As chairperson of the english language society, you are going to try to persuade the students to study the language by writing an article in the school. The article uses the normalisation theory to understand, through the analysis of educators perspectives, how school based violence could be curbed in south african public schools. Gangsterism in school article writing i help to study. Preventing crime and violence in south african schools. The nature, causes and effects of school violence in south. It is estimated that 150 000 people belong to 100 gangs on the cape flats. This research paper is a conceptual overview of deviance and its implications to mental health and wellbeing. Gangsterism and violence in schools was viewed as a symptom of our socioeconomic problems of squalor and moral degradation.
A gang is a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior. Pdf the main factors which influence secondary students. People against gangsterism and drugs pagad was a vigilante group formed in 1996 in the cape flats area of cape town, south africa. Teachers who have been teaching for more than 10 years experience. Profiling cases of gangsterism in school in malaysia. The reemergence of gangrelated activities by violent gangs since 20 ahmad zahid, 2014, for example gangmotived assassination cases, armed gang robberies, gang fights and drugrelated crimes. The case of barberton management area by sarah lettie nel submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of magister technologiae in the subject correctional services management at the university of south africa supervisor. This paper reports on a study that was conducted in six provinces of. Gangsterism was not considered as a common issue in malaysia until recently. The gap results from the combination of a substantial racial gap in poverty rates combined with high levels of racial residential segregation. The effects of violence on academic progress and classroom. A sample of 25 primary schools was used in the study. The study conceptualized and theorized deviance and mental health through the sociological, biological, and psychological dimensions.
Addressing violence in south african schools understand. Gangsterism is seen as a group of criminals especially those who are armed and use guns or group of students acting as terrorists within the school system. The nature, causes and effects of school violence in south african. Abuse any form of harm or illtreatment deliberately inflicted on a child, and includes. This article was written by isabel kreifels and giselle warton. Share them with your students, share them on social media, or just check them out for yourself.
Howell highlights this bulletin presents research on why youth join gangs and how a community can build gang prevention and intervention services. Nowadys, gangsters are a threat to society and people. The purpose is to provide some strategies for effective intervention. She is licensed as a professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, and chemical dependency counselor. Some common forms of school violence as defined in legislation and policies. That is, because black and hispanic poverty rates are two. In youth, street culture and urban violence in africa, proceedings of the international symposium held in abidjan, ivory coast, pp. Each year, around the world, about 246 million children are affected by school violence unesco, 2017. Govt fully equipped to tackle gangsterism in schools. The organization was known for its violence against gangsters, engaging in arson and murder. Minutes the chairperson introduced the meeting by stating that the presentations were a necessary exercise following the presentation by the cape professional teachers association to the committee on the scourge of. High school learners experiences of gangsterism in hanover. If you look at the gang leaders its about the third or fourth generation, said hoorn. Abstract this paper reports on a study that was conducted in six provinces of south africa.
Social demogra phic, school, neighborhood and parenting influences on academic achievement of latino young adolescents. Pdf the main factors which influence secondary students in. Psychological and criminogenic factors underlying gangsterism. This was made up of 15 shama submetro schools and 10 saema high achieving schools. Results of the 2012 national school violence studyby patrick burton and lezanne leoschut is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoderivs 3. S ocial justice is the buzz phrase of education ministers, who. Meanwhile, the students are made up of pupils in year 5 three schools earlier. A new look at gangsterism in south african townships design. With the rapid rise of this problem, gangsterisms have much negative impact on individuals, families, and communities. In his study of school violence in south african schools, burton 2008 found that about 1. Psychological violence are the two main categories of violence identified in this. Article for school magazine newsletter in spite of governments clear call to students to study english well, many students still show very little interest in studying the language. The factors of gangsterism nowadays, there are lot of cases that involve students in gangsterism.
Why is there such a large racial and ethnic gap in poverty contact. This article examines the context of gangsterism in the selected provinces by means of a comparative analysis. School indiscipline such as hooliganism and gangsterism have been over time an issue of concern for educators, policy makers and public opinion in general, owing to the outbreak of aggressiveness among peers, violence within teacher student relationship and vandalism as well, leading to perpetual existence of problem of drop out, deviant. The main factors which influence secondary students in the gangsterism social activity article pdf available january 2008 with 2,522 reads how we measure reads. A study of gangsterism in malaysia secondary school had showed that friends were most influences to the students compared to the family yahaya, boon and buang, 2008. Question survey was distributed to teachers and pupils. The study was conducted in three schools consisting of high performance school, cluster school and daily school. He further asserts that once the group holds their meeting in secret, they are secret cults. They cover some of our most popular topics, from current events to social and emotional learning.
Effect of socio economic status on academic performance. The discussion also interrogates how or why intervention efforts may have failed and what could be improved in order to strengthen the chances of success of future. High school learnersa experiences of gangsterism in hanover. Ravensmead resident william moses, who is a supporter of men against rape and abuse and the institute for the restoration of the aborigines of south africa, said the biggest killer in my society was. Class and schools using social economic and educational reforms to close the white and black achievement gap. School violence in selected western cape high schools. This paper reports on a study that was conducted in six provinces of south africa namely gauteng, north west, limpopo, western cape, kwazulunatal and mpumalanga.
School strategies to deal with gangs australian institute. Thanks to shaneez amien for her input on the westbury gangs. According to curry and spergel 1990, gangsterism is defined as a crowd or collectively of person with a common identity who cooperate in clique or sometime as a whole group on a fairly regular basis and whose activities the society may view in varying. Cultism or gangsterism and its effect on moral development of. To try to break the chain in the township of khayelitsha in cape town, wandisile nqeketho founded the 18 gangster museum. Pdf causes of schoolbased violence in south african. The rising trend of big crimes and juvenile delinquency amongst youth leads them to arrest by police. Apr 18, 2016 gangsterism on the cape flats and poor quality education came under the spotlight in parliament on monday as young south africans from several western cape schools made their voices heard during a. Students involved in violent crime and gangsterism on the. Class streaming and implications for students in primary school. Violence in schools is a global phenomenon, with south africa being no exception. The present study explored the experiences of nongang school going adolescents regarding gangs and gangsterism in hanover park in the western cape. Enjoy these free digital articles from scholastic classroom magazines.
The high achieving schools were selected by the results of the 2003 bece examinations and the 2001 performance monitoring tests pmt. The gangsterism issue in malaysia is a hot topic as gangsterism has been reported frequently by the media in malaysia. Although pagad is much smaller than in the early years since its formation, the organization has been reported to be. They range from injury to depression and contemplating suicide. The need for school personnel who understand the social ills of the community is urgently needed, and it is the. Detail explanation and statistics of gangsterism education. Isabel kreifels is currently writing for the safety and violence initiative savi. The number of students involved in violent crimes and gangsterism in the country are on the rise, said home minister datuk seri ahmad zahid hamidi saturday. Detail explanation and statistics of gangsterism education essay. High school learners experiences of gangsterism in hanover park. The 15 shama schools were randomly selected from the list of 35 primary. Rape cases also saw an increase from 1 to 218 reported in 20.
Gangsterism the best way to enter our business is to be born into it. The proliferation of gangs, even into small cities and towns, has fueled the publics fear and increased misconceptions about gangs. The education secretary, nicky morgan, says free schools are the modern engines of social justice. This article also adds to the scarce literature on gangs and gangsterism in south africa and in particular in social work. Subscribing to a course of action reminiscent of organized crime. Mar 29, 2014 for students involved in murder cases, there was an increase from 10 cases reported in 2012 to 11 cases in 20. Free articles for students scholastic classroom magazines. Internal and external factors associated with school.
Gangsterism in particular has become a menace due to its violent nature. Cultism or gangsterism and its effect on moral development. Gangsterism article about gangsterism by the free dictionary. This paper summarises school based anti gang strategies and programs that might be adopted in australia. Acting or conducting business in a way that is violent and totally without conscience. A conceptual overview of deviance and its implication to. South african schools act 84 of 1996 b 5 education labour relations council this act means this act and all regulations promulgated under this act. Assaulting a child or inflicting any other form of deliberate injury to a child. Crime and violence in schools is threatening the wellbeing of the young people in malaysia. Basic education rights handbook education rights in. Problems arising among the youth are at the alarming state. Abstract the present article addresses the effects of violence on academic progress and classroom behavior.
For example, the four schools with 20 learners in school a, 15 learners in school b, 16 learners in school c, and 16 learners in school d identified bullying as the most common form of violence. This article also adds to the scarce literature on gangs and gangsterism in south. Students involvement in gangsterism in malaysian schools. All the learners in school a identified bullying as a major problem in their school. Postapartheid south africa is riddled with poverty and unemployment, especially for the marginalised township youth, making them vulnerable to the practice.
Gangsterism as a cause of violence in south african. In a study on gangsterism among secondary school by the. Therefore we have to prevent this unhealthy activity spreading inside our school. Our schools name and reputation would be at stake if there is an element of gangsterism spreading in our school compound. Gangsterism in school article writing mister,this really is syafiq of maahad lelaki,kota bharu. Mar 16, 2017 sometimes, gangsterism is the family norm. Data collection instruments were focus group discussions supported by qualitative semistructured interviews involving 18 adolescents between the ages. Gangs arose in america by the middle of the nineteenth century and were a concern for city. Gangsterism definition of gangsterism by the free dictionary. Gangsterism is common in a developing nation such as malaysia and we have heard a lot about it occurring in schools. Education, gangsterism and the constitution cape town youth.
Jennifer almonte torres march 12th, 2014 ragati, kindler english iv my first day of high school beep, beep, beep. One of the greatest impediments to the collection of accurate gangrelated data is the lack of a national uniform or single generally accepted definition of a gang or gangsterism. Concept of cultism and gangsterism odubunmi 1998 sees gangsterism as secret cult in our campuses. According to utusan malaysia 1998, the social phenomenon of gangstersim has shown to increase the rate of vandalism threatening and drug addicts among the teenagers. A new look at gangsterism in south african townships. Pdf profiling cases of gangsterism in school in malaysia. We must work hand in hand with both our teachers and parents to curb gangsterism in schools. M my alarm clock was activated, it was time for me to get ready and prepared myself for my first day of high school as a freshman student in piscataway vo tech high school. Gangsterism among teenagers in malaysia school of education. The cited factors responsible for juvenile delinquency are. Gangsterism in the broad sense of the word, a synonym for organized crime in the usa. Gangsterism in south african townships is a common occurrence. The effects of school violence on students are both physical and psychological in nature. Gangsterism as a cause of violence in south african schools.
Gangsterism is used to combat the organized workers movement and to evade laws that limit the administrative or judicialpolice powers visavis the workers. It is also used for terroristic operations, if the use of the punitive apparatus of the state, including the police, is considered undesirable. Gangsterism affecting schools on the cape flats, as well as concerns about this. The author summarizes recent literature on gang formation and identifies promising and effective programs for gang prevention. The aims of the study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of school stakeholders of school violence and the nature of violence that takes place in south african schools. All theories agreed that deviant behaviour begins from childhood through oldage. In communities with a lot of gangsterism, residents are sometimes forced to be part of the gang violence not by choice, but in order to survive said hoorn. Indiscipline among students is one of the major problems faced by schools today. Performs this essay meeting the factors around the question, how you can curb bully and gangsterism culture from distributing in class. Request pdf high school learners experiences of gangsterism in hanover. Gangsterism is a much discussed topic in south africa, but although there is much discussion about gangsters, there is little talk about the people who raised them, and the tragedies that they have witnessed.
Gangsterisms is a social phenomenon that occurs widely among the youth in our country. Violence within schools is instead a symptom of the overall social dysfunction of the community within which the school is situated. Despite nationals efforts to restore a culture of learning and teaching, incidents of gangsterism, theft, vandalism, burglary, rape and even murder are reported on school grounds. Causes of low academic performance of primary school. Usually, gangsterism is understood as criminal activity expressed in violence, murders, intimidation, extortion, and bribery of state officials and party functionaries for the purposes of enriching members of the syndicates of organized criminals. Causes and effects essay gangsterism time has changed so do the social issues.