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Addressing At-Risk Youth: Gang of One: Community Collaboration

PROBLEM. METHODS. INTRODUCTION. Participants. Peer pressure, along with other factors, is an element that ways heavily on the increase in numbers of youth who are involved with gangs. The 2009 National Youth Gang Survey reports: Youth gang activity has increased to 34.5%

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Addressing At-Risk Youth: Gang of One: Community Collaboration

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  1. PROBLEM METHODS INTRODUCTION Participants • Peer pressure, along with other factors, is an element that ways heavily on the increase in numbers of youth who are involved with gangs. • The 2009 National Youth Gang Survey reports: • Youth gang activity has increased to 34.5% • in comparison to 32.4% in 2008 • Estimated 28,000 gangs • 731,000 gang members /3,500 jurisdictions • Gangs are male dominated • Female gang members are on the rise • 96% of all gang homicides are in larger • cities • The participants in the study will be an estimated 300 5th grade elementary students from about 10 schools throughout Charlotte-Mecklenburg. • Youth Development and Leadership Approaches • Determine which decision making educational facilitation has the greatest impact on reducing negative peer pressures • Provide youthwith opportunities to acquire self-esteem, self-identity, and decision making abilities PURPOSE The Effects of Peer Pressure on Gang Involvement in 5th Grade Elementary YouthChasity DonaldsonClemson University Youth Development Leadership The purpose of this study is to evaluate which type of decision making educational facilitation: Consequences of Bad Choices; Media and Violence; Gangs; Presentation Follow-Up has the greatest impact on reducing negative peer pressure for gang involvement among 5th grade elementary students in Charlotte –Mecklenburg Schools, who participate in the Dangers Involved with Gangs program. LITERATURE REVIEW RESEARCH QUESTIONS Addressing At-Risk Youth: Gang of One: Community Collaboration emphasizes positive youth development by partnering with local agencies ,citizens and local, state, and federal law enforcement in gang prevention and intervention in Charlotte-Mecklenburg UrieBronfenbrenners Ecological Theory- interactions with others as well as environments is a key component in youth development Youth Development and Leadership (YDL)- promotes social, moral, emotional, physical, and cognitive competence among youth What impact does gang prevention have on peer pressure on 5th grade elementary students? What are the programming factors that contribute to positive decision making to reduce gang influence among elementary 5th grade youth What is the correlation between early gang intervention at the elementary level and peer pressure? What is the correlation between early gang intervention at the elementary level and views about gang involvement? How do 5th grade elementary students describe their experiences with gangs? • Data Analysis: • Frequencies • Percentages • Central Tendency • (mean, median, and • mode) • Measures of Dispersion • (range and standard • deviation) • Studies explore: • Factors that are overlooked in literature that directly limits gang and violence programming • -Similarities between attitudes towards violence and crime between adolescents who are from disadvantages • neighborhoods in other parts of the • world and in the United States • The correlation between the increase in female gang involvement and peer pressure and dysfunctional families Conclusions from this study will increase the knowledge of gang reduction-intervention programs. This knowledge will provide insight pertaining to the largest risk factors of elementary youth that pose significant challenges to gang reduction programs and that work against positive youth development.

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