"I Thought People Would Be Mean and Shout." Introducing the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps: A Response to Youth Gang Involvement?

Autor/inn/en	Grekul, Jana; Sanderson, Kim
Titel	"I Thought People Would Be Mean and Shout." Introducing the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps: A Response to Youth Gang Involvement?
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth Studies, 14 (2011) 1, S.41-57 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-6261
Schlagwörter	Juvenile Gangs; Recreational Activities; Substance Abuse; Crime; Crime Prevention; Residential Schools; Police; Risk; Foreign Countries; Social Development; Poverty; Violence; Family Characteristics; Prosocial Behavior; Social Bias; Program Descriptions; Discipline; Travel; Program Development; Youth Programs; American Indians; Educational Policy; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendbande; Freizeitgestaltung; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Heimschule; Risiko; Ausland; Soziale Entwicklung; Armut; Gewalt; Disziplin; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Programmplanung; Jugendsofortprogramm; American Indian; Indianer; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Kanada
Abstract	Hobbema, Alberta, Canada is a community comprised of four First Nations. As with many of Canada's Aboriginal communities, Hobbema's population is young. High rates of socio-economic disadvantage, violence, family dysfunction, and substance abuse are linked to colonization, residential school policies, and discrimination. Crime rates, including gang-related crime in the area, are disproportionately high. In 2005 two police officers created the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps, a program which offers youth a pro-social alternative to criminal activity and gang involvement. The program provides youth with the opportunity to learn the value of group identity, discipline, and camaraderie. It also provides opportunities for recreational activities and travel otherwise unavailable to many in this impoverished area. This paper provides a description of the HCCCP, an overview of its activities and structure, and situates it within the crime prevention through social development framework which emphasizes the importance of building protective factors and reducing risk factors surrounding youth. Finally, a preliminary evaluation which highlights some of the challenges faced by program instructors is offered. The authors caution against relying solely on individualizing imperatives in attempts to deal with social structural issues of the types faced by citizens in Hobbema. (Contains 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10