Violence In Urban Cities

Have you ever thought about the blame behind the violence in our urban cities? No matter where you are, your loved ones will always want you to be safe and secure with the raise of drugs, gangs, and guns with the threat of violence within the communities. According to Joan Mccord the author of “Placing American Urban Violence In Context” stated,” American cities are more violent than those in other developed nations”. There are several types of violence such as emotional, physical, sexual, financial, and verbal. Violence is committed by a group of people, individuals, and large mobs directed towards someone or something with the intent to harm, damage, or kill. Violence can be divided into self-directed , targeted, collective, etc. Back …show more content…
The violence in our urban cities comes from lack of money coming in causing people to be in debt , segregation within the communities causing people to commit violent acts against one another, and no one wanting to hire people to work causing them to be …show more content…
Poverty is a general scarcity, dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. The term poverty can be used with the concept of social, economic, and political elements. Poverty comes from lack of necessities that aren't available within a community or household. Poverty can be described with the terms of absolute or relative. Absolute poverty is a condition where someone does not have the required income that meets the requirements to have the necessary living needs such as food, shelter, clothing, and no access to any living environment resources such as clean water and sanitation goods. The term absolute poverty is a synonym that is used for “extreme poverty”. Relative poverty is a condition where you have a disadvantage of unemployment, low income, lack of education, and poor health. The term relative poverty is another word for “moderate