Chapter Summary (What I’ve Learned)
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Chapter Summary (What I’ve Learned)
What I’ve Learned
Chapter 11 discusses a number of challenges that have stricken the United State. The topic has engaged more specifically in discussing the problem of drug offences such as the methamphetamine and open-air dealing. Besides, the chapter explores the problem of gangs and graffiti as well as the problems facing the youths.
In this chapter, the reader is in a position to establish that there is a correlation between drug use or violation and the increased cases of gun violence and murder. Importantly, the use of drugs has created an environment that does not offer desirable role models to the youths (Dick, 2011). As a result, the youths have engaged in pharm parties when the parents are out of the house to explore and exchange the drugs they have.
From the chapter, it is noted that the youths are engaging in gang activity and disorderly conduct. Thus, it was found out that the youths are directly involved in the mass murder of the Americans irrespective of gender, age, race, and ethnic background. Such terroristic behaviours have been facilitated by readily available firearms (Dick, 2011). The chapter notes that gun violence and drug violation have become a criminal justice and health problem.
As a result, the police and community have decided to come up with interventions to curb this wide range of challenges in society. Even though a number of approaches or interventions have been explored and implemented, they do seem to eradicate the challenges (Dick, 2011). Therefore, the chapter advises an integrated approach in which the police and the criminal justice system should collaborate to eradicate or reduce the problems. To do this, the youth have been allocated places from where to carry their activities without disrupting the general public. Besides, the police should endeavour to solve the graffiti problem as well as curtailing the business of firearms.
Key Points
- The United States has, over recent years, experienced the highest cases of drug abuse and challenges.
- According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, one of every eight arrests in the U.S is associated with drug abuse or violation.
- The drug trafficking and violation have impacted negatively impacted on the social environment by creating an undesirable role model for many young people.
- Even though the criminal system have tried to utilize various measures or intervention to curb the issue of drug offences, it has been impossible to eradicate the open-air drug markets.
- The interventions and the community-wide approaches used to help curb the problem of drug offence revealed a small and generally insignificant decrease in drug calls and crime.
- According to the FBI, 29% of all persons involved in part I and II offences are underage; below the age of 20 (Dick, 2011).
- As such, youth crime (especially gang activity) is one of the biggest challenges that the United State face.
- Firearms are the main weapons used for murder. As such the gun violence have become a public health problem
- Disorderly conduct by the youth has brought a lot of confusion to the various stakeholders. As such, the police are required to respond to this claim by encouraging and guiding youths to occupy places that minimize disruptions.
- To diminish gangs’ sense of territory and improve the appearance of neighbourhoods, the police should endeavour to solve the graffiti problem.
- Cyberbullying is a challenging problem to deal with because a considerable number of police officers are not well versed with tech-savvy.
- Meth presents a big threat because it is readily and locally available. The “shake and bake” production approach has led to reduced prices and increasing its use.
Reference
Dick, P. K. (2011). A scanner darkly. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.