‘I thought people would be mean and shout.’ Introducing the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps: a response to youth gang involvement?

Grekul, Jana; Sanderson, Kim

doi:10.1080/13676261.2010.489602

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“…They argue that mutual understanding between the police and young people is the most effective way to cope with youth crime and build up an effective working relationship (Deuchar et al, 2015;Payne et al, 2016). For example in Hobbema, Canada, the police have offered young people from Canada's Aboriginal communities a pro-social alternative by creating the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps (Grekul and Sanderson, 2011).…”

Section: The Role Of Community In Restorative Justicementioning

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Who are macro-community members: an answer from the viewpoint of Confucianism

2020

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Purpose This paper aims to present and discuss the findings from a qualitative study of victim-offender mediation meetings in two non-government organisations in Hong Kong between January 2015 and February 2016. It argues that mediators in Hong Kong have a unique interpretation of the criteria for someone to be considered a “macro-community member”. Confucian relational ethics emphasises that everyone lives in a personal nexus and wrongdoings will disturb this nexus. In this specific context, therefore, mediators feel that reconciliation and reparation should be dealt with by the people in the offender’s network while the involvement of unknown macro-community members is discouraged. Design/methodology/approach The semi-structured interview was adopted for use in this study, and an interview schedule with 12 open-ended questions was prepared as a guideline for conducting the interviews. Findings Mediators in Hong Kong have a unique interpretation of the criteria for someone to be considered a “macro-community member” Confucian relational ethics emphasises that everyone lives in a personal nexus and wrongdoings will disturb this nexus. Reconciliation and reparation should be dealt with by the people in the network, and the involvement of macro-community members will certainly disturb this network. Originality/value This study was conducted by the author between January 2015 and February 2016 for the purpose of obtaining a doctorate. The paper has neither been published previously nor is it under review for publication in any other journal at this time.

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Section: The Role Of Community In Restorative Justicementioning

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Who are macro-community members: an answer from the viewpoint of Confucianism

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“…In the Hobbema area of central Alberta, Canada, Grekul and Sanderson (2011) explored an initiative run by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that focused on those at risk of becoming involved in gang-related activities. Started in 2005, the initiative aimed to tackle issues of “socio-economic disadvantage, violence, family dysfunction, and substance abuse” that are particularly significant issues in the First Nation communities that live in the area (Grekul & Sanderson, 2011, pp. 42 and 43).…”

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“…seek to divert young people away from the criminal justice system, particularly in countries such as Canada and Australia (see, for example, Wood et al 2008;Grekul and Sanderson, 2011). However, evaluations of such programmes are limited.…”

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“…This article explores the impact and effectiveness of a modern police-led social crime prevention initiative that attempts to contend with such issues. There is a rich history of programs that seek to divert young people away from the criminal justice system, particularly in countries such as Canada and Australia (see, e.g., Grekul & Sanderson, 2011; J. Wood, Fleming, & Marks, 2008).…”

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Are Police-Led Social Crime Prevention Initiatives Effective? A Process and Outcome Evaluation of a UK Youth Intervention

Hobson

Lynch

Payne

et al. 2018

International Criminal Justice Review

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Police-led interventions with 'at risk' young people, raise a number of debates around policing in society including the allocation of resources at a time of fiscal austerity, the extent to which the police should prioritise the safety and wellbeing of young people, and the role that the police should take in preventing youth crime. This article explores the impact and effectiveness of a police-led social crime prevention initiative in England. It adopts the QUALIPREV approach by Rummens et al (2016) on behalf of the European Crime Prevention Network to analyse the data allowing for a detailed and replicable analysis of core aspects including police engagement, risk management, offending rates and police-community relations. Drawing on comparisons between the UK case study and previous studies on police-led social crime prevention projects in Australia and Canada, the article identifies a number of common challenges for schemes of this nature including problems with multi agency working, developing a clear project identity, unequal resources across different locations, and the difficulty in recruiting and retaining volunteers. However, there were also significant benefits to such schemes, including positive impacts on offending rates, engagement of at risk young people, and wider benefits to the communities within which the young people live, including participation, volunteering and reduction in risks of community harm. A cost-benefit analysis also shows such scheme have the potential to offer significant savings to the criminal justice system as a whole.

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“…As a result, Aboriginal communities struggle with issues relating to parenting, family dysfunction, substance abuse, and violence. Understandably these experiences have resulted in feelings of alienation, mistrust, and animosity toward mainstream institutions and authorities including teachers and the educational system, police and the courts (Mercredi, 2000;Trocme, Knoke, & Blackstock, 2004;Grekul & Sanderson, 2011).…”

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Exploring the Link Between School Attendance, Developmental Assets, and Social Capital in a First Nations Community

Sanderson¹,

Hutchinson²,

Grekul

2013

IJCYFS

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Abstract:In Alberta, concerns about the state of educational achievement among First Nations students have been widely reported. Academic literature has well established the link between poor school performance and delinquency. Miyo Wahkohtowin Community Education Authority of Ermineskin First Nation in Hobbema ("Miyo") has identified one of its major concerns to be low attendance rates among many students. Based on the significant body of work related to risk and protective factors in school-aged children by the Search Institute of Minneapolis, and research related to social capital in Aboriginal communities by Mignone and O'Neil (2005) and others, this study draws on the standard Developmental Asset Profile developed by the Search Institute, and Mignone and O'Neil's (2005) standardized questions related to cultural and social capital in Aboriginal communities. Results from a survey administered to high school age students (n = 69) and attendance rates for the students, reveal a strong correlation between attendance rates and developmental asset scores. On the other hand, no correlation was revealed between attendance rates and sense of cultural heritage, or perceptions of a positive community context. Implications for building assets and social capital among youth, and strengthening community attachments are discussed.

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‘I thought people would be mean and shout.’ Introducing the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps: a response to youth gang involvement?

Cited by 10 publications

References 7 publications

Who are macro-community members: an answer from the viewpoint of Confucianism

Who are macro-community members: an answer from the viewpoint of Confucianism

Are Police-Led Social Crime Prevention Initiatives Effective? A Process and Outcome Evaluation of a UK Youth Intervention

Exploring the Link Between School Attendance, Developmental Assets, and Social Capital in a First Nations Community

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