Assignment:
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For your initial post, choose which of the following areas you feel should be the primary focus for reducing crime in poor neighborhoods? (Choose only one) Explain your reasoning and support with examples.
- Improving physical appearance.
- Providing recreational activities for youth.
- Increasing educational opportunities.
Then, suggest three (3) strategies that could be implemented in poor neighborhoods to improve upon the initiative you chose above.
For your reply posts, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of the strategies that your peer identified. Then, add an idea for a strategy that aligns with your peer's vision. Alternatively, respond to a peer who chose a different area of focus than you. Evaluate their position. Do they sway you as to what the primary focus should be? Why or why not?