Communities perform important functions necessary for human needs. Community is defined as "the organization of social activities that affords people access to what is necessary for day-to-day living‚ such as the school‚ the grocery store‚ the hospital‚ the house of worship‚ and other such social units and systems"( Netting‚ F E; et al‚ 2004 ). In this experiential exercise‚ I decided to conduct a walk-about of my community‚ Highland Park. I have lived in the area for about seven years and I
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Since the inception of America’s Community Colleges‚ the American society has become better educated. The community college system has educated more than forty percent of the United States population. In addition‚ the community college system has increased at four times the rate of four-year colleges and universities‚ however the community college system‚ because of their “open-door” policy‚ has enrolled a disproportionately large share of college students of color and first-generation students
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Community policing is a philosophy that police officers enforce the law with the people of the community‚ not just on the people. Building a trusting relationship between the community and the police officers that serve that community is essential for this philosophy to be effective. Mutual trust and cooperation is the goal‚ hoping to establish an active dialogue between the local law and the citizens they serve. Community policing combines a focus on intervention and prevention through problem
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INTRODUCTION community based organization are basically groups which are not profit oriented and conducts most of its duties if not all at the local level to ensure that lives of community members in which it is located or they are working is improved. Community based organisations deal with are wide range of fields in their service delivery to the residents of a given community. Some of the fields that they majorly focus on are: education‚ rights of the disabled‚ health‚ and gender issues just
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contribute to the college community setting. Everyone has a talent that can make the community college better and work more productively. All that I have achieved in life can not only make my life better‚ but could also benefit others who are in the community. Hearing other stories and achievements can allow someone to make a better decision when it comes to the point when they need to make a life’s goal. I cannot say that my life experience can benefit the college community but I can say that I can
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Community Policing is a philosophy that emphasizes working proactively with citizens to reduce fear‚ solve crime-related problems‚ and to prevent crime. It is a philosophy that promotes organization strategies‚ supports systematic use of partnerships‚ and problem solving techniques to address the immediate conditions that cause rise to public safety issues‚ like crime‚ social disorder‚ and the fear of crime. It is not a specific tactic‚ meaning a proactive‚ decentralized approach‚ designed to reduce
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Imagine feeling like every time you do something‚ people stare at you and judge your lifestyle. This is exactly how most people in the LGBT community feel on a daily basis. The LGBT community can not do a great deal of things without being stared at and judged by others. Most United States citizens make it their sole duty to make sure that the LGBT community know that. Instead of voicing their homophobia‚ United States citizens must learn to accept people so that the LGBT youth do not feel distressed
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Community policing is sometimes used in conjunction with the standard model. It is when officers are placed in specific areas so that they are able to become familiar with the residents as well as the criminals. This way they are able to form a bond and they are often assisted by the residents when there is an issue because of the level of trust. For example‚ in Dekalb County‚ Georgia‚ the police officers are given specific zones to patrol when they are on duty. Most times‚ it is a zone that they
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Community Book Festival Every day hundreds‚ if not thousands of families look forward to their local upcoming weekend activities. For some‚ it is the local fair that rolls into town with the rides for their children. Others‚ it is a walk on the water front with good food and drinks. For most‚ it is time to relax‚ have a cold drink‚ and enjoy things like Seafair in Washington State‚ or the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach for Southern California residents. Without local non-profit organizations
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seem to think that attending a four year university is the best option to become successful in life. All of these people seem to overlook the many benefits of attending a two year university. Community colleges can sometimes offer a number of benefits that are not offered at a four year college. First‚ community college is cheaper. You can save so much money by attending a two college. Your first two years of college will be full of classes that are required anyway‚ so why bother paying thousands of
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