Helping Up, Instead of Holding Down
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Room 301
Start Date
15-5-2014
End Date
15-5-2014
Keywords
Opportunity, Effectiveness, Poverty
Abstract
I will argue my thesis by first pointing out the similar problems experienced by past approaches that have been used to address insecurity and violence. These past strategies have been used in both foreign and domestic arenas, which have costed an unprecedented amount of money. However, the enormity of the budgets behind these approaches, like that of national defense, has not resulted in a comparable amount of success. When these heavy handed approaches have been implemented domestically, such as in America’s inner-cities, and abroad, in places like the Middle East, success has been questionable. I will argue that previous strategies success has been especially lacking when compared against the success of programs and policies where providing opportunity is the emphasis. In this paper, I will propose that the key to effectively addressing crime and violence is to manipulate foreign policy based on proven successes, while avoiding the failures of the past.
Recommended Citation
Lecker, Derrick, "Helping Up, Instead of Holding Down" (2014). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 121.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2014/oralpresentations/121
Additional Mentoring Department
Douglas Honors College
Additional Mentoring Department
Philosophy
Helping Up, Instead of Holding Down
SURC Room 301
I will argue my thesis by first pointing out the similar problems experienced by past approaches that have been used to address insecurity and violence. These past strategies have been used in both foreign and domestic arenas, which have costed an unprecedented amount of money. However, the enormity of the budgets behind these approaches, like that of national defense, has not resulted in a comparable amount of success. When these heavy handed approaches have been implemented domestically, such as in America’s inner-cities, and abroad, in places like the Middle East, success has been questionable. I will argue that previous strategies success has been especially lacking when compared against the success of programs and policies where providing opportunity is the emphasis. In this paper, I will propose that the key to effectively addressing crime and violence is to manipulate foreign policy based on proven successes, while avoiding the failures of the past.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Cubilie, Anne