Toronto Case Study

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The City of Toronto is very diverse in terms of culture, financial and social status. Due to having such a diverse society Toronto has to address all aspects and levels of its citizens. Toronto as a whole does a good job at creating centers and recreational programs which accept and target all people but it seems to not be enough. Youth violence has been a problem in Toronto for as long as one can remember. To address it Toronto has done a lot lawfully and protective wise but to go to the roots is the way to fix it. If Youth violence was addressed through crating more forms of public recreation the youth would have ways to express themselves and feel more confident lessening the level of lashing out. If Toronto used public funds to would allow …show more content…

From various research and survey responses in all around of Canada there is one very common consensus that the use of programs help the youth change for the better. Some of the factors which frequently came up in violent youth were as follows low grades and interest in their education, an irrationally high self- esteem contrastingly also having low-self-esteem, being disliked and having and anti-social behavior. There are a collection of factors which can affect youth because of this large number the only way to properly address each child individually is to be able to implement various programs which can help any specific area. With the additional invested public funds for public recreation the programs could not only grow in number but become better. One way that public funding could contribute to recreational programs influence on youth is through the use of actual psychologist. The use …show more content…

(2000). Assessing Violence Risk among Youth: Risk Assessment Approaches. Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. Paper 551. Retrieved from http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1550&context=mhlp_facpub Hawkins, D. J., Herrenkohl, T. I., Ferrington,D.P., Brewer, D., Catalano, R.F., Harachi, T.W., Cothern,L. (2000). Predictors of Youth Violence. Juvenile Justice Bulletin: Predictors of Youth Violenece. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, (NCJ-179065), 1-14. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED440196.pdf Thornton, T. N., Craft, C. A., Dahlberg, L. L., Lynch, B.S., Baer, K. (2000). Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. 1-223. Retrieved from URL

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