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    Police Department Roles and Functions Sharesa Gulley University of Phoenix CJA/214 - Introduction to Police Theory and Practices Evan Cohen January 21‚ 2013 Police Department Roles and Functions Every policing department or agency has a set of organizational goals and values that provide officers with a sense of direction and purpose. Even though these various departments may have different functions‚ policing agencies have similar roles. The roles of police include: The prevention

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    Participation And Facilitating Learning. San Francison: Jossey-Bass‚ 1981. Holmberg‚B. Theory And Practice Of Distance Education‚ London: Routledge‚ 1995. Malabar‚ FL : Kruger‚ 1989. Education‚ Athens‚ 1992. In F. Lockwood (ed)‚ Open and Distance Learning Today. London: Routledge‚ 1995. Patton‚ M.Q. How To Use Qualitative Methods In Evaluation. Newbury Park‚CA: Sage‚ 1987. Rowntree‚ Derek. Exploring Open and Distance Learning‚ London: Kogan Page Ltd.‚ 1992. Graduate Faculty‚ University of Georgia‚ 1995.

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    assigned reading expressed the views of three different people. Their views were all in relation to religion. One of the people mentioned in the reading is Emilie Durkheim‚ his thoughts all focus on supporting his claim that religion’s purpose in society is to create and reinforce the collective bond. Durkheim basically is alluding to religion being the glue that holds society together. Like Durkheim‚ I agree that religion is the glue that holds society together. Religion‚ from my perspective‚ shapes

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    Lisa M. Allen Enc 1101 September 14‚ 2008 Today’s Violence and Its Many Causes Violence in today’s society is at an all time high. There are many causes for the increase in violence in our society. Violence is defined by (1) criminal law‚ the illegal use of unjustified force‚ or the intimidating effect created by the threat of this (2) the use of physical force to injure somebody or damage something (Encarta Dictionary: English – North American Version). Rape‚ homicide‚ assault and burglary

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    different perspective on how to handle the situation and another person may have a different way. There are three basic perspectives on social problems and they are; The Functionalist Perspective‚ The Conflict Perspective‚ and The Interactiontionist Perspective. In this essay‚ I will explain the perspective of each. The functionalist perspective is that everyone has a position in life and that a person’s

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    Functionalism The functionalist theory focuses on society as a system of interrelated institutions and structures that are designed to address human needs. They view society as functioning best when there is agreement about the social values and norms. The functionalist theory asserts that our lives are guided by social structures‚ which are relatively stable patterns of social behavior in each society. Each social structure has social functions for the operation of society as a whole. Functionalists see social

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    Travis J. Beasley LAW/ 421 Version1 Contemporary Business Law Role and Functions of Law Mrs. Safiya Byars The United States Constitution states in Article VI that the Constitution‚ and all laws made under it‚ “shall be the supreme Law of the Land”. These laws affect all persons and entities on a daily basis. In business law is often used in larger businesses to make sure the company stays in compliance with all the states laws. Large companies often keep what is called “in-house”

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    Impacts of Religion on Society The Caribbean region has a diversity of religions. As various nations settled in the Caribbean over the years they brought along with them their religious beliefs and practices. The Europeans brought Christianity and its many denominations such as roman catholic‚ Anglicans‚ Baptist and so on. Indian indentured workers brought Hinduism and Islam and the Africans brought voodoo and other spiritual practices. Christianity is the most dominant of all religions in the Caribbean

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    Assessment Task: Novel study Chocolat Stage 1 English Words: 693 The Role of Religion The Story of Chocolat begins on Shrove Tuesday where Harris describes the journey of a young traveller‚ Vianne and her daughter Anouk; they are brought to the town of lansquenet by “the wind.” (pg. 16) The story is planned very much during lent and communicates ideas of religion throughout the story. Religion plays a major role in Harris’ book Chocolat. The town of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes is situated to

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    1.0 The Media and its Role Today The media has always been playing the main role in providing information to us. Whether it covers on education‚ information or entertainment‚ gaining the latest news on these topics has been made easier nowadays with the help of the media. There are a number of the types of media that could be obtained nowadays. This includes television‚ radio‚ newspapers‚ magazines and internet. Although the main idea of the media is to educate people on the latest happenings‚

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