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    Racial Discrimination

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    system. In this essay‚ we shall discuss whether racial discrimination causes poverty among this minority community in America. Racial discrimination undoubtedly appears in the education system in AmericaAmerica’s education system‚ as Gordon‚ Piana and Keleher (2000) points out that the public schools in America failed to provide the same quality education for the blacks compared to the whites. In minority schools where African American and Latino are concentratedthere is a concentration of African-Americans

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    groups also have many undemocratic features about them. Firstly‚ the most important democratic feature of pressure groups is their way of representing the people in our society. Their main function is to represent our interests and those who are of minority‚ making sure that their voice gets heard‚ whether we take an active part or not. To demonstrate how representative they really are‚ in virtually all our activities‚ there is probably a group which is seeking to secure favourable legislation or decisions

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    Civil Liberties Definition

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    Civil Liberties are a negative impression an individual’s freedom. They ensure essential rights and freedoms to the American individuals by confining the administration’s power‚ which is recognized inside the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. For instance‚ by ensuring American natives the privilege to rehearse their decision of religion. This is found within the First Amendment of the Bill of rights. By ensuring American natives this freedom‚ it enables Americans to have the liberty from the administration’s

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    Sullivan v. State: Is Proportionality Really in the Eighth Amendment? TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 General Background and Procedural Information……………………4 Origins of the 8th Amendment and History of Proportionality……………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Capital Crimes and Proportionality: Furman‚ Gregg‚ Coker………………………………………………………………………………………7 The Proportionality See-Saw: Rummel to Harmelin………………9

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    Three Strikes

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    "strike" and knows that he faces a life sentence if convicted again will think twice before committing another crime. These arguments are fallacies. Finally what supporters fail to point out is that these three-strike laws target minorities over whites in a severely disproportionate amount. According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report‚ between it’s implementation in 1993 and 1998‚ violent crime in

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    In the pit of Connecticut lies the drug addict and gang infested‚ lifeless‚ and ethnically disproportionate capital - Hartford! On the weekdays‚ people watching from about six in the morning to four in the evening is made possible thanks to the abundance of traffic drawn in by the financial services and insurance companies. But after the typical work commute‚ there’s nothing but the swirls of the wind as well as the frequent screeches of the transit bus brakes to listen to. The silence carries into

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    Racial Disparity in Sentencing Lori Raynor University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA/423 Ron McGee September 06‚ 2010 Abstract In this paper I will illustrate racial disparity in sentencing in the criminal justice system. The causes of racial disparity and the reasons it is on the rise‚ the research statistics‚ and the proposed solutions are discussed. Racial Disparity in Sentencing The intersection of racial dynamics with the criminal justice system

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    Juvenile Crime Statistics Crime is not an act that is limited to adults. Not all crime is considered illegal for adults but is for juveniles. Juveniles are subject to committing criminal acts whether it is due to peer pressure‚ problems in the home‚ or just simply because they want to. Juveniles are subject to committing the same types of crimes as adults along with status offenses. Status offenses are acts that are not considered illegal for adults but are for juveniles (Champion‚ 2010). In this

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    descriptions or evidence.” (Ramirez.) Prominently the position of techniques shifted Americans towards a racial approach. Instead of focusing on criminal behavior‚ they eventually seeked clues through a pattern. On the backend of the issue‚ “ other minority groups are less willing to trust and confide in law enforcement officers and agencies‚ to report crimes that come to their attention‚” losing the community need for involvement‚ “ to provide intelligence and

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    What Are Hate Speeches?

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    under the hate speech laws‚ as under the “insulting religion” laws‚ can be initiated by the individuals or interest groups who dislike or disagree with the speech‚ art‚ or other expression‚ and can easily be used by those in the majority to suppress minority views. [7] Another provision of law which needs to be noted in the present context is Section 11 of Customs Act 1962.Clause (1) of

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