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Innovative Social Intervention in the Specific Community with High Rate of Crime



Table of Contents

LITERATURE REVIEW1

Location of Jane and Finch1

Civic/Immigration Status2

Discrimination or Harassment3

Immigrants4

Immigrants and Criminal Activities6

Regional Development6

Social Innovation in Practice8

The Immigration Problem on Public Safety in Communities with High Crime Rate10

Mobility11

Social Disorganization Theory11

Model of Kidd and Chayet14

Policies and Legislations15

Intervention Programs16

Social Intervention Programs17

Community Intervention Programs18

A Low-Income, Drug Ridden Economy20

Culture and Substance Abuse21

Issues Involved In Treatment of Offenders21

Funding21

Barriers22

Prevention for Immigrants at Risk23

Recommendations25

Innovative Social Intervention in the Specific Community with High Rate of Crime

LITERATURE REVIEW

In 1950, Jane/Finch was a small farming community, was prepared for residential and commercial development. I n 1954 Jane Street widened to 120 ft. Jane-Finch was originally developed as a model suburb in the 1960's in response to the rapid urban growth of Toronto. The community was planned to accommodate a socially-diverse population and included a substantial amount of public housing, but insufficient thought was given to the social infrastructure needed to sustain community life (toronto.ca). In 1972, a new wave of people were entering this neighbourhood so there were not enough schools and facilities at that time until 1975. Jane and Finch is one of the biggest neighborhoods in West of Toronto with a diverse population. The majority of this community are from West India and Latin America. The rest of the immigrants are from different countries such as South, Central and South East Asia, South America, Western and Eastern Africa and so on. This community has a diverse wealth of culture, experience and knowledge but the facilities and opportunities are inadequate for a better life. Popular beliefs are that Jane/Finch is one of the lowest socio-economic areas in Toronto and that it has one of the highest population of the unemployed (jane-finch.com).

Location of Jane and Finch

Jane and Finch is located in northwestern district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area is roughly bounded by Highway 400 to the West, Driftwood Avenue to the East, Grand Ravine Drive to the South, and Shoreham Drive to the North. The area was alternatively named University Heights in January 2009 to get rid of its notorious tag. The general area has also been known as the neighborhood of Elia (toronto.ca).

Civic/Immigration Status

Table and Figure 1: Civic/Immigration Status

The table and graph above shows that 18% of the respondents are Canadian Citizens, 9% are Permanent residents and 1% of people are refugees in Jane and Finch.

The high percentage of people who are facing with discrimination or harassment is at schools and workplace. Public places has the second highest rate of discrimination. Neighbourhood and “other” have less discrimination than other places, as shown below:

Discrimination or Harassment

Table and Figure 2: Discrimination or Harassment

According to a survey, 40% of immigrant status stayed the same, 24% of people said improved and 4% of population said got worse.

Immigrants

Table and Figure 3: Immigrants

Since individuals have a strong need to survive living in the economy, earning a living opens up different avenues and platforms where people work and identify their skills in the light of making way for a ...