Then, she explores the steps women can take to protect themselves, fight back, and help themselves heal through faith. Working with Gangs to Counter Violence by Frances S. Smith Gang warfare hit its peak in San Pedro, California, in 1992. The area had the second highest murder rate in Los Angeles County. By 1996, it dropped to 15th. Full-time street workers for Toberman Settlement House helped establish a peace council to stop gang violence and get at some of the issues behind this lifestyle.
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Someone needs to put a face on the scores of victims of violence and brutality that fill newspaper reports and television newscasts. This article explores its efforts to counteract violence, track it, and advocate legislatively against it. Silence is Acceptance Hate Crime by Susan DeCamp Christians need to pay attention to domestic terrorism in the United States. This article explores the increase in hate speech, the types of hate crimes, issues involved with reporting these crimes, and hate crime legislation. It also looks at what people of goodwill must due to respond to hate speech, because silence is acceptance.