Abstract This paper looks at the history of the Los Angeles Police Department as it relates to police culture and several major incidents leading up to the Rampart Scandal. The police culture of a young LAPD ultimately seemed to linger and affect the LAPD of today. The lack of supervision and positive community interaction seemed to solidify the primitive police culture. The History of Police Culture Leading to the Rampart Scandal The Los Angeles Police Department is one of the biggest and most
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A historic moment in history was the Los Angeles River flood that lasted five days. During this flood‚ there was five days of continuous rainfall and the erosion controls that were in place could not hold the high level of water from coming down the mountains. (Hung 1) This was a flood that was unlike anything the city of Los Angeles had ever seen before. This resulted in the flooding of three area rivers and their tributaries; these were the Los Angeles‚ Santa Ana‚ and San Gabriel. The rain and
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Introduction/Background The Mexican American War began on April 25‚ 1846. The war lasted two years losing many men on both sides. The Mexican war was the third major fought by the United States. In 1810‚ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla triggers the beginning of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain. Mexico gained its independence in 1821 after a long and bloody revolution against Spain. For Mexico‚ the war between them and the United States was a fight to keep their institutions and national integrity
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Mexican American youth have lower graduation rates than other races. The academic success of Mexican American students has not increased as more Mexican American youth enter college. The purpose of this paper is not to determine if one ethnicity has more academic success in college. Rather‚ the purpose is to determine the graduation rates of Mexican American students who chose to enter college and that of the general population. Female Mexican American students who choose to enter college and complete
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Hispanic Americans in the Southwest In the mid to late 1800s full U.S. citizenship has been denied to Hispanics‚ full citizenship rights include the right to vote‚ own property‚ and holding political office. In the 1890s Mexican working-class children in urban areas were admitted to city schools but into segregated classes in the elementary grades‚ however; secondary or postsecondary education was not available to Hispanic Americans. Ranching‚ agriculture‚ factories and railways and the wages
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According to the Los Angeles Times’ article‚ “Chaos Reigns as Trump’s Travel Ban Sparks Backlash of Protests‚ Confusion‚” published in the January 31st‚ 2017 issue of the Los Angeles Times‚ President Trump’s travel ban associated with the Muslim citizens and refugees of seven major nations sparks a controversial and confusing environment across the globe. President Trump recently carried out an executive order which blocked refugees and Muslims from the countries of Syria‚ Sudan‚ Somalia‚ Iran
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2013 World War II and Mexican-Americans (1945) The document of WWII and Mexican-Americans of 1945 writen by LULAC which was found in 1929 stated that "some hald a million Mexican-Americans served in the armed forces during WWII"‚ but yet Latinos continued to face discrimination towards them. LULAC then demanded equal rights for minority groups after them experiencing the War and serving the Country. As many signs in many place clearly stated to the Mexicans-Americans that their "uniforms and
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is intended to explain a short history of Mexican Americans living in the United States of America‚ traditional health care that some have chosen‚ and also a multitude of holistic medical treatments that some Mexican Americans believe in and use. This paper will include research conducted online (internet) and off-line (non internet) and personal interactions (self). Mexican Americans / Health Care As of the 2009 U.S. Census‚ Mexican Americans represent approximately 10.3 percent‚ 31.7
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Amanda Luna Mr. Joseph Haske ENGL 1301 July 21‚ 2014 Mexicans and Puerto Ricans Many Americans think Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are the same since they both belong to the ethnic group‚ Latino‚ and have a connection with Spanish language; there are many differences like the accents‚ vocabulary‚ culture‚ history‚ and the struggles they both had. Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are similar and different in immigration because Mexicans immigrated to the southwestern areas such as Texas and California
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1990’s‚ the Mexicans who began arriving in Philadelphia were young‚ single men. They came to America to work and left family and sweethearts behind. They tended to concentrate around the Italian Market area. Today‚ there is evidence that the Mexicans are settling in. Couples are getting married and having children. Continued migration and a baby boom have resulted in a tripling of the Mexican population in the area in the last 10 years. As the result‚ Mexicans are now the second largest Latino group in
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