1. Visit the Gang Resistance and Education Training (G.R.E.A.T.). Evaluate the program's potential and effectiveness in the following areas:
a middle-class suburb with no gang activity;
a working-class neighborhood with some delinquency problems but no hardcore gang activity; and
an inner-city neighborhood with heavy gang activity, in which youths sometimes join gangs for protection.
2. This web site shows how schools and local law enforcement agencies work together to help prevent gang membership.Be sure to take into account the pre-existing conditions and attitudes in each neighborhood when you analyze the effectiveness and usefulness of G.R.E.A.T. in that neighborhood.
How would these efforts measure up in the three listed neighborhoods?
How effective would they be in each of the listed neighborhoods?
Are they necessary in each neighborhood?
How could the program(s) be implemented?
Which program(s) would work best in each neighborhood?
3. Address each neighborhood individually. For example, the first 2-3 paragraphs should discuss G.R.E.A.T. as it relates to the suburban neighborhood.
4. Be THOROUGH in your opinion. Cite resources for your opinion, such as your textbook or other articles/websites. An opinion consisting of 2-4 sentences will NOT be sufficient to receive credit.
5. Read the postings of your classmates. Respond to at least 2 of your classmates' postings. Do you agree? Disagree? Why?