Film as a Prevention Tool

Though my research was based on one community, my goal was to use that research and apply to other communities.  Since the research was described in a medium such as film, I believe it to be readily applicable and easily applied to other communities with similar problems.  To describe this concept further, I’ve decided to use mathematics as a metaphor.

Let’s take into consideration a simple mathematical formula, such as a + b = ab.  This simple mathematical equation has crossed the boundaries of algebra and has been utilized in sciences such as economics, medicine, weather prediction, and computer programming, amongst many others.  If we take the research of one community’s issue with gang violence and apply it to other communities (if not society itself), we can surely come closer to agreed upon factors that cause youth to go into gangs.

The utilization of this research as a mathematical equation, in my opinion, can be very beneficial.  However, issues can arise such as anomaly situations and compatibility of this equation for other communities.

For example, researched factors such as ‘clash of cultures’ and ‘religion’ would most likely not be factors that can be apart of the equation when studying the gang violence issue amongst the African American community in California, however it was applicable to research these factors amongst the Sikh community in the Greater Vancouver area.

If we were to say simply the equation presented in this film is a + b + c + d + e = abcde, factors like d and e might not be applicable to another community, while factors f and g could be.  Factors a, b, and c could represent cross compatible factors such as neglect, being of visible minorities, and education.  However the reasoning of the equation and the basis of the research remain the same.

Through a collaborative approach, we are more than capable of tackling this issue.  If other communities can be researched in the same manner, we can cross reference to identify the most cross compatible factors.  By this identification we may be able to utilize government resources as well as future research more effectively.