Youth Violence in Chicago: A Major Problem in Society Dominick Caggiano Cardinal Spellman High School dcaggiano@cardinalspellman.org

Aim: What is youth violence and how can we prevent it? Do Now: Answer the following questions in your notebook. How do you feel about youth violence? How can we prevent it?

Public Policy Steps What is the problem? Where is the evidence? What are the causes? What is the existing policy? What policies can you create to correct the problem? What is the best policy to correct the problem? http://flippedtips.com/plegal/tips/welcome.html

Have you ever been violent where you let your emotions take over?

What is violence? 1. swift and intense force:the violence of a storm. 2.rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment:to die by violence. 3.an unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power, as against rights or laws www.dictionary.com

What causes violence? Two basic conditions produce violent tendencies in human beings. One condition is that the person has been hurt. The second basic condition is unresolved and unexpressed feelings about what he has experienced. Being the victim of violence and other distressing experiences breeds violence in the child only when the emotions are blocked and repressed. Violence is a distorted expression of the person's rage or terror in an environment where it is not safe to reveal or release strong feelings. Violence is tolerated and glorified in most industrialized countries. http://www.awareparenting.com/violence.htm

What are some examples What are some examples of children being hurt or disappointed? How is violence tolerated and glorified in most industrialized countries, and is culturally linked to appropriate male behavior?

Violence in Chicago 1st eight weeks 2013=52 homicides 15 victims between the ages of 13 and 19, according to a RedEye analysis of preliminary crime data. 2012: 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city 65 victims 18 and under http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0 8/21/antonio-smith-chicago- shot_n_5697940.html

Group Activity Answer the following questions using the links below. What is the problem? Where is the evidence? What are the causes? What is the existing policy? What policies can you create to correct the problem? What is the best policy to correct the problem? http://www.cct.org/sites/cct.org/files/CCT_YouthViolence FactSheet_0.pdf http://www.suntimes.com/25216021-761/shooting- incidents-among-youth-in-chicago-down-40-percent- city-analysis.html#.U_4WaNJdV8E http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/school- news/52737-chicago-researchers-study-new-approach- to-curb-youth-violence.html

Homework: https://www.ssa.uchicago.edu/ccyvp Read the link above and put yourself in Deborah Gorman-Smith’s shoes. Your job is to solve the youth violence issue in Chicago. Make sure to identify the ways in which you will solve the problem. You may use the links from the previous slide.