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    Financial Disparity and Friendship Most people hold a similar view that a true friendship will last long disregarding the distance and status in the society. It is an undeniable truth throughout thousands of years. However‚ many cases in real life are not the same. Financial disparity does affect friendship to some degree‚ especially for adults. People who have the same financial status or a similar on may have common experiences and interests. For example‚ people who both are from the middle

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    How to Determine if an Inmate Needs Inpatient Care Taking care of patients in prison is a challenging job. As a caregiver to inmates‚ your job is naturally difficult because you are isolated from them and can’t be constantly observant of their behaviors. So how can you determine if an inmate needs inpatient care? Regardless of an inmate’s crimes or offenses‚ they are legally required to have the proper kind of treatment. If the prison can’t meet their needs then they can be transported to a facility

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    Disparities in health care access in the US Multiple studies had shown that racial and ethnic minorities experience a lower quality of health care services and are less likely to receive routine medical procedures than are white Americans. Minorities are also more likely to be uninsured‚ live in poverty‚ and be exposed to environmental hazards at home and on the job. Although the gap in health services and health outcomes is not as wide as it was 10 years ago; there are still major blocks to overcome

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    Attica Prison Riots

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    ATTICA PRISON RIOT MARY AMON CJS/221 CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX INTRODUCTION OF THE ATTICA PRISON RIOT • In the later part of 1971‚ a riot was caused at the Attica Correctional facility in Attica‚ New York. This riot occurred at the very time that the Prisoners’ Right Movement was passed. This riot was to demand the right of prisoners on political issues and also a good living conditions. It was also deemed as one of the most famous and significant riots that ever

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    Minority Report Essay

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    filmmaker use cinematic techniques and narrative elements to explore their message about a theme in Minority Report? The man fled down the centre of Main street frantically looking around‚ everywhere he glanced there was an advertisement. These were unlike any advertisements the man had ever seen before‚ they could learn. “Hello‚ Mr John‚” said the closest advertisement‚ it knew his name. The Minority Report‚ directed by Steven Spielberg in 2001‚ covers many social problems from that time period

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    Aging Population

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    care for the aging population. With many Americans‚ who are ultimately living longer than ever before because of medical advances‚ procedures‚ and medications‚ we are left with the question of how to effectively care for an aging population? Are patients getting the best possible care while staying in hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ and assisted living communities‚ or are nurses and other helping aids understaffed‚ unprepared or uneducated for the task? Supporting the elderly population has been an ongoing

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    Mass Incarceration In 1983 the nation’s largest private prison corporation the Corrections Corporation of America was founded. The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) controls more than 47% of all private prison and jail beds nationwide and produces a 13% to 15% return annually on investment. This company is the nation’s largest owner and operator of privatized correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison operators in the United States‚ behind only the federal government

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    Women and Minorities in Psychology According to the textbook opportunities for higher education for women was not available and for people of color it was even worse. Higher education was limited to middle class to‚ upper class white males (Goodwin‚ 2008). It was a general consensus that women were less intelligence then men and had what was commonly referred to as “women’s sphere” which was a firmly held belief that women who had education beyond simple reading and writing it would have a dangerous

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    Vulnerable Population

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    Vulnerable populations are defined as those at greater risk for poor health status and health care access‚ vulnerable groups are categorized by: • Disease: e.g.‚ HIV‚ cancer or any chronic health conditions‚ • Age groups: e.g.‚ the elderly‚ children • Demographics e.g.‚ homeless individuals • Racial and ethnic minorities‚ • low SES populations • And those without adequate potential access to care (e.g.‚ the uninsured or those without a regular source of care) (NCBI‚ 2005). The health

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    Women In Prison

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    women make up a small portion of inmates in the prison system. Until the late 1800’s‚ women were not normally convicted of crimes unless they were habitual offenders. Women offenders are frequently imprisoned for nonviolent crimes unlike their male counterparts who range from nonviolent offenders to maximum security individuals that require a more severe housing unit. I feel the concentration on male offenders is justified because men make up the majority of inmates in the correctional facility ranging

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