gangs and delinquency
- Visit the Gang Resistance and Education Training (G.R.E.A.T.). Evaluate the program’s potential and effectiveness in the following areas:
- a middle-class suburb with no gang activity;
- a working-class neighborhood with some delinquency problems but no hardcore gang activity; and
- an inner-city neighborhood with heavy gang activity, in which youths sometimes join gangs for protection.
- This web site shows how schools and local law enforcement agencies work together to help prevent gang membership.
- How would these efforts measure up in the three listed neighborhoods?
- How effective would they be in each of the listed neighborhoods?
- Are they necessary in each neighborhood?
- How could the program(s) be implemented?
- Which program(s) would work best in each neighborhood?
- Be sure to take into account the pre-existing conditions and attitudes in each neighborhood when you analyze the effectiveness and usefulness of G.R.E.A.T. in that neighborhood.
- Address each neighborhood individually. For example, the first 2-3 paragraphs should discuss G.R.E.A.T. as it relates to the suburban neighborhood.
- Be THOROUGH in your opinion. Cite resources for your opinion, such as your textbook or other articles/websites. An opinion consisting of 2-4 sentences will NOT be sufficient to receive credit.