Community Partnerships Sharing the Power with Youth
Summer 1998, v.14-2
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Articles
Cover Story		Keep the Peace: Learn the Past How Neighborhood Policing is Making History in Boston Shana Burg Neighborhood policing efforts in the city of Boston are helping to prevent violence. This article describes why police offers and citizens are looking to history for clues about how to cut crime. It profiles two Boston-Based programs that help new recruits think more critically about the complex relationships between communities and police.
Raising Boys in America Geoffrey Canada The acclaimed author of Fist Stick Knife Gun and the recently published Reaching Up for Manhood, Geoffrey Canada re-examines how we raise our boys in this country, the importance of rebuilding our communities, and why we must be responsible when it comes to the safety of our children. Runaways Need Helping Hands Not Handcuffs: Federal Legislation on Juveniles Talks Tough, not Smart Lisa Eisenbud, Miriam Rollin Bill S.10, the Violent and Repeat Youth Offenders Act, includes a rollback of 25 years of progress for the treatment of runaway youth. This article describes the history of the Juvenile Justice Act, the consequences if S.10 and other legislation gets passed, and what you can do to help.
Community Development and Youth Development: The Potential for Convergence P. Jefferson Armistead, Matthew B. Wexler The growth of community development corporations has been described as the "transformation of a movement into an industry." This article explores the history of CDCs and how, despite their role in integrating youth programs into neighborhood initiatives, powerful forces exist that challenge the convergence of community and youth development. Nothing as Theoretical as Good Practice: Improving Partnerships with Researchers Shepherd Zeldin, Linda Camino Society has traditionally viewed research as "truth," and practice as an "art" or a "rade." In this article, the authors cite the issues that result from research and practice discordances, and look to a future where researchers and practitioners will collaborate to create effective strategies for youth and community development.
Columns
Spotlight on Youth Oh, the Places We'll Go! Christy Barich Research and Practice: Completing the Circle Research Theory of Action in Research and Practice Meredith Honig, Joseph Kahne, Milbrey W. McLaughlin Children's Express Kids Work Hard to Preserve Woodlands Editors: Yoshi Manale, 18 and Crystal Nelson, 17. Reporters: Franklin Davis, 13 and Brittany Martin, 13 Opinion Making the Rules: Youth Participation and Los Angeles Charter Reform Raphael Sonenshein
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