Essay 3 Due 14th of February
People with the 2010 revised version of the book, fist stick knife gun by Geoffrey Canada, need a different way of looking at essay 3. It is not due Friday by the way. It is now due Monday February 14th.
Canada in his book shows how violence is established in a community—not by the evil or innate immorality of the young people in the community, but by various forces including drug laws and gun availability and certainly by the lack of economic opportunity, education, and jobs. Canada works to change this in his book. The final section suggests various solutions and speaks about the use of punishment, jail, juvenile hall, and probation, to stop violence. He speaks about the role of the police in the community to control violence. He does not think these are the proper approaches to solving the problem. Instead he speaks of peacemakers and other resources for community members to solve their own problems. He speaks of education and safety zones for the children to grow up with hope.
I want to know what you think the role of punishment is in solving the problems of violence in the neighborhoods. Do you have to jail young people with guns? Do you have to do this until you have created something like the Harlem Children’s zone? Does the safety of the community members require a police force? Then what do you need to do? Look at the way that Canada lays out the alternatives, but think also of your own observations of the communities you have seen and lived in.
Write a four-page essay quoting Canada (at least 4 times) and analyzing his arguments while you make your these/opinion clear.
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