, , , Crime, Death Penalty, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 2
There is a controversial issue in our current society, “Does the death penalty stop the crimes happen?” There are...
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Fall 2019, Goals, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Youth Activism, 2
In some schools, counties, or even states, there is a direct school-to-prison pipeline. Students who, more times than not,...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Dystopia, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Immigration, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Prison, Privacy, Protest, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, War, 1
For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
, , , Crime, Dystopia, Fall 2019, History, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Terrorism, Violence, War, 2
More conspiracies have been confirmed than you might think. Take examples such as Watergate and MK-Ultra. Today’s conspiracy is...
, , , Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2019, Guns, Showcase, Violence, 0
Crime happens all the time, crime is also something that everybody would like to change. Concealed weapons are a...
Underage drinking is a severe issue in our society. Besides the lack of knowledge about alcohol, there are plenty...
, , , Crime, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Media and Message, Showcase, Violence, 0
People and their drones in the past few years there have been more threats and more than the less...
, , , Crime, Partnerships for the Goals, Police, Race Relations, Rights, 1
Police brutality goes way back to 1872, that’s when it all started. When the Chicago Tribune reported on the...
, , , American Creed, Crime, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, This is America, 0
Corruption has plagued the United States, as well as other nations, for many years. The novel All the King’s...
, , , Crime, Fall 2019, Media and Message, Politics, Prison, Showcase, 8
Many a conspiracy theory was born when news of Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisonment reached the American public. A powerful financier...
, , , Crime, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
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, Protest, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Taking a Knee, Violence, 9
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, Gaming, 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, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Reduced Inequalities, 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, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 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, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Research Help, Showcase, Spring 2018, 6
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, No Poverty (Economy), 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, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, Violence, 1
The issue I am focusing on is police violence toward blacks especially when the victim was unarmed. What’s worse...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Love, Rape Culture, Refugees, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, Violence, What do I stand for?, 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, Getting Started, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Media, 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, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 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, Race Relations, 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...
, , , Crime, Decision Making, Drugs, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), Quality Education, Showcase, Violence, 7
“Drugs, an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older—(9.4 percent of the population)— used an illicit drug in...
, , , Crime, Fall 2017, Quality Education, Showcase, Violence, 2
Violence In Oakland Did you know that Oakland is the most crime-ridden city in California, according to...
The community of Oakland How has the community and Oakland changed in general? Where is Oakland? Oakland is...
, , , Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Police, Quality Education, 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...
, , , Community, Crime, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, 3
Two of the largest factors of the human personality are nature and nurture. Some argue that the two are...
, , , Crime, Drugs, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, 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, History, Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Protest, Reduced Inequalities, 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, Fall 2017, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, 11
Are Black Children Forced to Grow Up Faster Than White Children YES Black kids are forced to grow up...
, , , Argument, Crime, Drugs, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, History, Media, Music, Point of View, Showcase, Stories, 10
Warning: This article contains explicit content on the use of codeine in Hip-hop. Coarse Language involved. Nowadays drugs and rap practically...
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, Fall 2017, History, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Protest, Quality Education, Race Relations, 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, Family, History, Housing, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, 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, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, 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, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Quality Education, 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, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 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, History, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 1
There are lots of people around the world, who has started to wear safety pins. These safety pins represent...
, , , Bullying, Crime, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, LGBTQ+ Rights, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Privacy, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Violence, 0
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, , , Crime, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, 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...
Being a person of color is harder than you may think. Especially when it comes to the crimes that...
, , , Crime, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, Spring 2017, 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, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, 3
Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
, , , 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, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), 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, Death Penalty, Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, History, Inquiry, Love, Nature, Quality Education, 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, Fall 2016, Immigration, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Reduced Inequalities, 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...
Dear Mr. President: Hi, my name is Kim Toli. I am 17 years old, and I’m a senior student...
, , , Abortion, Art, Beauty, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Climate Action, Crime, Gender, Life on Land, Scratch, 0
The Tale of the Ice Cream Man is a deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep and rich...
, , , Art, Crime, Fall 2016, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Psychology, Quality Education, 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, Race Relations, 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, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Race Relations, Violence, 3
Dear Future President of the United States of America, First off, I would like to say congratulations with your...
People think that it is cool to smoke weed or snort cocaine on school grounds. It strikes me as...
My Mother lived in the West Indies when she was younger. I remember her telling me that, when someone...
, , , Crime, Fall 2016, Family, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Quality Education, Race Relations, 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, 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, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rape Culture, Rights, Violence, 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, Race Relations, 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...
, , , Abortion, Crime, Fall 2016, Family, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Showcase, 2
Abortion is one of the most widely disputed topics in America today. People are either for it or against...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Guns, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, 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, Fall 2016, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, 2
Dear Mrs. President Hillary Clinton, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write you a letter. I’m happy...
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