BMCC OpenLab | Ruth Olivares | Activity https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/members/rutholivaresgarcia/activity/ Activity feed for Ruth Olivares. Wed, 06 May 2026 18:40:18 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d5ed9e79258bdd1a8052365253cdbb1a Ruth Olivares posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crj-204-criminal-justice-and-the-urban-environment-sp-21/2021/05/02/discussion-post-wk-13/#comment-109 Thu, 13 May 2021 04:05:54 -0400 Hi Denise,

I totally agree with your point of view. I also believe there should be other public service line where people can call when they need help or assistance on a non-crime related situation. I also agree when you said that police waste their time to respond to situation that aren’t crime related, instead of responding to an actual…[Read more]

In reply to - Shirley Leyro, PhD wrote a new blog post DISCUSSION POST – WK 13 in the group CRJ 204 Criminal Justice and the Urban Environment (Sp. 21) Class, please read this report on the 911 system (also found under the re […] ]]> 1787917fb56152cbcfe053f4909d041e Ruth Olivares posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crj-204-criminal-justice-and-the-urban-environment-sp-21/2021/05/02/discussion-post-wk-13/#comment-108 Thu, 13 May 2021 00:43:41 -0400 Hi Quetza,

After reading your post, I agree with you. Most of the calls aren’t crime-related, and those situations should be handle by other agencies or people. I agree with you when you said that there should be a hotline that provide many services for those in need. For instance, calling the police when there is a homeless person should not…[Read more]

In reply to - Shirley Leyro, PhD wrote a new blog post DISCUSSION POST – WK 13 in the group CRJ 204 Criminal Justice and the Urban Environment (Sp. 21) Class, please read this report on the 911 system (also found under the re […] ]]> fe54385fb20400a61449645de060307c Ruth Olivares posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crj-204-criminal-justice-and-the-urban-environment-sp-21/2021/05/02/discussion-post-wk-13/#comment-107 Thu, 13 May 2021 00:43:26 -0400 The analysis of the 911 system reveals that the in-need communities the majority of the time calls the 911 for non-crime matters. According to the article “Police spend an inordinate amount of time responding to 911 calls for service, even though most of these calls are unrelated to crimes in progress. Many are for quality-of-life issues like…[Read more]

In reply to - Shirley Leyro, PhD wrote a new blog post DISCUSSION POST – WK 13 in the group CRJ 204 Criminal Justice and the Urban Environment (Sp. 21) Class, please read this report on the 911 system (also found under the re […] ]]> e7916a94c81f8f8cc833d8b7a7a5537f Ruth Olivares posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crj-204-criminal-justice-and-the-urban-environment-sp-21/2021/04/26/discussion-post-wk-12/#comment-77 Wed, 05 May 2021 02:01:54 -0400 Hello Sabbir,

I totally agree with your response. I also believe that reducing access to guns and implementing laws that would exclude certain individuals from getting firearms would definitely have a positive impact in minimizing violence. In your response you said ” Increasing restrictions on gun access for people convicted of domestic…[Read more]

In reply to - Shirley Leyro, PhD wrote a new blog post DISCUSSION POST – WK 12 in the group CRJ 204 Criminal Justice and the Urban Environment (Sp. 21) Class, lately, particularly in response to the fatigue over the extralegal u […] ]]> c759a4d3ed9ce8ee7d33ddb1a2cc4c5b Ruth Olivares posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crj-204-criminal-justice-and-the-urban-environment-sp-21/2021/04/26/discussion-post-wk-12/#comment-76 Wed, 05 May 2021 02:01:44 -0400 Hello Lenny,

I agree with you a hundred percent. I think we both touched upon the same strategies, we both agreed that improving the physical aspect of a neighborhood can be beneficial to reduce crime/violence. Another alternative in reducing crime we both agreed on was gun control, this would reduce the number of incidents that leave innocent…[Read more]

In reply to - Shirley Leyro, PhD wrote a new blog post DISCUSSION POST – WK 12 in the group CRJ 204 Criminal Justice and the Urban Environment (Sp. 21) Class, lately, particularly in response to the fatigue over the extralegal u […] ]]> 277aa6f8b65c651db11010bec0a8e322 Ruth Olivares posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crj-204-criminal-justice-and-the-urban-environment-sp-21/2021/04/26/discussion-post-wk-12/#comment-75 Wed, 05 May 2021 02:01:33 -0400 Increasing prosocial connections and anti-violence norms across communities and neighborhoods can help reduce violence, with community-based initiatives led by familiar and trustworthy mediators. Based on the reading two ways in which violence can be reduced without the police intervention are improving the physical environment and confronting the…[Read more]

In reply to - Shirley Leyro, PhD wrote a new blog post DISCUSSION POST – WK 12 in the group CRJ 204 Criminal Justice and the Urban Environment (Sp. 21) Class, lately, particularly in response to the fatigue over the extralegal u […] ]]> 0b8ac943fab742c8831b61aa55069e41 Ruth Olivares posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/crj-204-criminal-justice-and-the-urban-environment-sp-21/2021/04/13/discussion-post-wk-10/#comment-30 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:10:10 -0400 Based on the article there are parallels to back when Robert Moses was in charge. Robert Moses was known as the “master builder”, his decisions favored high ways over public-transit. Moses’ urban development in New York included bulldozing predominantly Black and Latino homes to make room for parks, placing highways in the center of minority…[Read more]

In reply to - Shirley Leyro, PhD wrote a new blog post DISCUSSION POST – WK 10 in the group CRJ 204 Criminal Justice and the Urban Environment (Sp. 21) Class please read this article and discuss how it relates to the information […] ]]> 195a2eddc4dabe0bd917e8e83276aae3 Ruth Olivares joined the group CRJ 204 Criminal Justice and the Urban Environment (Sp. 21) https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/46835/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:02:48 -0500 0 e359abf85bfc411e79c5b7eaa9b5e85f Ruth Olivares became a registered member https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/46830/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 01:59:31 -0500 0