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Stephanie Vango
April 20, 2010
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Boyz in the Hood (1991)

“John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Ricky is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions.”( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101507/plotsummary) The movie I chose to do my research paper on was Boyz in the Hood, which is a film written and directed by John Singleton. This movie was directed in the late 90’s but took place in the early 80’s, and is based on the life of three black men, and portrays the lifestyles they live while being raised in the “hood” (South Central Los Angeles). The hood in which they live in is full of drama and violent crimes such as drug dealings, shootings, and stabbings. Furthermore, involving the assets of theories in criminal justice, to show the relationships of criminal justice theories to the movie, I will be applying the Social Structure Theory, the Broken Windows Theory, and the Power Control theory. However, the Power Control Theory will be the theory that does not really apply to the movie. First, the Social Structure theory, this theory is best described as the theory that is explains crime

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