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    Racial Disparity in America Criminal System Leverd Nunn IV ENG 122/ AXE1317D Brandon Bond May. 26‚ 2013 INTRO: DMC is a big issue in our society! Disproportionate minority contact (DMC) is the overrepresentation of people of color in the nation’s criminal justice system. Black or African Americans make up only 12.6% of the US population and make up over 28% of all arrest‚ 40% of all inmates in prisons and in jails‚ and 42% of the population on death row. While whites who make up 67%

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    With Australia’s population at approximately 21 million and counting‚ it is an important challenge for the future of the nation. Over the years‚ there have been many factors that have affected the Australian population and in the future there will be plenty more. During the post-WWII period‚ a catchphrase used by politicians and industrialists was ‘populate or perish’‚ used along with the claim that Australia would not be able to defend itself if under attack. A larger population was argued to help

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    Europeans in 1492 the Native American has systematically been dehumanized‚ decivilized and redefined into terms that typify a subordinate or minority role‚ restricted life opportunities persist today as a result. I. Introduction-Majority/Minority group relations- the role of power II. Historical Overview A. Native American life before contact with the White man. B. Early contact‚ efforts at peaceful co-existence. C. Conflict and its consequences for Native Americans III. The continuing role of

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    Justice is rapidly and continually slipping in Indian Country. With the rise of crimes against Native women‚ including rape or domestic abuse‚ tribal jurisdiction is not granting women the justice they need. While the justice system is seen as the main reason for the absence of justice and protection for Native American women‚ some believe that Native women need to have roles in the justice system or the system needs to be changed. In this paper‚ I will analyze two articles‚ “Tribal Jurisdiction

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    Pregnant Inmates When carrying a child it is important to get the right care and right nutrition to assure mother and baby are healthy throughout the whole process. While at home‚ the right amount of prenatal medication and nutrients can be consumed with no doubt. There are also books and online sources you can refer to while at home to get information on whats going on with your body. Also your doctor is just a call away if you experience any issues or have any questions during your pregnancy

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    history of state and federal prisons; making a comparison and contrasting about of the different security levels that exist in state prisons and federal prisons. Also it will mention some of the reasons for growth in the state prison system. State and Federal Prison Systems Prison is a term describing the facilities used to incarcerate convicted individuals and penitentiary describes the type of building. The debate to inaugurate penitentiaries instead of prisons began in the eighteenth century

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    Inmates in Jail Prison is a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial. Today‚ persons look at prison in different way‚ the Time Magazine article‚ “Criminals Should Be Cured Not Caged”‚ claims in 1968. However‚ people and management are still experiencing disturbing tactics‚ which used in the most American public. In the U.S.‚ there were more people recorded reports of police misconduct and fatalities linked to misconduct‚ according

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    Crime Reporting and rates response This report will be about crime reporting‚ the purpose of crime reporting‚ and what makes crime reporting successful. This report will also cover how crime rates relate to arrest rates and clearance rates. The purpose of major crime reporting programs are used to gather information about crimes that are committed and the ways to counter act these crimes. The system that is used to gather crime information is called The National Incident-Based Reporting System

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    State and Federal Prison System CJS/230 In our prison system today there are state and federal prisons throughout the United States. Our prison system is based on the created of the nineteenth century prisons that were used. Prisons confined felons serving sentences longer than a year and those sentence to

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    the private prison system by Burkhardt and Jones that sociologists and even criminologists realize the historical importance of the private prison systems. Established within the early 1980s‚ the introduction of the private prison systems became as a technique to reducing the amount of litigation and judicial oversight demonstrated to the inmates within the federal prison systems. The private firms (prisons) were established in order to provide superior conditions (as public systems) while also decreasing

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