The Gap in Social Classes in Detroit

Baltimore city had a strong economy, and it was among the top prosperous cities in the United States (U.S)leadingin wages, jobs, and industries up until the 1950s. Since the 1960s, however, the city has seen a decline in its economy as a result of systematic governance failures. Recently, Baltimore has been experiencing an increase in homicide unlike prior years, and in fact, by the end of 2015, various law enforcement organizations predict the city will break its homicide record. As a citizen, Baltimore’s murder rate is a crucial issue to tackle than police brutality because it is symptom indicative of larger issues that need to be addressed and solved in the black community. Three major issues often talked about in Baltimore

14.In 1973, TIME magazine featured an article naming Detroit the "Murder City" and "Crime Capital of the Nation" because the city during the previous year (1972) had recorded the highest per capita murder rate in the country. How many homicides were committed in Detroit in 1972?

Detroit tops Forbes list of the Most Dangerous Cities this year for the fifth year in a row. What is encouraging is the violent crime rate in the Motor City actually declined last year, despite crushing financial woes that drove Detroit into the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Crime affects the people of Detroit and the city’s reputation, employment, income and education. It should be stopped to make Detroit prosper and make the lives of the people living there better. Detroit had 316 murders in 2013, a rate of 45 per 100,000 people. That 's the highest rate among cities with populations over 100,000. In 2013 Detroit also reported 14,504 violent crimes. That 's also the highest per capita rate in the nation, according to the

Hardly a day goes by where a murder doesn’t occur. Usually, it is in a big city, such as Chicago, but sometimes it happens in a small town, maybe even not far from you. As we see a small town called New Baltimore located just outside of Detroit, not much seemed to happen in this small town...until someone murdered Justin Mello. This event leads to a shattered town with a reminder to us all, life is just a vapor, we can never be promised another day.

Crime is something that happens every day. Many people fear it, but it is a factor that people cannot escape. In places, like Detroit, people are surrounded by violent crime. Either they are the victims of it, or the committers, but it was not always like this. During the sixties, Detroit was one of the most lucrative cities in the country. Many people moved there to seek jobs in the automotive factories which increased the population to 1.85 million. (Padnani, 2013) However, this is not the case now. Many of the factories have moved, putting people and their families at a disadvantage. A numerous amount of workers relied on these jobs to feed their families. Since then, Detroit has faced a significant amount of hardships that has caused the city to deteriorate effecting education, employment, and the crime rate each factor acts as a chain reaction. The lack of diversity in the city can be a factor of the crime rate as well because Detroit is filled with a large population of minorities. Many politicians have looked for ways to solve the problem, but nothing has been proven to work.

Since the time of slavery, racial tension has existed between whites and blacks. This tension has only increased with the passing of time. This conflict culminated in the 1940s in the form of mob violence. While there have been previous riots because of race relations, none of them were of the magnitude of the 1943 Detroit riot. Much like any other event involving racism in the 1940s, the Detroit riot has little coverage, most of which is skewed, in articles in the nation?s leading news sources such as ?Deep Trouble? in Time, ?Riotous Race Hate? in Newsweek, and ?The Truth About the Detroit Riot? in Harper?s. Thus, one must compare articles from these sources to ascertain accurate information. Even when

After doing some research it was learned that in 2012 Detroit suffered 411 homicides. This number was higher than in 1974 when Detroit as designated as the murder capital of the United States (Rubenstein & Ziewaxz, p. 340). Who is to blame for these statistics? Can the blame be placed solely on one thing or certain groups such as the policemen, politicians, teachers, or the economic decline? After much thought and debate, this student came to the conclusion that each individual must take responsibility for his or her own actions. While it would be easier to place the blame on certain aspects of Detroit, there were many unfortunate events and circumstances that took place. As sad as it is this is simply a fact of life and as long as people keep pushing the blame on everyone other than themselves, things will never change. I think that the current plight of Detroit can teach this current generation of Millennials a lot. We can act as entitled as we want and push the blame everywhere other than ourselves, but until we take responsibility for our actions; things will never change for the

The article “Race and Policing: Treat Black Men And Boys like Victims, too” written by Gene Demby; focuses on the matter how black people are more likely to become the perpetrator of crime instead of the victim. he researched on the matter. His article focused on the study by the two sociologist names Andrew Papachristos and Christopher Wildeman. The passage argues bout the fact that people focuses on the fact the black men and boy are get blamed for the crimes but people don’t focus on the part about they being the victim. the police department in the areas where the majority are black people do not seem to care about solving the crimes as much as other areas. In the essay it was mentioned that in an urban area in Chicago, where the majority

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended state and local laws that involved segregation, prohibiting legal discrimination based on ethnicity, color, race, sex, and religion. Now, after much time has passed, people can pose the question: how prominent is segregation in today’s society? In particular, Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, poses interesting dynamics concerning this question. For one, the city consistently has high crime and murder rates in specific areas, while other parts of the city show low rates in comparison. One researcher Richard Reeves states, "Even in a country marked by high levels of segregation, Chicago stands out" (qtd. in Luhby). Therefore, many would agree that laws prohibiting segregation didn’t necessarily get rid of it. These laws, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, did not bring together different groups of people, and most certainly haven’t prevented segregation regarding other facets of life, areas not so easily defined by the law. Segregation and the problems it creates, further leads to unfair disadvantages placed on members of certain communities. Here, through the examination of numerous texts and social dynamics, various aspects of segregation in Chicago will be explored to argue how segregation is still a dominant and troubling part of Chicago, and how it has drastic consequences.

The nature of racial issues is extremely complex and something that is not universal under any circumstances. There are so many different factors that play into racial issues, starting with social class, economic status, historical relations, and even the way those so called tensions are portrayed within the media. In John Hartigan's book, “Racial Situations; Class predicament of Whiteness in Detroit” he talks about his experiences having lived within different communities in Detroit and he discusses the results of having studied three different environments with different social classes. The three places he discusses are Briggs, Corktown, and Warrendale.

One of the characters in Detroit: An American Autopsy, Kwame Kilpatrick, is one of the many corrupt politicians of Detroit, Michigan that is often mentioned in Charlie LeDuff’s book that can be directly associated with the branch of public health. This character serves to draw attention to that changes that need to be made regarding the struggling city of Detroit’s public health policies and management. Kwame Kilpatrick, a past mayor of Detroit, was involved in numerous scandals published in the press, and gained a well-known reputation for being both a criminal and a pimp. The thirty-eight-year-old black man was accused of stealing millions of dollars from the city, having an affair with his chief

Philadelphia may have a crime problem. It was large enough in 2007 that former Mayor Michael Nutter made it a top priority for his campaign according to a New York Times article (Urbina 2007). The crime wave of 2007 drew a lot of attention from the media and stirred a lot of anxiety about the record-setting number of homicides, but perhaps more importantly it left people asking why the murder rate was so high and what the underlying causes were. In this article, I will not address all of the many variables that may factor into the crime spike in Philadelphia. I will focus on some of the social problems that may play a

Detroit, the motor city, known by many for cars and to others for being the murder capital of the world. This has caused many people to stop visiting and exclude Detroit from being a place of interest. I have lived here all my life, and yes, it has had its rough times, but lately Detroit has been improving drastically. The causes of the city to improve were to make people already living here feel safer. Moreover, to change our illustration as one of the most dangerous cities. In addition to this we want people to start visiting again and to see the metamorphosis that has struck our city. Many recent changes brought to our city have been architectural, criminal rates precipitating and film making. The city as a whole has been working

What is the solution for business’ fair treatment of low socio-economic class population? Some people may suggest that the increase of competition between companies can be part of the solution. It is true how there is lack of competition in the certain category of the product. Currently, in the smartphone business, Samsung, LG, and Apple have 75percent of the market share of sales (Statista). People can’t blame these companies, since businesses that produce a superior product or are well managed may disadvantage their competitors while not violating antitrust law. I think it depends on company’s attitude. Government’s involvement can’t be a solution, because America is based on the strong mindset of ‘freedom’ and government’s participation

Crime has always been prevalent in the United States. The media will always portray of how immigrants are lacking loyalty to the United States and may be a threat to national security. Another, is how gang members grown by 25% (antatisa chapter 11) and being labeled as urban terrorist by the community with the fear that they will harm society. Although, criminal activities are present and highly concentrated in a community, The UCR’s 2014 Crime stats shown a decrease in violent crime rates by .2% and property crimes by 4.3% compared to 2013 crimes. Despite crime rates going down national, Baltimore’s crime rates are on the surge and pasting the number of Detroit in homicide, violence, and other criminal acts. A crime that is going to be focused