Known Gang Concentrations in New York and Suburban Area
Just like South Central L.A. there are, although to lesser extent, Bloods and Crips in the city. There are others gangs as well, but these two are the largest. There tend to be more gang members in the Crips in the blue areas and more Bloods in the red. The fact that many live right next to each other is a geographical cause for gang disputes. L.A. is known to have this problem.
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As in Boys in the Hood, Gun violence is effecting teenagers and even younger youth. In the Bronx, seventeen-year-old Lloyd Pinkerton shot a four year old child who was playing in a park.
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Violence in New York Schools in Relation to Boyz N the Hood
School violence shatters record
Instead of hitting the books, they’re clocking classmates.
School-violence stats have hit an all-time high since detailed record-keeping on fights, crimes and other incidents began in 2005, according to new State Education Department data.
The record-breaking numbers show that the overall count of incidents — which include serious misdeeds like sexual assault and fighting, as well as minor altercations and infractions — has skyrocketed by more than 50 percent since 2005, to 68,313 incidents.
Among the alarming all-time highs reported by schools in the 2010-11 school year:
* Assaults with serious injury more than doubled since 2009.
* Assaults with a weapon more than doubled since 2008 — to 491.
* Drug possession jumped by more than 50 percent since 2008, while alcohol possession more than doubled since 2006.
* Cases of intimidation and bullying nearly doubled since 2005 — to 7,612. (Gonen)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/school_violence_shatters_record_qmxszGXSerDsXDfoP2S8hK
These are recordings from reported schools in New York City, which show that violence by youth inside school is on the rise. This relates to the beginning of Boyz N the Hood when the two children started to get into a fight. Intimidation and bullying in New York City public schools has risen in 2011 and this is a problem that needs to be addressed. Youth who are violent in an early stage in school, particularly in grade school (as were students in Boyz in the Hood and currently in New York City) are likely to cause future violence throughout their lives.
Gonen, Yoav. "School Violence Shatters Record." New York Post. New York Post, 29 Aug. 2012. Web. 27 Apr. 2013.
(written and edited by Mitchell Pavnica)
- By YOAV GONEN Education Reporter
- Last Updated: 2:46 AM, August 29, 2012
- Posted: 1:01 AM, August 29, 2012
Instead of hitting the books, they’re clocking classmates.
School-violence stats have hit an all-time high since detailed record-keeping on fights, crimes and other incidents began in 2005, according to new State Education Department data.
The record-breaking numbers show that the overall count of incidents — which include serious misdeeds like sexual assault and fighting, as well as minor altercations and infractions — has skyrocketed by more than 50 percent since 2005, to 68,313 incidents.
Among the alarming all-time highs reported by schools in the 2010-11 school year:
* Assaults with serious injury more than doubled since 2009.
* Assaults with a weapon more than doubled since 2008 — to 491.
* Drug possession jumped by more than 50 percent since 2008, while alcohol possession more than doubled since 2006.
* Cases of intimidation and bullying nearly doubled since 2005 — to 7,612. (Gonen)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/school_violence_shatters_record_qmxszGXSerDsXDfoP2S8hK
These are recordings from reported schools in New York City, which show that violence by youth inside school is on the rise. This relates to the beginning of Boyz N the Hood when the two children started to get into a fight. Intimidation and bullying in New York City public schools has risen in 2011 and this is a problem that needs to be addressed. Youth who are violent in an early stage in school, particularly in grade school (as were students in Boyz in the Hood and currently in New York City) are likely to cause future violence throughout their lives.
Gonen, Yoav. "School Violence Shatters Record." New York Post. New York Post, 29 Aug. 2012. Web. 27 Apr. 2013.
(written and edited by Mitchell Pavnica)