ADULTS CAUSE YOUTH VIOLENCE IN FLINT MI USA.

GOOD MORNING FLINT!
11/21/09
BY
Terry Bankert
A Flint Divorce Lawyer sharing his opinion.
　
　
LET’S GIVE A LITTLE RESPECT… I am the problem, you are the problem, the adults in Flint are the problem its not the kids, they just want a little respect.

TO STOP THE VIOLENCE OUR FLINT YOUTH NEED A HIGHER SENSE OF PURPOSE IN LIFE.[2]

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT FINDING ONE OF YOUR GOD’S.

IT IS A MATTER OF YOUNG BLACK MALES DEMANDING AND GETTING RESPECT IN A WORLD OF DISRESPECT, STARTING IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.
　
FACTORS?

COULD IT BE PARENTS WHO ACT AS THUGISH CHILDREN, VIOLENCE ALL AROUND, LACK OF QUALITY FOOD SHELTER AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION, STEROTYPICAL DISRESPECT AGAINST BLACK YOUTH FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY!

ONE STUDIES OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine social and psychological factors associated with the use and nonuse of violence among Black adolescents living in a community with a high level of violent crime. [1] Why do we not in a community full of PhD’s and social workers conduct out own self study?

VIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE, DISRESPECT BEGETS DISRESPECT.

ADULTS! YOU WANT TO STOP YOUTH VIOLENCE, THEN STOP YOURSELF FIRST.


ONE STUDIES RESULTS. Self-reported use of violence was associated with exposure to violence and personal victimization, hopelessness, depression, family conflict, previous corporal punishment, purpose in life, self-assessment of the probability of being alive at age 25, and age and was higher among males.[1]

RESPECT THE YOUTH AROUND YOU,!!!

ONE STUDIES SUGGESTED Objectives: The respect that African American youth feel promotes psychological wellness and social identity; conversely, a lack of respect compromises their identities and is viewed as a threat to safety.[3]

ANOTHER STUDIES RESULTS: After acceptable reliability was established, factor analysis revealed three principal components labeled societal, family, and peer subscales. [6]

REACH OUT TO YOUTH BEFORE THEY ARE INCARCERATED

The subscales correlated with racial socialization and predicted the use of violence. Non incarcerated youth scored significantly higher on all three subscales than incarcerated youth. [6]

ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!

ANOTHER STUDIES CONCLUSIONS: Suggestions for social work practice with African American youth include assessing their attitudes toward respect, and assisting them to handle disrespect without resorting to violence. [6]

DO NOT BLAME THIS ON THE MEDIA, JUST GIVE THEM POSITIVE THINGS TO REPORT, FROM YOUR OWN COMMUNITY, CHURCH, SCHOOL, …ETC…

Youth violence garners considerable attention in the media as well as in public policy debates. [2]
A STOP THE VIOLENCE RALLY SHOULD NOT BE THOUGHT TO BE A CONTROL THE BLACK YOUTH PROBLEM, WHEN WE ARE THE PROBLEM.

In spite of this interest and attention to youth violence, stereotypes fueled by misperceptions about the epidemiology of youth violence often drive these discussions. [2]

BLACK ADULT LEADERS TREAT BLACK YOUTH AS THE DARK STRANGERS

Urban minority youth, especially males, are typically presented as the "dark stranger" responsible for much of this violence. [2]

SO, JUST WHAT IS OUR PROBLEM…..ITS US

Criminal justice and juvenile justice data tend to reinforce this perspective. In this article, the authors call into question the extent to which violent juvenile offending can be characterized as an urban minority male problem. [2]

KID VIOLENCE HAS AN IMPACT ON THE KIDS

ONE STUDIES CONCLUSION. These data support the hypothesis that exposure to violence is associated with adolescents' self-reported use of violence. [1]

WE ALL NEED TO KNOW WHO WE ARE

Ethnic identity is believed by some to function as a protective factor for ethnic minority youth, in particular African American youth. [3]

WE ALL NEED TO LIVE IN A WAY THAT WE CAN RESPECT OURSELVES

Although ethnic identity development is primarily the result of racial socialization practices, it may also be influenced by other contextual factors. [3]

FACTORES THAT AFFECT OUR SELF RESPECT

Community-level factors such as disadvantage, disorder, and disorganization have been linked to a variety of antisocial and illicit activities. [5]

WHY ARE PEOPLE AFFECTED DIFFERENTLY?

Although crime and deviance tend to concentrate in areas with these characteristics, not all residents of disorganized neighborhoods participate in proscribed activities. [5]

WHY DO WE GLAMORIZE WEAPON CARRYING IN THE ADULT WORLD?

This study examines the relationship between exposure to community violence and involvement in assault behavior and weapon carrying among a sample of at-risk youth. [5]

THE LOGIC OF SELF PROTECTION, VIOLENCE

ONE STUDIES FINDING demonstrate that controlling for the effects of neighborhood disadvantage as well as other common correlates of delinquency (e.g., family supervision and structure, school attachment, and peer delinquency), youth who witnessed more violence in their neighborhoods were more likely to self-report assaultive behavior and weapon carrying. [5]

WHAT ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS? HOW DO THEY AFFECT RESPECT AND VIOLENCE.

Neighborhood factors, parent characteristics, parenting style, and bicultural competence may play pivotal roles in the ethnic identity development of African American youth. [3]

SEVERAL findings suggest that urban hassles negatively affect the content of ethnic identity but that this effect may be mediated by racial socialization. [3]

NEIGHBORHOODS AFFECT OUR IDENTITY

This research represents a continuing effort to explore the influence of contextual factors on the ethnic identity content of African American youth. [3]

HERE ONE FOR YOU…ASK THE KIDS..WHY IS THERE DISRESPECT AND VIOLENCE

The children were interviewed about their exposure to community violence. [4]Data on the risk factors were obtained from the children themselves and their parents, classmates, and teachers. [4]

ADULTS IT STARTS WITH YOU

All four domains—family and household context, negative parenting, deviant behavior of friends, and the children’s own behavioral characteristics and cognition—contributed to the children’s risk for exposure 1 year later. [4]
　
IF KIDS SEE CRAP ALL AROUND THEM THEY ACT CRAPPY

As hypothesized, deviant behavior of friends and the children’s own behavior and cognition were found to mediate the effects of stressful family and household context and negative parenting on later risk for exposure. [4]

ADULTS, START WITH THE ADULTS TO REALLY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF BLACK YOUTH URBAN VIOLENCE IN FLINT MICHIGAN

By broadening the focus to include features of parents as well as of neighborhoods, a more complete understanding is provided. [3]
　
ONE STUDY FOUND AND I AGREE IS THAT adolescents with a higher sense of purpose in life and less depression were better able to withstand the influence of exposure to violence in the home and in the community. [1]

SO ADULTS WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TODAY TO BE A BETTER MODEL OF BEHAVIOR. What are your going to do today to improve your community. Talk is cheap for those already at the podium!

Posted here by
Terry Bankert
http://www.flintdivorce.com/
　
　
[1]
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/612
Factors associated with the use of violence among urban black adolescents. ,R H DuRant, C Cadenhead, R A Pendergrast, G Slavens and C W Linder , Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
[2]
http://yvj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/5/4/385
Youth Violence in Context,The Roles of Sex, Race, and Community in Offending
[3]
http://jbp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/4/479
Culture and Context: A Study of Neighborhood Effects on Racial Socialization and Ethnic Identity Content in a Sample of African American Adolescents
[4]
http://jea.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/26/2/232
Exposure to Community Violence
Processes That Increase the Risk for Inner-City Middle School Children
[5]
http://cad.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/52/2/307
Exposure to Community Violence and Childhood Delinquency
　
[6]
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/6/462
The African American Adolescent Respect Scale: A Measure of a Prosocial Attitude

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