High School Dropout Levels

Urban centers throughout the United States of America and the world have experienced violence within the inner city communities. Many of the inner city communities are low-income and are poverty stricken. The spread of gang membership within the communities has influenced many young adolescents. Activities such as drug dealing, theft, assaults, and murders drive law enforcement to prevent crime. The justice system is also being changed due to the increase in minor violence. One of the reasons is due to people being part of minority groups. The charges pushed by the judicial

Often communities are separated by socioeconomic status. Some of the problems that can lead to poor economic status include increased levels of unemployment, poverty, decreased levels of economic opportunities and a lack of education (Browne, Salomon, Bassuk, 1999). Browne, Salomon, and Bassuk (1999) concluded that individuals residing in households earning less than $10,000 a year had a greater possibility of experiencing violence, than individuals living in wealthier households. Furthermore, in 2005 “Health Zone 1 had the highest poverty level with 26% of the population living below poverty” (Duval County Health Department, 2008, pg. 4). There is an obvious correlation between violence and economic deprivation. Now that violence has been recognized as a progressive problem, let’s look at what interventions can be implemented to decrease these abnormally high violence rates in Health Zone 1.

Have you heard what McDonald’s employees’ are asking customers now days? Can you afford fries with that? According to the economist Emmanuel Saez, income inequality has been increasing steadily since the 1970s, and now has attained levels not seen since 1928 (Desilver). So what exactly is income inequality? Most of the time when people talk about income inequality, they usually are discussing the startling growth of the exceptionally rich, the stagnant salaries and diminishing prognoses of the American middle class, and the substantial amount of people at the base of the ladder (Zakaria).

In Chicago, there are geographic disparities that affect communities as a whole due to political- economic distortions and underrepresented communities that lack resources. The neighborhood I reside in, Pilsen, is one community in Chicago that is currently being affected by violence and gang rivalry. Pilsen is located in the Lower West Side area and is known as one of the primary Mexican American neighborhoods in Chicago. One current main social problem that Pilsen encounters in the neighborhood is violence in the community that result in high school drop out and death rates. As well as issues in poverty and limited resources. The violence occurring in Pilsen has brought community members to advocate for change within the area. As a member of the community I have seen violence as a social problem that is being committed by the own community members who are residing in the area.

From 2002 to 206, 20% of all homicides in Urban areas could be attributed to gang violence (McDaniels, 2012). One notable characteristic of gang membership in the United States, is that youth who join gangs are more likely to engage in assault, robbery, felony theft, and breaking and entering, than their non-gang peers (Hill, et al., 2001). The lack of proper parental supervision in communities with high risk factors such as high poverty rates, is closely associated with delinquent behaviors in juveniles. It is therefore worthwhile to study the impact of socioeconomic factors in a child’s upbringing, and how such factors influence a child’s tendency to engage in deviant behavior. Consequently, it is also equally as important to study the protective barriers parents and community provide to their youth that assist in better coping with adversity.

Gangs continue to be an issue throughout the United States especially street gangs. These gangs are meticulous and organized on how they do things, but also how they target youth. There are many suggestions and studies that show the differences in youth who are involved in gangs versus those who are not. It is stated that youth who come from broken or dysfunctional families, youth tend to fall into gangs. In addition, some of the youth gang affiliated families are more likely to also engage in deviant behavior( Maxson, 1998). It is evident that it some youth stay in the cycle of deviant behavior because it is a learned behavior. Comparisons made between gang youth and non gang youth show that non gang youth have a strong support system and the usual nuclear family. In addition, they have people guiding them, whereas youth involved in gangs unfortunately are disciplined or guided through the criminal justice system(Maxson, 1998). These findings are interesting because it introduces readers on many of the reason youth fall into gangs.

A person's childhood will ultimately determine the course of the rest of their lives. Statistically, children who are born into poor locations are more likely to commit robberies and to engage in gang-related criminality. The people who are most at-risk are African American youth, particularly males from single-parent households (Wheelock & Ugeen 2006, page 2). Within low-income areas, there are many associated hardships including lack of educational opportunities, health care, potential employment, and an influx of

In today’s society, many juveniles live in broken homes, mostly single parent household. Because so many homes have financial obligations the parent(s) of the home may be forced to work long hours leaving children home alone and unsupervised. When children are left home alone on a regular basis the possibility presents that they will begin to feel neglected, abandoned, and unloved; and because of this they begin to seek that feeling from other places. They start looking for attention and love elsewhere, and usually find it within the gang. The gang then provides the youth love, attention, a source of support, and social connections, and this pleases some the areas that the youth was missing; a family type of bonding. The gang essentially becomes their family. Children who are lacking these feelings are vulnerable to joining gangs. What makes gangs attractive is the promise of a sense of belonging that they might not have at home or school. The gang becomes the parent of many teenagers. Some join gangs looking for a substitute family. The leader of the gangs is considered to be the father figure, while the members are considered to be the siblings. This connection gives the ‘unloved’ child a feeling of self-worth and erodes their relationship with the biological

Gangs continue to be a growing problem in the United States. Gangs pose danger not only to society as a whole but to children in particular. According to the Executive Summary: Changing Course prepared by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “nearly one in 12 young people said they belonged to a gang at some point during their teenage years” (Ritter, Simon, &Mahendra, n.d.). Despite the dangerous and criminal activities that gangs participate in, children as young as 11 and 12 become involved in gangs which makes early prevention absolutely vital.

I would like to thank you again for attending my presentation regarding the enormous dropout problem that affects hundreds of students in the camden city school district, as well as hundreds of thousands of students nationwide. As the president of united states programs at the bill and melinda gates foundatio, you lead "efforts to ensure that all students receive a high quality education that leads to success in college and their career". With your help and support from the billand melinda gates foundation, working together in collaboration with the city of camden, the dropout crisis can be challenged and defeated.

I would first review the antecedents and consequences of the behavior before implementing a treatment plan. According to Spiegler (2016), individual child therapy was a way to deal with noncompliance and disruptive behaviors like those portrayed by Megan, but was eventually shown to be ineffective. Research indicated that these problems portrayed by children did not mean the problem was in the child, but that the problem was in the parent-child interactions. Parents who request help for their child’s noncompliant and disruptive behaviors tend to interact differently with their children in comparison to parents who do not report such problems (Spiegler, 2016). Parents who are having a hard time with their children’s problem behaviors were doing

He states “Youth who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods where crime, gangs, and lacking social services are normative may pass unhealthy behaviors to one another through familial or peer networks”. Alvarado argues that growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods can have serious repercussions on the behavioral development patterns of children. By growing up in a disadvantaged environment children are more susceptible to troubling conditions in the future. Due to their high-crime environment these children might grow up to join gangs and live unhealthy

The level of internationalisation around the globe has grown throughout the years, with advanced technologies the ease and ability to work with foreign countries has also grown. However, firms do not simply interact with each other with no outside party involvement; the government can be seen to play a large role in conducting international business. Governments continuously have the responsibility to act in the manner that they believe is best for their nation; this includes decisions regarding protectionism, which may serve to aid domestic industries but simultaneously hinder international business. It can be seen that governments do not always act in their nation’s best interest and are corrupt which can serve to increase the risks and costs of entering an international business environment. While these are examples in which the government makes international business difficult it can also be seen that the presence of a government is instrumental in creating international business effectiveness, whether this be through their legal system or from trade agreements. This makes the role the government plays paradoxical; as their involvement generally increases the risks and costs of firms seeking to internationalise, whilst simultaneously playing a significant role in creating international business effectiveness.

Kids growing up in these neighborhoods are surrounded by people that have lost the hope of becoming successful by conventional methods. They see two perspectives on their situation. One being the despair associated with residents still trying to make an honest living. The other are the individuals that have become involved in criminal activity and are able to provide for their families and are at ease with their situation. For most children, it’s an easy decision to become involved in crime, for it’s more appealing than the alternative.

Thesis Statement: More and more students drop out each year. Those who dropped out have various reasons. The alarming rates of drop outs have led them to a bleak future wherein such incident requires the attention and immediate action of various school authorities.