ABURTON

ABURTON Mississippi Political party - Week Republican Congresss Man that I agree most with- Roger Wicker [] Education- I believe every child, no matter what circumstances they or their family may be in, has the right to an education. If we give our kids an education they will be able to run our country in the future. We are the only ones holding them back.
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Criminal Justice- I believe that even though people have commited crimes that may be deathly, they still have rights. They have commited these crimes because they don't know any better. It is our responabillity to teach them how to be a civilized human.

Health and Saftey- I believe that we have the technology and money to take care of our people. I also believe the goverment should have part in the health care coverage for those who cannot afford it. It is our people we are protecting. SB 20 Criminal justice is a main issue in our nation. Specifically people who agoing gangs. people who join gangs need help to find a better life. also peopl e in danger of going gangs need help. we are going to create youth centers for teens and youth that are in gangs or are in danger of becoming part of a gang. theese facilities will keep them occcuipoied and away from gangs. **5 Influnential Facts-** 1. In the past 15 years, the amont of people in jail has tripled. 2. Gangs often relate to race and ethnicity. 3. Many gangs often are related with drugs. 4.There are about 24,000 gangs in the United States.( 750,000 members) 5.People can join gangs because:**Poverty, Peer pressure, Boredom and, Despair** Sites: 1.Neumann, Caryn E. "Hate Crimes: Outlook." __Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 9 May 2009 [|http://www.issues.abc-clio.com]. 2."crime." __American Government__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 10 May 2009 [|http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com]. [] 3.smith, Pamela K. . "Gangs: Outlook." __Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 10 May 2009 [|http://www.issues.abc-clio.com]. [] 4."Gangs: Facts & Figures." __Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 10 May 2009 [|http://www.issues.abc-clio.com]. [] 5."Arturo Hernandez." [|http://http://www.helpinggangyouth.com/statistics.html//]. 6. Grabianowski, Ed G. "How Street Gangs Work." []. 7."Gang." [|http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangs]. 8.Ordower, Garrett. "Aurora mirrors nation in wave of gang crime." 27 Oct. 2002 [|http://http://www.gangwar.com/items/items11.htm]. 9."Gang crime myths and realities." [|http://http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/07-07_Ch6_GangWars_GC-PS-AC-JJ.pdf]. 10 ." Gang Crime Recordkeeping." June 1994 [|http://http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/gcrime.txt].
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