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Ferguson, Ronald F., Ed.; Dickens, William T., Ed. – 1999
The essays in this collection promote a conception of community development that entails building practical capacities to improve the quality of life among residents of targeted neighborhoods. The causes, consequences, and potential solutions of urban problems that lie both inside and outside neighborhood borders are emphasized. The chapters are:…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Development, Neighborhood Improvement, Urban Problems
Kim, Henny H., Ed. – 1999
This book focuses on gun violence and gun control, presenting both sides of arguments about firearms ownership and gun control. Each of five chapters poses a question about gun control and provides answers for both sides of the question. The following essays are included: (1) "Gun Violence Is Becoming an Epidemic" (Bob Herbert); (2) "Gun Violence…
Descriptors: Crime, Elementary Secondary Education, Gun Control, Guns
Egendorf, Laura K., Ed.; Hurley, Jennifer A., Ed. – 1999
Contributions in this collection present opposing viewpoints about factors that put teens at risk; illustrate how society can deal with teenage crime and violence; show how to prevent teen pregnancy; and present the roles of the media and government in teen substance abuse. The following essays are presented: (1) "A Variety of Factors Put Teens at…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Delinquency, Pregnancy
Download full textKelling, George L.; Kennedy, Randall; Musto, David F.; Petersilia, Joan; Cook, Philip – 1998
These papers share perspectives on crime and justice. The following lectures are included: (1) "Crime Control, the Police, and Culture Wars: Broken Windows and Cultural Pluralism" (George L. Kelling); (2) "Race, the Police, and 'Reasonable Suspicion'" (Randall Kennedy); (3) "The American Experience with Stimulants and Opiates" (David F. Musto);…
Descriptors: Crime, Guns, Justice, Law Enforcement
Spriggs, William, Ed. – 1999
The economic state of black America has never been healthier, yet persistent racial gaps leave African American unemployment at levels more typical of recession for whites in the United States. By challenging the predominant use of race, this compilation refocuses attention on the effects of discrimination and on the lost term "institutional…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affirmative Action, Blacks, Economic Factors
Kim, Kwang Chung, Ed. – 1999
The essays in this collection examine relationships between the Korean American and African American communities in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. The contrast between the economic power and lack of political power of Korean Americans and the political power and lack of economic power of African Americans is traced. Essays 2-5 cover Los…
Descriptors: Blacks, Conflict, Economic Factors, Income
Haslip-Viera, Gabriel, Ed.; Baver, Sherrie L., Ed. – 1996
The essays in this collection are an analysis of the past and present conditions of Latinos in metropolitan New York. The focus is on Puerto Ricans, but there are explorations of the status of other Latino groups in the city. The book contains sections on historical and sociological perspectives and policy issues. Contributions are: (1) "The…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Cultural Traits, Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans
Delgado, Richard, Ed.; Stefancic, Jean, Ed. – 1998
This collection explores the struggles of the varied Latino peoples for identity, recognition, and legitimacy in the United States. Issues such as what it means to be Latino/a, what a just immigration policy should be, relations between Latinos and other cultural groups, and whether being Latino is a race or an ethnicity are explored. The 94…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Essays, Ethnicity, Hispanic Americans
Peer reviewedWright, James D., Ed. – Evaluation Review, 1992
These seven articles focus on Shelter and Street Night, a recent Census Bureau effort to include components of the nation's homeless population in the 1990 census count. The success of investigators in Chicago (Illinois), New York City, Los Angeles (California), Phoenix (Arizona), and New Orleans (Louisiana) is analyzed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Homeless People, Housing Needs, National Surveys
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1995
The Education Commission of the States has found that urban school districts face enormous problems. This document looks at a variety of ideas about how to re-engineer the urban school district. These essays encourage educators and the public to think about the nation's urban school systems and how they might better meet the needs of children. The…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Public Schools
Leone, Bruno, Ed. – 1994
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The varied opinions in each collection explore aspects of a social, cultural, or political issue. A great deal of money has been spent in this country to eradicate poverty, but the problem remains. Some…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth, Government Role
Harris, Fred R., Ed.; Wilkins, Roger W., Ed. – 1988
This book grew out of the national conference "The Kerner Commission: Twenty Years Later." The Kerner Commission found in its 1968 Report that America was moving toward two separate and unequal societies, divided along racial lines, and that major efforts to combat poverty, unemployment, and racism were mandated. The essays in this book…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Jackson, Sondra, Ed.; Brissett-Chapman, Sheryl, Ed. – 1999
This collection brings together articles by African American authors who are committed to research, policies, and programs affecting African American children and families. The articles are grouped into sections on policy, research, and practice issues; clinical techniques and treatment models; and new perspectives in child welfare. The following…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Welfare, Community Services, Cultural Awareness
Reed, Wornie L., Ed. – 1990
In 1987 a project was undertaken to assess the status of African Americans in the United States in the topical areas to be addressed by the National Research Council's (NRC) Study Committee on the Status of Black Americans: education, employment, income and occupations, political participation and the administration of justice, social and cultural…
Descriptors: Blacks, Crime, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment
Thompson, Travis, Ed.; Hupp, Susan C., Ed. – 1992
The contributions in this volume grew out of a conference at the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1989. They examine issues that promote a longer range perspective on preventing disabling conditions and intervening early in the lives of children with disabilities. The range of preventable disabling conditions, perinatal influences on…
Descriptors: Adoption, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
