and race conflicts between minorities and the police force. One of the key questions at the center…
In today’s society, one has to be culturally competent and sensitive to diversity issues in order to understand others. The reasons for this are to broaden one's worldview of others and be more open-minded, increase one's awareness of others' identities and cultures, as well as increasing one's knowledge of different ethnicities, races, and cultures. This allows someone to work with people from different backgrounds and be more accepting of the various cultures and people we will have to work with.…
One of the major problems that police deal with is bias-based policing. Bias-based policing is best described as practices that police intentionally use based on ethnicity, gender, religion, age, and sexual orientation. It also includes racial profiling (p.31). In my opinion, this problem will always be around, because there will always be at least one bad police officer. In order for us to minimize this problem, police officers should interact with the people in the community more. If the police made relationships with people of all races, it would make it easier for the community to trust law…
* How do the statistics David Cole presents support his argument that the criminal justice system is biased against minority citizens? Do you think these statistics are accurate? What do you think they reveal about the criminal justice system? The statistics that the author…
Within my assignment I will cover the key issues surrounding Equality and Diversity and will also cover the professional principles underpinning practice in work with children and young people. I will cover the key issues surrounding equality and diversity; firstly what does equality and diversity mean? Equality is to create a more equal and fair society; to give people the chance of an equal opportunity. (The Univesity of Edinburugh, 2013) Making sure children aren’t victim to prejudice and everyone is treated fairly to have the same opportunities regardless of their race, religion or disability and that they can reach their full potential in life.…
Diversity means differences such as different religious beliefs, different cultural traditions, music, art, dancing etc.…
Diversity means where people appreciate many peoples characteristic that make them unique as an individual. For example age, gender, disability’s,…etc.…
Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognizes that though people have things in common with each other, they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognizing and valuing those differences. Diversity therefore consists of visible and non-visible factors, which include personal characteristics such as background, culture, personality and work-style in addition to the characteristics that are protected under discrimination legislation in terms of race, disability, gender, religion and belief, sexual orientation and age. By recognizing and understanding our individual differences and embracing them, and moving beyond simple tolerance, we can create a productive environment in which everybody feels valued.…
The importance of inclusive practice, in promoting equality and supporting diversity. Inclusion is the opposite of discrimination, by promoting inclusion we are supporting equality and diversity and challenging discrimination. Being able to accept and understand each other’s culture, race and religion is vital to successful social integration and a productive working environment. Equality means all people have the same value. I believe we shouldn’t treat people the same way. We need to recognise that people are individual’s and each individual has different needs. Promotion of equality means promoting equal opportunities for the service user. As professionals we need to put the service user centre to any situation they may find themselves…
'Diversity'. It's everywhere you look these days. When you switch on your TV set, you open up a newspaper, or you just look out your window - it's there. It seems everybody has a lot to say about diversity, but what does it mean, what does it really mean? And what does the future hold for a racially 'diverse' America?…
Despite improved outcomes for students with disabilities in the United States, students in high school with emotional disturbance are more likely to be male, black, and to live in poverty than high school students in General Education. (p. xiv, U.S. Department of Education, 2005). During the past decade concerns have been expressed over the number of students placed in special education, researchers and educational advocates propose that this may be due to institutional racism, cultural incompetence, inequitable discipline policies and teacher perception. (Lehr and McComas, 2006). Researchers have suggested that students who stand out from the norm are more likely to be labeled by educators as having EBD even though their behavior is similar to that of their white peers (Oswald, Coutinho, & Best, 2002).…
1. Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity.…
Racial disparities the US is clearly seen in many areas like education, healthcare, income, justice achievement, and many others. After analyzing diverse types of racial disparities, I saw that some causes of racial disparity are the same. For example, poverty is affecting people in every stage. If you are poor you cannot have access to good education, proper health quality, fair justice and so on. Another cause is unconscious bias, where people are acting racial unconsciously because this is what they think is normal, acceptable. Numerous statistics show how people act like racist one toward another. I also have seen many stereotypes regardless African-American people, and how those stereotypes influence their life. For instance, black convicts…
The mandatory imprisonment policies written for the judicial system are creating disparity of minority inmate population primarily due to non-violent drug crimes and the unjust mandatory minimum sentencing laws.…
One of the most imperative elements of today’s society is the Criminal Justice System. The criminal justice system’s purpose is to uphold social control, deter and mitigate crime, and sanction those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. While conducting research I have identified three issues that need to be addressed. These issues can be fixed with research and effort to correct issue. The three issues include racial profiling, prison violence and overcrowding, and juvenile crime.…