, , , Crime, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
Media coverage of serial killers can lead to an obsession with, or glorification of, serial killers. It is often...
Many of us would consider ourselves to be quite unlike a serial killer, for good reason. However, there is...
John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown, once said, “ A clown can get away with murder.” Gacy is saying...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Crime, Police Brutality, Protest, Racism, Raise Your Voice, Taking a Knee, Violence, 6
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities Why is Police Brutality causing death? “It could have a lot to...
, , , Abortion, Argument, Call to Action, Crime, Fall 2018, Latino Power, Protest, Showcase, Violence, 1
When I first heard about this case on the television (in the news), my hearts broke into millions of...
Recently, Washington State abolished the death penalty under the pretense that it is unconstitutional due to racial bias. With...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Crime, Games, Media, Showcase, Violence, 7
According to Craig Anderson, director of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University, video games...
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Inequality, Politics, Prison, Rights, Showcase, 1
Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Economy, Inequality, Prison, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, This is America, Violence, 7
I believe the video “This Is America,” by Childish Gambino represents how America is today in 2018. This...
, , , Crime, Inequality, Research Help, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
Dear Youth Voices Community, My name is Bladimir Gallegos and I am a Junior at Fremont high-school. I feel...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Decision Making, March for Our Lives, Poverty, Prison, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, 6
The question i have is why is gun violence still playing a big role in the number of deaths...
My issue that I decided to make a video on was human trafficking. Human trafficking is a form of...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2018, Violence, 0
The issue I am focusing on is police violence toward blacks especially when the victim was unarmed. What’s worse...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Emotional Health, Love, Mental Illness, Rape Culture, Refugees, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, Violence, What do I stand for?, Women, 3
I decided to make an informative video about sex trafficking because I felt that the issue needed to...
I am passionate about this issue because it is a life or death situation and in most cases involving...
, , , Call to Action, Con Gun Control, Crime, Decision Making, Emotional Health, Getting Started, Goals, Guns, Health, Media, Mental Illness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Following the Parkland shooting, the President of the United States claimed that the mental health contirbuted to the mass...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Fall 2017, Gender, Health, Incarceration, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Women, 4
In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Fall 2017, Poetry, Police Brutality, Racism, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 10
This is my poem based on the novel “The Hate U Give” for McGeehan’s class. Khalil’s spirit is talking...
The community of Oakland How has the community and Oakland changed in general? Where is Oakland? Oakland is...
, , , Community, Crime, Education, Fall 2017, History, Inequality, Point of View, Police Brutality, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1
Oakland’s Police Department Untold Side “Did you know that African-Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be...
, , , Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Violence, 2
Oakland’s Culture Do you often confuse Oakland with San Francisco? We shouldn’t confuse San Francisco and...
, , , Argument, Biases, Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Prison, Research Help, Showcase, 2
Seems like a good idea at first glance. Too many prisoners, no money to build prisons. Let private companies...
, , , Argument, Crime, Death Penalty, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Politics, Showcase, 2
A few hundred years ago, all around the world, the penal system was absolutely. People would be sentenced to...
, , , Crime, Drugs, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Inequality, Racism, Showcase, 0
The war on drugs, the supposed “public enemy number one”, established under the Nixon administration and intensified under Reagan...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books, Bullying, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Drugs, Economy, History, Immigration, Point of View, Protest, Rights, Slavery, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0
I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Gender, Incarceration, Inequality, Police Brutality, Politics, Racism, Showcase, Women, 11
Are Black Children Forced to Grow Up Faster Than White Children YES Black kids are forced to grow up...
Did you know that a study in a jail in California showed that most young offenders resorted to crime...
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Education, Fall 2017, History, Inequality, Media, Politics, Protest, Racism, Raise Your Voice, Research Help, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Student-Centered, Violence, What do I stand for?, 6
High School textbooks don’t have anything on Asian Americans during the civil rights era. There were a lot of...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Debt, Economy, Education, Family, History, Housing, Inequality, Nature, Politics, Poverty, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, 1
To Whomever Cares to Listen, “Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third power,”...
, , , Argument, Crime, Guns, Mental Illness, Music, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 5
Dear Seattle Police Department, As a police department that prides itself on enhancing trust with the public, it would...
, , , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Crime, Education, Gender, Inequality, LGBTQA, Mental Illness, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0
In a country based on freedom and liberty, citizens should be able to craft, and accept their own identities...
Making a scratch animation, is harder than most may imagine. You need to have patience, to sit through all...
, , , Art, Beauty, Crime, Inequality, Media, Spring 2017, 0
My story includes a jealous wife who learns the hard way that curiosity definitely killed the cat… I created...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Economy, History, Inequality, 1
There are lots of people around the world, who has started to wear safety pins. These safety pins represent...
, , , Bullying, Crime, Education, Gender, Health, Inequality, LGBTQA, Love, Point of View, Politics, Privacy, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Violence, 0
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, , , Crime, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
Stunned by the violence, diverse community stakeholders openly confront the crime and divisive atmosphere, committing to ongoing actions to...
, , , Crime, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
The research topic that I am delving into is prostitution, specifically I am looking into the reasons that prostitution...
, , , Crime, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 1
Gangs are important because they are damaging Oakland culture in a negative way to where people think Oakland...
, , , Crime, Prison, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2017, 2
Being a person of color is harder than you may think. Especially when it comes to the crimes that...
, , , Crime, Showcase, Spring 2017, Women, 0
The research topic that I am delving into is prostitution, specifically I am looking into the reasons that prostitution...
, , , Crime, Prison, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 8
In research to answer the question, does the prison experience cause psychological issues, I have found the following information...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Economy, Family, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Politics, Poverty, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, 3
Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
Crimes are plaguing the many streets of Oakland every day. We as a community, depend on the authority...
, , , Crime, Spring 2017, Violence, 6
Why do youth join gangs? Gangs are one of the main problems in California, but it is especially a...
When someone hears the term gang, what would come to their mind? Horrible? Dangerous? There are many ways to...
, , , Crime, Drugs, Spring 2017, 9
Is it true that drugs can influence teens to take, use, or sell drugs? These statistics show that marijuana...
, , , Crime, Economy, Health, Rape Culture, Violence, 4
When women or men suffer from domestic violence they usually don’t report it right away. One of the reasons...
, , , Crime, Police Brutality, Violence, 5
How often do community members receive help from police? How often do community members hate on police? How often...
, , , Crime, Death Penalty, Education, Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, History, Inquiry, Love, Nature, Stories, Violence, 0
This project is based on a moral “The Fox and the Wolf” by the Brothers Grimm which was adapted...
, , , American Dream, Crime, Drugs, Economy, Fall 2016, Immigration, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Terrorism, Transportation, Violence, 4
In America, protecting the borders is essential to our homeland security. Freedom has been taken advantage of over the...
, , , Crime, Death Penalty, Showcase, 8
The issue of using the death penalty for criminals in the U.S. is a highly debated topic. On one...
, , , Abortion, Animal Protection, Art, Beauty, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Climate Change, Crime, Gender, Scratch, 0
The Tale of the Ice Cream Man is a deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep and rich...
, , , Art, Crime, Education, Fall 2016, Inequality, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, 2
Almost all words are equal. I believe that nearly every word should have equal usage, no matter their spelling...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Fall 2016, Guns, Police Brutality, Racism, Showcase, Violence, 2
Dear Next President of the United States, An issue that I care about is Black Lives Matter is a...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Inequality, Police Brutality, Racism, Violence, 3
Dear Future President of the United States of America, First off, I would like to say congratulations with your...
My Mother lived in the West Indies when she was younger. I remember her telling me that, when someone...
, , , Crime, Economy, Education, Fall 2016, Family, Inequality, Poetry, Racism, Repentino., Showcase, Violence, Where I'm From, 0
I am from ghetto city Oakland Where it’s a very diverse place Where us Mexicans are a threat to...
, , , Crime, Fall 2016, Guns, Police Brutality, Violence, Where I'm From, 0
I am from Oakland Where people do drugs and get robbed at night Where you here gunshots and sirens...
, , , Crime, Family, Gender, Health, Inequality, Love, Rape Culture, Rights, Violence, Women, 1
Gone With The Wind is one of the best books in American literature–that’s something that’s pretty much undisputed among...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Drugs, Fall 2016, Poetry, Racism, Repentino., Showcase, Stress, Violence, Where I'm From, 2
I’m from Oakland where people do drugs and do not give a rat when they pop yo. I am...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Guns, Immigration, Inequality, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Violence, 1
Dear Next President, There are a lot of issues surrounding my community and all over the country about unfairness...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Economy, Education, Fall 2016, Gender, Health, Immigration, Inequality, Politics, Rights, Showcase, 2
Dear Mrs. President Hillary Clinton, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write you a letter. I’m happy...
Dear President, I think you should consider the police brutality that has risen over these recent years. Your own...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Guns, Inequality, Racism, Rights, Terrorism, 7
There are many problems facing America today, and many threaten the lives of citizens. I believe that one of...
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