Download or read book The Changing Nature of Youth Violence written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Youth Violence and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hearing examined the current state of youth violence, focusing on its changing nature and juvenile intervention programs designed to prevent increased violence. Opening statements by Senators Fred Thompson, Herbert Kohl, and Joseph R. Biden addressed the seriousness of the problem. Two panels contributed prepared statements. The first panel included James Alan Fox, Dean, College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, Boston, MA; Alfred Blumstein, Professor, the Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; John J. Dilulio, Jr., Director, Center for Public Management, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC; and Eugene F. Rivers, III, Fellow, Center for the Study of Values and Public Life, Harvard Divinity School, and Pastor, Azusa Christian Community, Dorchester, MA. The second panel included the Honorable Carol Kelly, Circuit Court Judge, Oak Park, IL; the Honorable C. Van Deacon, Jr., General Services and Juvenile Circuit Court Judge, Bradley County, TN; Thomas P. Gordon, former Chief of Police, New Castle County, DE; and Steven Hare, Faith City Baptist Church, Newark, DE. (SM)

Download or read book Keeping Every Child Safe written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document presents testimony regarding the impact of violence on children. The opening statement of Senator Dodd discusses the exposure of American children to violence and notes the Senator's introduction of the "Child and Family Services and Law Enforcement Partnership Act," an act proposed to provide children exposed to violence with immediate assessment and intervention by child mental health professionals and to augment community policing efforts by providing training for law enforcement in child, family, and cultural issues. Testimonies are provided by: (1) Brandon Green, a 7-year-old boy who had recently witnessed a murder; (2) Liany Elba Arroyo, a 16-year-old girl who is working with a group of friends to curb violence in her community; (3) Carmen Siberon, director of Case Management for Bridgeport (Connecticut) Futures Initiatives, a community partnership that administers programs for high-risk youth; (4) Wayne Meyers, a shooting victim who is wheelchair-bound and a member of the P.O.W.E.R. (People Opening the World's Eyes to Reality) Group; (5) Byrl Phillips-Taylor, a mother whose adolescent son was shot and killed by a classmate; (6) Megan McGillicuddy and Tiffany Cruz, fifth graders from a school where the principal was gunned down; (7) Deborah Prothrow-Stith, assistant dean of the Office of Government and Community Programs, and director of Violence Abuse Programs, Injury Control Center, School of Public Health, Harvard University; (8) Joseph E. Marshall, Jr.; codirector of Omega Boys Club; (9) Ron Fox, member of Omega Boys Club; (10) John S. Pritchard, III, first deputy police commissioner of the New York Police Department and national vice-president/president-elect of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; (11) David E. A. Carson, chief executive officer of People's Bank in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and (12) Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children's Defense Fund. Additional materials are appended. (NB)

Download or read book Locked Up but Not Locked Down written by Ahmariah Jackson and published by Supreme Design Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-30 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Minnesota s Statewide Strategy for Drug and Violent Crime Control written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-08 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the drug problem in Minnesota by attacking the drug problem on all fronts -- prevention, criminal justice, and treatment. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Young Men s Perspective Magazine Edition 4 written by Jeff Hodges and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Young men's perspective is an interactive digital magazine and radio show designed to strengthen character and promote success through inspiration and information. Our mission is to use the magazine and radio show to engage, encourage and ...enrich our youth so that more of them succeed in life. We specialize in functional expertise with an emphasis on strategy, leadership skills and education. The scope is broad and includes the entire spectrum of leading and emerging industries. Utilizing the global capacity of the web we appeal to a cross cultural demographic that is all inclusive. We create a unique experience in which subscribers read, view and listen to insight and knowledge from a wealth of successful businessmen and women." Jeff Hodges Founder/ CEO

Download or read book Who Will Save Our Children written by Claudette P. J. Crawford-Brown and published by Canoe Press (IL). This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the key issues facing the Jamaican child of the nineties. Crawford-Brown confronts the problems of Jamaican children with a view to sensitizing professionals and the public to these problems. This work provides a basis for analysing some of these problems and seeks to examine their programmatic and policy implications, particularly in relation to the improvement of systems of social service delivery. Who Will Save Our Children? is appropriate for professionals working with children, particularly teachers, social workers and guidance counsellors, but it is also geared towards parents, to help them understand their own situations and responses in terms of Jamaican society.

Download or read book How to Reconstruct a Nation written by S. Ali McIntosh and published by Christian Living Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2019 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Citizens of The Bahamas, we have many questions to answer, not only about economic growth and sustenance but about the moral and social dilemma in which we find ourselves. Our country is in a crisis, entangled in a morass of immense crime, violence, and moral and spiritual decadence. How much longer can we survive on this path? How should nations spiraling out of control be governed? What is our role as citizens in reconstructing our nation? How to Reconstruct a Nation takes an in-depth look at the political dynamics in The Bahamas. Included are reform ideas in the context of democracy, thoughts, experiences, and divine revelations. This combination provides thought-provoking and inspiring information on how to promote institutional integrity and the establishment of moral authority for national leadership. All in our beloved country must face the reality before us. No longer can we be engrossed in partisan politics and blindly follow the ill-focused and ineffective agendas of political leaders. “Government is for the people, and by the people.” Therefore, we the people must make the call for constitutional reform, integrity, and righteous leadership to take our country forward. - How should the people respond to institutions of leadership? - What is the role of the church in influencing the governing process and public policy in our society? - Is there a case for higher ethics and morality in politics? - Legitimacy and moral authority - The components of accountable governance

Download or read book How to Save the Children written by Amy Hatkoff and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For everyone concerned about the profound effect of poverty and neglect on America's children, here is a ringing call to action--and the tools to make a difference. Specific examples of the successes of many programs--and illustrations by the children who have benefited from them--bring a moving, personal significance to both the problems and the solution. A book to inspire thousands to make a real difference in the lives of our children.

Download or read book National Drug Control Strategy written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 33 Protection from Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances written by Damon Barrett and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Download or read book National Drug Control Strategy written by United States. Office of National Drug Control Policy and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Children in Charge written by Mary John and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the papers included in this collection were first presented at the "World Conference on Research and Practice in Children's Rights : a Question of Empowerment?" held at the University of Exeter in September 1992.

Download or read book Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Engaging the Community in Decision Making written by Roz Diane Lasker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the rapidly growing field of community participation has promised to give people formerly excluded from decision making an influential voice about issues that affect their lives. Inclusive processes implemented in the United States and internationally have certainly given community members new opportunities to participate and be involved, but how effective are these processes in promoting the voice and influence of the people who have historically been excluded the most--the poorest, least educated, and most marginalized residents in communities? Of the various participants who have "a seat at the table," whose voices are influential, whose aren't, and why? This book summarizes how five community partnerships, working with a team of researchers, attempted to answer these critical questions. Investigating 10 cases--two from each community partnership--the study tracks the ideas of everyone involved and reveals how and why the ideas of marginalized and ordinary residents were far less likely to be influential than those of people with more clout, resources, or acknowledged expertise. Finally, the authors explain how and why these influence inequities can be overcome, providing readers with practical, evidence-based tools to help them do so. The book should be helpful to readers involved in any form of active community participation, from participatory research to civic engagement, deliberative democracy, and community initiatives. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Download or read book Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 1418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House".

Download or read book Handbook of Behavioral Criminology written by Vincent B. Van Hasselt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multidisciplinary volume assembles current findings on violent crime, behavioral, biological, and sociological perspectives on its causes, and effective methods of intervention and prevention. Noted experts across diverse fields apply a behavioral criminology lens to examine crimes committed by minors, extremely violent offenses, sexual offending, violence in families, violence in high-risk settings, and crimes of recent and emerging interest. The work of mental health practitioners and researchers is shown informing law enforcement response to crime in interrogation, investigative analysis, hostage negotiations, and other core strategies. In addition, chapters pay special attention to criminal activities that violate traditional geographic boundaries, from cyberstalking to sex trafficking to international terrorism. Among the topics in the Handbook: · Dyadic conceptualization, measurement, and analysis of family violence. · School bullying and cyberbullying: prevalence, characteristics, outcomes, and prevention. · A cultural and psychological perspective on mass murder. · Young people displaying problematic sexual behavior: the research and their words. · Child physical abuse and neglect. · Criminal interviewing and interrogation in serious crime investigations. · Violence in correctional settings. · Foundations of threat assessment and management. The Handbook of Behavioral Criminology is a meticulous resource for researchers in criminology, psychology, sociology, and related fields. It also informs developers of crime prevention programs and practitioners assessing and intervening with criminal clients and in correctional facilities.

Download or read book Teen Violence in America written by Joseph Kolb and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A powerful and important book that explains the epidemic rise and complex underlying causes of youth violence, and opens a discussion on strategies to protect our children from physical and emotional harm." Our children are our future. Yet every day, new reports come in describing violent assaults against youths, or dramatic increases in gang recruitment of teens, or the terrible, hostile environments children are forced to grow up in. Teen Violence in America is a careful examination of the causes of this epidemic rise in youth violence. But more than that, it opens a discussion on strategies that have been proven most effective for protecting our children from physical and emotional harm. Each of us has a responsibility to do all we can to ensure that children are raised happy, healthy and emotionally whole. Change is needed, as is a renewed commitment to our youth—and the only way that can happen is if we understand the dangers our children face in their daily lives. Teen Violence in America identifies those circumstances that place youths at risk for violent behavior, what ignites this predilection into violent action, and identifies strategies that can be employed to mitigate the damage and put them on a positive life track. From family life to school environment and opportunities, cultural and political influences, drugs and gangs, Teen Violence in America looks deeply into the different factors contributing to this epidemic.