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Teen violence
In part one of this program, Hedrick Smith reports on how the Alliance of Concerned Men stopped a youth gang war in Benning Terrace, a public housing project in the nation's capital that had become a war zone. Alliance members Tyrone Parker and Rico Rush, former felons with new lives and a new...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2009]
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| Series: | Seeking solutions.
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Streaming video (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | In part one of this program, Hedrick Smith reports on how the Alliance of Concerned Men stopped a youth gang war in Benning Terrace, a public housing project in the nation's capital that had become a war zone. Alliance members Tyrone Parker and Rico Rush, former felons with new lives and a new mission, negotiate a truce with the rival gangs that ends the killing and brings hope and new mainstream jobs to former gang members and peace to other residents. In part two, viewers see how the Los Hermanos youth crime prevention program of the Oregon State Penitentiary keeps troubled teenagers in the Pacific Northwest from sliding into a life of crime. Inmates mentor young men in face-to-face sessions inside the prison walls over several months. Begun by Latinos but open to youth of all races, Los Hermanos has touched the lives of 150 teens in a remarkably successful effort to deter them from doing crimes-and doing time. Public dialogues draw out lessons for other communities. |
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| Item Description: | Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Sept. 01, 2009. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (57 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
| Format: | System requirements: FOD playback platform. Mode of access: Internet. |
| Audience: | 11 & up. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Title from distributor's description. |