimes and care for the desperately youth restiveness, kidnapping, other crimes and care for the desperately poor.

Ulster County Attorney Bea Havranek, whose office prosecutes crimes committed by youths, in Family Court, said Wednesday that it was «premature» to say whether the law would have an impact on her office.

Students of Ekiti State tertiary institutions and other youth groups on Monday en masse staged a massive protest on the streets of Ado Ekiti, accusing President Muhammadu Buhari and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly terrorizing Governor Ayodele Fayose and distracting him from performing his duties.

Tony Blair has called on black communities to denounce gun and knife crime, following the latest spate of youth - on - youth attacks.

«If we want to tackle the problem of youth crime, we need to take action early to stop kids from embarking on a life of crime before it's too late,» said Chris Huhne, Lib Dem home affair spokesman.

The announcement comes just a week after ministers proposed new powers for teachers to search pupils for weapons without consent and carry out spot checks on youths at school, under amendments tabled to the violent crime reduction bill.

Igbo youths took to the streets of Enugu on Wednesday in protest against the alleged «persecution» of Patience Jonathan by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

«I feel youth court is such a good program because instead of a child getting a violation or — it's usually violations or minor crimes — instead of sort of getting slap on the hand, you're incorporating restorative justice into their lives,» Ms. Maccagli said.

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Young said she agrees «that juveniles who commit serious crimes should be in separate secure facilities and not adult prisons, and that troubled youth should have counseling to get them on the straight and narrow.

During her speech, she praised Kelly for making the city safer and also touted the Youth SHIELD program under which community leaders would coordinate with the task force on gun control to fix up areas which invite crime.

Buratai, in a remark at a security stakeholders's meeting on Thursday in Wukari, Taraba State, said that restoring moral values to youths was crucial to addressing crime and increasing rate of insecurity in the society.

Hundreds of youths from Rivers State on Friday besieged the Rivers State office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in protest against the ongoing probe of the wife of the former President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.

This he said was in spite of the fact their decision to shut down the institution had resulted in increase in violent crimes on Ayingba and its environs, adding that «as a responsible government who has high regard for education as the pillar of the future of the state, we can not afford to fold our hands and watch the future of our youths mortgaged».

«As part of his drive to improve the revenue base of the state and create more job opportunities for the youths, Governor Ayade graciously established the factory in the area with a view to reducing crime rate in the state and engages the people on meaningful project.

The Buhari Youth Organisation (BYO), Lagos State Chapter has called on the Senate to rescind its decision on Mr Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission.

Researchers also collected information on all the violent crimes reported to the police in the city during the study, including which youth had a violent crime occur in his or her neighborhood.

In addition, the increase in youth's cortisol levels the morning after a crime occurred nearby the day before was larger than on mornings following no crime the previous day, a pattern that previous research suggests might reflect the body's anticipation of more stress the day following a crime.

For each youth, researchers compared the students» sleep on the nights following a violent crime to their sleep on nights when there were no violent crimes committed nearby.

Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.

The teens» story may be another cinematic variation on the 1924 Leopold & Loeb case (in which two youths attempted the «perfect» crime), but the well - cast young actors» performances lend their side of the film an air of freshness.

He's already taken on such staples as the youth movie (Dazed and Confused), the romantic love story (Before Sunrise), and the western and crime movie (The Newton Boys); the last two — emotionally as well as visually lavish reworkings and rethinkings of Hollywood splendors — are probably his two most underrated films.

As the title suggests, his film wants to explore the relations between blacks and whites, namely the influence of hip - hop culture on white youths — this issue in addition to telling a crime story as a hook.

Youth Crime Watch of Nigeria was established on 7th of October 2002 due to crime prevalent in schools and communities, improper dressing that leads to raping, dangerous driving among the youths, militancy, kidnapping and hostage taking in the Niger - Delta and cycle of revenge violence in all entire FederaCrime Watch of Nigeria was established on 7th of October 2002 due to crime prevalent in schools and communities, improper dressing that leads to raping, dangerous driving among the youths, militancy, kidnapping and hostage taking in the Niger - Delta and cycle of revenge violence in all entire Federacrime prevalent in schools and communities, improper dressing that leads to raping, dangerous driving among the youths, militancy, kidnapping and hostage taking in the Niger - Delta and cycle of revenge violence in all entire Federation.

Overall, I find that winning the lottery to attend a first - choice school has a large impact on crime for high - risk youth.

The Youth Crime Watch of Nigeria in partnership with the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Ethics & Values is pleased to inform you of the above - mentioned event scheduled to hold at Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Conference Hall, Abuja, Nigeria between 16th and 19th of October 2012.

Anthony Petrosino's systematic reviews of randomized trials on the «Scared Straight» program, which involves prisoners lecturing at - risk youth about the consequences of crime, showed that its effects are at worst negative, at best negligible.

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.

Ms. Pittman is a recognized leader in youth development, and previously was Director of President Bill Clinton's Crime Prevention Council, served on the executive team of the International Youth Foundation, and worked with Gen. Colin Powell (Retired) to create America's Proyouth development, and previously was Director of President Bill Clinton's Crime Prevention Council, served on the executive team of the International Youth Foundation, and worked with Gen. Colin Powell (Retired) to create America's ProYouth Foundation, and worked with Gen. Colin Powell (Retired) to create America's Promise.

She has served on the Massachusetts Governor's Task Force on Hate Crimes, been a writer for the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, produced Operation Respect's anti-bullying program, and helped to create resiliency projects using contemplative practices for at - risk youth and parents.

Their completion rate is 95 %, with only 8 % recidivism, startling naysayers who insist youth courts are «soft on crime».