Media Coverage

  • Why are some kids more violent than others?
    • By Renee Bernard, News1130.com Why are some kids more violent than others? The preliminary findings of a local study has revealed some answers, after conducting a survey of 400 grade 8 students. Researchers at Kwantlen and Simon Fraser universities discovered boys between the ages of 12 and 14 who have[Read more...]
    • Published on January 6th, 2012
  • Academics and community: Two solitudes
    • By Gira Bhatt and Charan Gill, Vancouver Sun ‘Once upon a time, there was a mathematician.” So starts a children’s story in India. The mathematician was a genius, but he was also very arrogant. Once he needed to cross a river. He found a boatman sitting idly in a weathered[Read more...]
    • Published on December 24th, 2011
  • Character strength = Lower teen violence, Acting Together project shows
    • By Sheila Reynolds, Surrey North Delta Leader Self-esteem, gratitude and parent involvement put teens at a lower risk for violence, according to preliminary findings from a survey of local youth. The Powerful Teen Study by the Surrey-based Acting Together project, which involved a survey of more than 400 Grade 8[Read more...]
    • Published on December 16th, 2011
  • Research assistant Samantha Lim in Lower Mainland’s Top 24 Under 24
    • Local newspaper 24 Hours Vancouver has selected Samantha Lim as one of the Lower Mainland’s Top 24 Under 24. Lim, one of Acting Together’s research assistants, is a first year psychology student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She was selected for her dedicated work with youth, which includes AT’s gang-prevention work[Read more...]
    • Published on September 29th, 2011
  • AT-CURA researcher featured as local magazine’s cover story
    • Kashmir Besla, one of Acting Together-CURA’s community researchers, is on the cover of Surrey-based Drishti Magazine for a fascinating story tracing her beginnings in India to her current status as, in the words of the article, “one of our community’s brightest stars.” The article, written by G.S. Thandi, appears on[Read more...]
    • Published on September 23rd, 2011
  • ‘Serious retribution’ expected after B.C. gangland slaying
    • But a gang war unlikely, says expert By Joan Delaney, Epoch Times The recent attack that left high-profile gangster Jonathan Bacon dead and a full patch member of the Hell’s Angels injured is highly likely to spark reprisals but not a full-on gang war, says a gang expert. Bacon, reputed[Read more...]
    • Published on August 26th, 2011
  • VPD’s Junior Police Academy instills confidence in kids, helps them build self-esteem
    • By Indira Prahst, Asian Journal Last week’s popular Junior Police Academy day camp organized by Vancouver Police Department (VPD) at Sunset Community Centre in the Punjabi market area was a resounding success and especially timely considering the recent gang violence which has unfolded. Questions foremost in the minds of community[Read more...]
    • Published on August 19th, 2011
  • Kelowna shooting renews gang concerns: CKNW hosts Dr. Gira Bhatt
    • The recent Kelowna shooting of Jonathan Bacon and wounding of other gang affiliates has the community revisiting discussions about gang participation and prevention issues. In a segment of CKNW’s Bill Good Show on Aug. 18, 2011, Dr. Gira Bhatt joined Michael Smyth, Province columnist sitting in for Bill Good, in[Read more...]
    • Published on August 18th, 2011
  • More police won’t stop B.C. gangs: experts
    • Prevention strategies, community involvement also needed to dissuade youth from joining By Tracy Sherlock and Evan Duggan, Vancouver Sun VANCOUVER – The traditional risk factors for joining gangs — poverty, family dysfunction, a sense of alienation and lack of social supports — don’t appear to hold true for Vancouver gangs,[Read more...]
    • Published on August 17th, 2011
  • Jonathan Bacon put himself at greater risk by making alliances with other gangs, says gang expert Doug Spencer
    • Educating kids about what they are getting into by joining gangs is key to prevention By Indira Prahst, Asian Journal Former Vancouver Police Detective Constable Doug Spencer told me this week that Jonathan Bacon, 30, who was shot dead last Sunday in Kelowna, “felt susceptible to trouble” when his younger[Read more...]
    • Published on August 12th, 2011
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