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Reduction of Gun Violence in Toronto, 2008.
This paper discusses social action versus stricter gun laws towards the reduction of gun violence in Toronto.
2,345 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 105.95
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In this article, the writer notes that gun violence in Toronto seems to have grown as a matter of public concern in recent years in response to a number of highly publicized incidents of gun violence. One of the most commonly proposed solutions to this problem is stricter gun laws. However, the writer points out that many have argued that stricter gun laws in isolation could not remedy this problem. This essay examines this issue with reference to the source of the weapons, systemic racism and class and social factors that contribute to Toronto's gun problem. The thesis is argued that stricter gun control laws/policies will not reduce gun violence in Toronto unless the above three factors are also addressed. Beginning with a description of the nature of the problem itself, this paper shows how there needs to be a multi-pronged effort at federal, provincial and municipal levels to address the underlying root causes that fuel gun violence in Toronto.
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Introduction
Gun Violence in Toronto - The Myth and the Reality
The Sources of Guns in Toronto
Gun Violence and Systemic Racism in Toronto
Social and Class Support
Conclusion
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"In dealing with the question of gun violence in Toronto it is first necessary to define the parameters of the problem. To do this we must attempt to distinguish between the myths and the reality of gun violence in Toronto.
"The current concern with gun violence in Toronto stems from 2005 when 58 people were slain by firearms in Toronto, out of a total of 84 murders in the city that year. The concern with the violent use of firearms stems not only from the perception - as these numbers would suggest - that guns are increasingly used in acts of violence in Toronto, but that the profile of gun violence has also changed. The media designated the summer of 2005 as Toronto's "Summer of the Gun" and the year concluded with a Boxing Day gun fight between rival gangs near the crowded Yonge and Dundas intersection that killed 19 year old female bystander, and injured six others."
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Gun Violence in Toronto, 2008.
An analysis of the sociological issues resulting in gun violence in Toronto and how they can be addressed.
1,632 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 78.95
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This paper describes what is happening in regard to the issue of gun violence in Toronto and its sociological ramifications. It shows that the problem is a domestic problem and is indicative of underlying social problems in Toronto that need to be addressed. Finally, the paper briefly discusses ways that the sociological issues resulting in gun violence can be addressed.
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"Clearly, what is needed is to look at the sociological, systemic factors that are un-knitting the social fabric of Toronto, and start to fix things. This will be much more constructive than simply blaming the USA! A first step would be to increase public expenditure on the poor, raise welfare, and spend much more on affordable housing. And at root, perhaps it is time to honestly acknowledge that globalization, free trade and neoliberalism are not panaceas that will solve all social problems - indeed, they may in fact cause some terrible problems, including tragedies such as innocent young Torontonians being shot dead in broad daylight."
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"Guns and Violence: The English Experience", 2008.
An analysis of violent crimes and their relationship to the availability of handguns in a society, based on the arguments of Joyce Lee Malcolm's "Guns and Violence: The English Experience."
3,571 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 144.95
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This paper explores whether societies in which guns are available to the general public are likely to have lower incidence of violent crimes than those where guns are not readily available. The paper provides particular reference to Joyce Lee Malcolm's "Guns and Violence: The English Experience." It concludes that Malcolm's analysis requires us to consider how a range of variables - from culture to crime statistics methodology -inform and, to a degree, transform the parameters of this debate.
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"This being said, however, one critical factor distinguishes Hickock and Smith from the defendants in the My Lai case; a factor that is evident in Capote's choice of a title for his text: "In Cold Blood". While there are indications that Hickock and Smith may have been troubled to some extent by the brutality of their murders of the Clutter family, this unease did not prevent them from planning on similarly murdering and stealing while hitchhiking across the American south. Both men were not only free agents - to the extent that they were not under orders or a part of a larger organization engaged in an enterprise such as war - but neither were in fear of their lives from victims or those associated with their victims. Thus, self-defense cannot be said to enter into their crimes in any way, shape or form. Instead, and unlike the killings at My Lai, the sole purpose of the murders committed by Hickock and Smith were to further their lifestyle of gaining money through theft without work; the murders simply being a way of ensuring that there were no witnesses who could finger Smith and Hickock for the thefts."
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Youth Gun Violence, 2003.
A contextual analysis of youth gun violence.
5,750 words (approx. 23.0 pages), 13 sources, APA, AU$ 197.95
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This paper employs a contextual analysis to develop policy recommendations for reducing youth gun violence. The analytic framework used in the paper addresses the dimensions of history, law, economics, sociocultural influences and political processes. The paper offers several policy recommendations, including intervention and prevention, particularly in regard to at-risk children and youth.
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"This research project employed a contextual analysis method to examine the question of how public policy on youth gun violence can be shaped. The analytic framework addressed the dimensions of history, law, economics, sociocultural influences and political..."
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Culture of Guns and Violence in America, 2005.
Uses several sources to examine the causes of violence in American society, focusing on the media.
700 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 35.95
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Experts decry the violence in American society as violence for no end. Indeed, the United States has a culture of violence, perpetuated by violence in the media: primarily television, movies and popular songs. This paper shows that children, from a very early age, are raised to accept and even praise violence, as everywhere they turn, they are confronted with another glorification of violence. The papers examines the views of experts on the subject such as the American Psychological Association and Mediascope to determine the role of the media towards a more violent society. The author also provides his personal opinion on the subject.
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"In fact, the APA continues by observing that children who watch a lot of television are less aroused by violent scenes than are those who only watch a little; in other words, they're less bothered by violence in general, and less likely to see anything at all wrong with it. In one example the APA cites, children who watched a violent program instead of a non-violent one were slower to intervene or call for help when, a little later, they saw younger children fighting or playing destructively."
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Gun Violence and the Media, 2004.
Examines the role of the media in creating a fear of violence in American society.
819 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 43.95
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The need for guns in American society may be directly related to a disproportionate fear of violence. This fear is exacerbated by media reports of violence, not only in the United States, but also around the world. This paper argues that the public concept and related fear of crime becomes disproportionate to the actual occurrence of crime. This, in turn, creates the perception that the public needs to be armed in order to protect people against the many unapprehended criminals. The paper argues that this leads to unnecessary violence, such as accidents, or unforeseen violence, such as children having access to parents? weapons in the home.
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"Ironically, gun violence often starts with the family that bought a gun in order to protect themselves against this very violence. The greatest tragedy is that children are often either the victims or the unknowing perpetrators of this. Of course the media plays a large part here as well. Children are exposed to violence on television, and parents are not always able to supervise what these children see or what they are encouraged to see by school friends."
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Violence and Gun Control, 2004.
A discussion on how much control there should be on the members of the public who wish to own guns.
1,878 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 88.95
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This paper discusses how we should respect the right of the American public to possess guns and how, at the same time, given the violence prevailing in our country today, it is important for the authorities to come up with the right regulations to properly monitor and control gun usage. It looks at how it is important for lawmakers from all parties to be responsible on this matter and to do what is right for the country rather than cater to partisan politics. It also examines how associations like the NRA should also not be dogmatic about their position and should not be purely seeking profits for the arms industry, but should do the right thing in protecting the public.
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"The key to stopping violent criminals is to enforce the laws. Fussell states ?But here as elsewhere a better solution would be not to fiddle with the constitution but to take it seriously, the way we?ve done with the First Amendment, say, or with the Thirteenth, the one forbidding open or avowed slavery.? (688)The problem is not the type of weapon used, but rather, the failure in America to keep violent criminals off the street. During the Clinton-Gore Administration people have been demanding for more gun control laws and yet this same administration has failed to enforce the current laws. The prosecutions of firearms law violations have declined 44 percent. Criminals convicted of gun crimes are serving less and less time in prison."
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Gun Control and Gun Trafficking, 2008.
This paper examines the relationship between gun control and gun trafficking.
2,050 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 17 sources, APA, AU$ 94.95
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In this article, the writer researches the relationship between gun control and gun trafficking in an argumentative style of work with the goal of persuading a college-educated audience of the consequences of tighter gun control. The paper uses a supply and demand argument such as in the case of alcohol and prohibition and the current issue of illegal drugs versus legal drugs. The writer concludes that gun control does not deter crime and it is just as clear that gun control has not slowed down the trafficking of guns but in fact research shows just the opposite effects of gun control. The writer maintains that there are several provisions within the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights that are not cohesive with gun control laws and that the citizens of the United States must take issue through contacting their senators and representatives concerning gun control legislation in the future.
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Background
Legislation Relating to Gun Control
U.S. State Department Report
Opponents to Gun Control
Summary and Conclusion
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"This convention confirmed that 40% of individuals are gun owners presently. The convention notes that study findings show that the murder rate in New York City was not shown to go up or down with the rate of murders in which guns were involved. Guns are more expensive to own in Los Angeles than in New York City however, the proportion of murders with guns was much higher in Los Angeles than in New York City. The argument is presented by panelist Roth that gun violence is not necessarily deterred through low ownership of guns. The work of Koper reports that federal regulations that require gun dealers to report sales involving multiple guns is advisable and helpful in tracking down gun traffickers. Also reported is that laws restricting gun purchases in specific time periods is also effective in deterring gun crimes."
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Violence In Schools, 1999.
Examines causes such as society, parents, anger, gangs, guns, media and violence and provides examples.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 69.95
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In Jonesboro, AR, two boys, ages 11 and 13, set off their school's fire alarm and shot classmates and teachers as they emptied into the schoolyard. Four were killed and 11 wounded. In Springfield, OR, a 15-year-old opened fire in his school cafeteria, killing two and injuring 23.
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"Causes of Violence in Schools
In Jonesboro, AR, two boys, ages 11 and 13, set off their school's fire alarm and shot classmates and teachers as they emptied into the schoolyard. Four were killed and 11 wounded. In Springfield, OR, a 15-year-old opened fire in his school cafeteria, killing two and injuring 23. His parents were found dead at home. In Pearl, MS, a 16-year-old killed his mother with a butcher knife and then headed off to school where he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and another female student. In Paducah, KY, a 14-year-old opened fire on his school prayer group, killing three female students and wounding five others.
This spate of killings has struck horror in the hearts of ..."
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Hip Hop Violence, 2005.
This paper studies the influence and impact of the American media on hip hop violence in the African American family.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 64.95
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In this paper, one can observe the sociological approach of positivism that helps present the problem of gun deaths and violence related to gang violence, and how the media has made violence a center stage for a racist African American identity. The writer discusses that with gang life being glorified on MTV and in other major TV programming, surely there is a connection that vilifies the need to address socio-economic problems that influence young minorities out onto the streets, and away from the moral family unit.
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"This study examines the sociological background to violence in America through African Americans and the cultural milieu that promotes violence through the modern media. In this manner, one can show through Positivism the idea of violence as a major concern for low-income African American families that are affected by white media hegemony. Also, by observing the sociological theories of Positivism that reside in analyzing Hip Hop music, one can see why violence is a major problem for African American families through the medium of racial social constructs in the American media."
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Violence In Schools, 2000.
An examination of the growing violence by students, focusing on alternative solutions including gun control, detection of at-risk students, nurturing environment, counseling, zero tolerance and security.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 139.95
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This paper is an examination of a serious community problem that has had a particular impact on public education, that of violence in the schools. A number of recent shootings, especially the Littleton, Colorado, massacre in which two students planned a systematic attack on Columbine High School, ultimately killing 12 students.
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" This paper is an examination of a serious community problem that has had a particular impact on public education, that of violence in the schools. A number of recent shootings, especially the Littleton, Colorado, massacre in which two students planned a systematic attack on Columbine High School, ultimately killing 12 students and a teacher before taking their own lives, has brought the problem into sharp focus. Such events call into question school security, adolescent rage, and the availability of guns, all parts of a problem that appears to be uniquely American. This paper discusses the problem and proposed solutions to eliminating or at least minimizing the disruptive influences of violence within the public school system. Because the problem is complex and specific causes remain controversial and subjective, this paper does not attempt..."
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Violence in American High Schools, 2002.
Examines the phenomenon of violence in high schools in the United States, its causes, consequences and possible solutions.
1,903 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 88.95
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This paper begins by defining and explaining the problem of violence in high schools - ranging from petty bullying to gun battles leaving students dead. Some causes of the increase in violence are discussed such as violent TV shows, social pressure and the easy availability of guns. Social consequences of high school and gang violence is addressed and some solution are suggested. These suggestions include student tasks forces, workshops and a zero-tolerance attitude towards violent incidences by the school authorities.
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"The more publicly visible and horrifying acts of violence in American high schools, and junior high schools, this past year have just been the tip of the iceberg. Violence in American schools has increased dramatically - often associated with youth gang activity. In looking at some recent figures for the school year 1996-1997, there were 4,000 cases of rape and sexual assault reported. There were also over 11,000 cases of physical assault reported, including assaults with weapons. This seems to be correlated, to some extent, with an increase in youth gang violence which has more than doubled during the past two decades (Owens, 1999)."
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School Violence, 2002.
A discussion of the growing violence in public schools since 1955.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 43 sources, AU$ 185.95
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Discusses growing violence in public schools since 1955. Issue of public policy concern. Gang activity and valdalism of 1950s. Different structure of school violence in 1990s. School-related violence from outside the schools. Cites violent incidents in schools throughout U.S. where guns were used. Social theories. Programs to combat school violence.
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"Introduction
A major line of dramatic action in the 1955 motion picture Blackboard Jungle, based on Evan Hunter's novel, involves an idealistic high-school teacher's quest to make administrators, including his own school's principal, acknowledge that the tough urban school has a problem with juvenile discipline. Vandalism, gang activity, racially motivated fighting, assaults on students and teachers--all of these are features of the film, and all reflect what in the 1950s was termed juvenile delinquency. Hunter (1955) asserted the novel to be a commentary on a major US social problem of the day and claimed that narrative was based on fact. So strong was the impact of the film on popular culture that Clare Booth Luce, wife of Time magazine publisher Henry Luce and Eisenhower's US ambassador to Italy in the..."
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Impact of TV Violence, 2008.
This paper discusses the impact of TV violence on society and, in particular, on children.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 38.95
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In this article, the writer notes that children learn very rapidly and they are exposed to many scenes of violence on television each day. The writer points out that it is amazing that the majority of parents do not perceive this violence to be destructive for their children's development. Children especially are at a stage in their development where they learn so quickly that they absorb information. They learn from television that the easiest way to solve disputes is through the use of fists or guns. The writer maintains that the problem is that many people do not believe that a clear and definite link exists between children's aggressive behavior and the violence they so regularly observe being depicted on television. The writer concludes that research, especially in the form of longitudinal studies, shows the clear-cut connection between TV violence and children's behavior.
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Executive Summary
Statement of Need
Project Description
Conclusion
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"The best studies that have been conducted since 1972 are longitudinal studies related to TV violence and its impact on the attitudes and behavior of children and adolescents. Other studies have consisted of cross sectional and field studies and, together, researchers have made use of all three types in a triangulation strategy to determine the effects of media violence on children. The most convincing studies also are discussed and evaluated by Centerwall, and these researchers also report the findings of professional groups such as the American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association. Basically, all of these studies found that physical aggression among children is significantly increased as a result of exposure to violence in television. Other studies reveal a clear link between TV viewing at a young age and later juvenile delinquency and crime."
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Violence in America, 2004.
An analysis of increasing crime rates in the United States.
1,118 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 56.95
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This paper researches the issue of violence in America in relation to education of the youth. The paper attempts to determine who or what is responsible for the growing levels of violence. The paper defines three strategies of intervention methods that are categorically used in dealing with violence among youth. These are individual-based intervention, neighborhood-based intervention and gun and police intervention. The paper contends that all three of these methods have been shown to bring about reductions in violence as well as the antisocial behaviors connected with violence.
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Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Violence Defined
Violence among Youth
Summary and Conclusion
Bibliography
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"The United States Crime Index Rates per 100,000 climbed from 1,887.2 in the year of 1960 to 5,897 in 1991 in which year the crime rate was at its highest. According to the report: "Crime in the untied States accounts for more death, injuries and loss of property than all Natural Disasters combined. During the early 1980's a wave of violence involving youth swept the across the United States. Between the years of 1980 to 1984 youth violence grew by 99 percent and violence among adults declined. Between 1980 and 1994 arrests of juveniles rose by 94 percent."
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Violence in the United States, 2001.
This paper takes a look at violence in the U.S. and compares it to other countries like Japan.
960 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 50.95
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A research about the violence in America, and a comparison to violence in Japan.The author examines social class issues, gun control, homicide rates and motivational factors that lead to violence.
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?A question that seems to appear more and more in our society is: ?Are Americans more likely than others to seek violent solutions to their problems?? Facts indicate that the United States is the most violent industrialized country in the world. Within this research paper, I will evaluate the homicide rates of the United States compared to Japan.?
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