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Chaiken, Marcia R. "Violent Neighborhoods, Violent Kids." //SIRS Discoverer//. N.p., Mar. 2000. Web. 26 Apr. 2011. . Information: Marcia Chaiken is an expert in this field. She has written other books in the same catagory such as "Varieties of Criminal Behavior". This author writes about the youth and their criminal actions, and mindless behavior. Depending on neighborhoods, she takes conducts surveys to further her knowledge in this field. This is an informational report, and the indended audience is for anyone who wants to learn about the crime rates in different areas amoung youth. Summary: The author reported that "Delinquency poses a serious challenge to virtually every major American city". Which I believe is true. The article mainly talks about the youth and the different resources available to them, depending on where they are from. The Juvinele Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office (OJJDP) and other Federal agencies are developing new policies, and new programs to stop these issues, and improve the youth society. The author mainly discusses how important it is to try and prevent what is happening. Because people come from different places, they are raised differently, and believe that certain acts are inappropriate, when other teens find it very inappropriate. The author believes that there is hope for the future, and there is a need to change. Evidence: The author provides support for her arguments by backing up the belief that she has. She believes that where you come from does have an effect on how you are raised, and it is important to work together to change these troubled teens. There was a study conducted in Washington, DC with 213 boys between the ages of 13-17, 98% were African American, and the study showed that these boys were not in class, didn't have jobs, fathered children, didn't have adult supervision afterschool hours, etc. And these studies showed that it isn't by change. "at least 95 percent of the time, differences are not due to chance". Evaluation: The work is a little hard to understand, but for the most part it is clear. I think it was very interesting, and had a lot of important information that I can use during my research. It was not the authors beliefs, but it was also statistical information that is very important to know.

Stephens, Gene. "Community Programs Can Help Youths." //America's Youth//. By Daniel Leone. Ed. Roman Espejo. San Diego: Bonnie Szumski, 2003. 182-190. Print. Information: Gene Stephens is the author of this section on opposing viewpoints. He has written many books, and is an expert in the field of youth and teens and their behavior. This article is informational, and somewhat persuassive. I say it's somewhat persuassive because the author has an opinion, and wants the reader to believe it and see where he's coming from. Summary: In this article the author believes that programs after school will help with their position in life. If kids go to programs they are less likely to be involved in crime, and deviant behavior. If these children have the opportunity to join a club, or sports, or a job, etc, then they have less free time to engage in bad activity. The main arguments is that others don't believe this, but i support the author and believe it's true because it keeps these kids occupied and out of trouble. Evidence:The evidence the author shows in the article is a statistic. There has been a drop in teen pregnancies from 1990 if the kids are going to after school programs. This deffinately helps support his argument because it's proof that it's working. Evaluation: Yes, it is very logical and clear, it is also relatable.