Sentences with phrase «youth gang»

Previous literature on risk and protective factors for immigrant and refugee youth gang involvement has been inconclusive.

It is also interesting to ask students what is needed to break this cycle of young people entering youth gang culture / knife crimes.

The time is the future, and youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become «free fire zones» into which not even the police will venture.

Wilding involved nights of insane revelry, violence, and destruction of anything and anyone in the path of a youth gang.

Adult gangs were found to be a combination of carryovers from youth gang involvement and those initiated into gangs as adults.

Another interesting phenomenon from the study is that the youth gang population identified in the study didn't match the demographic profile from police.

Public perceptions of the rising tide of knife crime and youth gang violence in London have reached such a pitch that Boris needs to be equally clear, ruthless and relentless in his fight against crime in London.

A consultant on strategy may be a union leader, a politician, a specialist in organizational behavior at the university, a corporation executive, or a youth gang leader.

I can go on and on mentioning the evils such as pedophile priests, drug addicts, youth gangs etc..

Some Village locals want more police enforcement against unruly youth gangs, while others say cops are anti-gay.

«We are very concerned that this rash of recent killings of young people will drive us back to the old days,» said State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who blamed much of the violence on a growing problem with youth gangs in Upper Manhattan.

Based on British author Anthony Burgess's novel about a dystopian future riddled with youth gangs, it introduces us to thirteen - year - old Alex (Malcolm McDowell in a breakthrough performance he has never been able to repeat) and his «Droogs».

Key words: «maras» and youth gangs, prevention strategies of the violence, rehabilitation and reintegration of young people into society, Guatemala.

There might be tales of increasingly violent street crime and youth gangs.

Abstract: This article examines some non-governmental responses to deal with the problem of the «maras» or youth gangs in Guatemala.

Considerations include the age of pupils, the areas that pupils live in, and local knowledge such as the presence of youth gangs.

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially probation and parole officers, addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about youth gangs, drugs, and violence connection.

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about an overview of youth gangs.

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about modern - day youth gangs.

Not exact matches

The charity uses fitness to keep youths away from gangs.

It offers kids in the area critical programming to prepare them to become productive community members, including tutoring, sports leagues, gang prevention and youth leadership.

these gang youths» understanding of the problem [of the ghetto] went deeper than their reaction to unjust social conditions.

The plan calls upon churches to, among other things, «adopt» street gangs and allow troubled youths to use church properties as safe havens; intercede for youth in the juvenile court system; provide vocational training to inner - city residents; organize capital for micro-enterprises; develop educational curricula heralding the achievements of blacks and Latinos; initiate neighborhood crime watch groups; and establish counseling programs for battered women and the men who abuse them.

Black youth turn to gangs, and kill each other over nothing.

Progress on this front has been blighted by the emerging trend known as «county lines», where gangs avoid detection by sending vulnerable youths to towns around the UK to exploit new drug markets.

... was closed after a gang of nearly a thousand youths entered the Grand Hotel in pursuit of two leather - clad Rockers South Coast police have warned that if the fights between rival gangs of Mods and Rockers continue stricter security measures will be enforced at railway stations both in London and on the south...

These «old» pains sprang from having been sexually abused and gang - raped by three men in my youth, experiences I had hidden deep inside my heart.

The context of the speech was the previous month's riots across England, largely perpetrated by groups and gangs of apparently nihilistic youth, who seemed on the whole to be enjoying themselves rather than protesting about anything - except perhaps the meaningless of the world - view bequeathed to them.

They weren't «children,» they were «youths,» which means they possibly could have been an unruly gang of punks.

In El Salvador, Valentin planted a new church near the city of Santa Ana, setting his sights on the crowds of youth who were being drawn into the violent gangs overtaking his country.

In my youth, when their «gang» shot pool at our house, Conrad's booming «GET -LSB-...]

In my youth, when their «gang» shot pool at our house, Conrad's booming «GET IN THERE GODDAMMIT!!!»

By reaching children at an early age and providing positive activities and encouragement, we offer successful youth development programs that addresses youth crime, gang membership, drugs, and other negative influences that affect our children daily.

Despite shining for Australia at youth level, Bulut found himself in hot water in 2010 after he was charged with gang - related crimes.

It will be a program that will send influential coaches from a variety of different sports to talk to gang members or kids who have been identified by authorities as at - risk youth.

With him losing his edge and then his place, the passing carousel stutters, the wooden horses jerk and stall, and gangs of Chileans and Dutch youths are able to charge in and set fire to the whole thing.

Education Code 32270 (2003) establishes a statewide school safety cadre to facilitate interagency coordination and collaboration among school districts, youth - serving agencies, community - based organizations, and law enforcement agencies to improve school attendance, encourage good citizenship, and reduce school violence, crimes, gang membership and violence, truancy, bullying, and discrimination and harassment.

«The kids tell me they want to get out of the gangs, «Notree said, adding that he knew five neighborhood youths who were killed over the summer.

Supporters of amateur boxing state that the sport is beneficial to participants by providing exercise, self - discipline, self - confidence, character development, structure, work ethic, and friendships.14 For some disadvantaged youth, boxing is a preferential alternative to gang - related activity, providing supervision, structure, and goals.14 The overall risk of injury in amateur boxing seems to be lower than15 in some other collision sports such as football, ice hockey, wrestling, and soccer.4, 16 However, unlike these other collision sports, boxing encourages and rewards direct blows to the head and face.

Though the police has arrested 3 young men suspected to be partakers in an alleged gang rape, Kwame Ofori said gang rape is rife among the youth in Bantama.

Government plans to cut down on gangs in the wake of the summer riots could see youths banned from walking «aggressive dogs» or congregating in certain areas.

It became clear that in Marseille, a deprived city where England played Russia last Saturday, gangs of local youths were roaming around, seeking supporters to attack.

The Assembly member for the Bantama electoral area in the Ashanti region, Kwame Ofori, has revealed that gang rape is normal among the youth in the community.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen in Manhattan last Tuesday, announced on Monday funding for programs that would divert at - risk youth from gang life.

The funding for programs that would divert at - risk youth from gang life is in addition to $ 16 million that had previously been announced for anti-gang efforts on Long Island as part of the 2018 - 19 state budget.

One of the most sinister instruments behind Kenya's 2007/8 post-election violence was the Mungiki, a criminal gang that claims to represent the neglected Kikuyu youth.

«What is absolutely important is to teach our youth, who are losing the benefit of education, who have lost their revolutionary fervor, who moved into gangs and violence, that we were once them,» he urged.

«The key to our comprehensive plan to change that is to target gang activity by attacking the root cause — youth recruitment — through programs and outreach to protect vulnerable students,» Cuomo said in a statement.

And perhaps most notably there was Howard Beach, which spawned angry protests by the city's black residents - three black men whose car had broken down in the all - white area were attacked by a gang of white youths.

«We are disheartened to hear the Governor has decided to implement a School to Deportation Pipeline that will ultimately make all youth and communities less safe,» Rahsmia Zatar, executive director of STRONG YOUTH, a gang violence prevention group based in Uniondale, said in a stateyouth and communities less safe,» Rahsmia Zatar, executive director of STRONG YOUTH, a gang violence prevention group based in Uniondale, said in a stateYOUTH, a gang violence prevention group based in Uniondale, said in a statement.