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Miles, James – Teaching Artist Journal, 2016
Black and brown people are being murdered by police officers at an alarming rate, and nothing is being done about it.
Descriptors: Community Action, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Racial Relations
Rodriguez, Orlando; And Others – Hispanic Research Center Research Bulletin, 1984
Two analyses of New York City crime data--one for the entire city, and one for the Bronx--compare the crime rates of Hispanics, Whites, and Blacks. Analysis of crime rates for the city as a whole indicates that Hispanic crime patterns are different from those of Blacks and Whites. Hispanics have lower than expected crime rates, given their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
McGillis, Daniel – 1996
This Program Focus discusses the strategies of the Beacon Community Center Program (the Beacons), the history of its crime prevention programs, and general operations. It focuses on the activities of one particular program, Red Hook in Brooklyn (New York City), before analyzing the Beacons' potential for preventing crime. A core concept of the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, At Risk Persons, Community Centers, Community Programs