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    The first law against hate crimes was passed in 1968 as a civil rights act; the law was aimed at protecting people against any attacks based on race‚ religion or origin. A crime motivated by gender‚ disability and sexual preference could not be prosecuted as a hate crime until 2009.The FBI says that a hate crime can target either a person or property and can be motivated in whole or in part by biases‚ meaning offenders can have other motives besides hate. To track attacks such as these‚ the FBI

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    Title VII Employment discrimination law was set up to protect employees from discriminations based on race‚ religion‚ sex‚ age‚ etc. A growing body of law also seeks to prevent employment discrimination based on sexual orientation‚ marital and/or family status. The main body of employment discrimination laws consists of federal and state statutes. There are several federal employment discrimination laws. Some of them are well-known‚ while others not so much. The Equal Pay Act of 1963‚ protect people

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    Racial discrimination poses a large problem in the American workplace and many people are unaware of it. Today‚ the national policy of nondiscrimination is firmly rooted in the law. In addition‚ it generally is agreed that equal opportunity has increased dramatically in America‚ including in employment. Blacks and other people of color now work in virtually every field‚ and opportunities are increasing at every level. Yet‚ significant work remains to be done Racial discrimination is a huge problem

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    and discuss was racial profiling. I felt that it was an appropriate topic because as an African American looking for a career in law enforcement I’m going to encounter these types of situations every day. In my in the following pages I hope to show you how law enforcement officer can either use this to as a positive tool or will it be a mean of abuse and racism. I will give you some history on where racial profiling was developed. Going through the “crack” era of New York City which was during the

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    of Management 2013 Policy Manual Employment Law Keller Graduate School of Management 2013 Policy Manual Employment Law Table of Contents Race and Color Discrimination 3 Exhibit 6.1: Classified Ads. 1662 3 Exhibit 6.2: Equal Income 3 Evolving Definitions of Race 4 Exhibit 6.3: EEOC’s Revised Race/National Origin Guidance 4 Exhibit 6.4: Hispanic: Race or national Origin- and Who is included? 4 What Racial Categories Will Be Used in Current Surveys and Other Data Collections

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    Argument Final Draft Breauna Nooks September17‚ 2012 Racial Profiling and the Arizona Immigration Law The Arizona Immigration Law is a form of racial profiling‚ and it is wrong for the following three reasons 1) it is racists‚ 2) it is unconstitutional‚ and 3) it is regressive in today’s modern society. Supporters have taken the position that the Arizona Immigration Law should be welcomed in our society since similar legislation has been accepted in Utah‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Indiana‚ and South

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    In terms of the legal ban of Sharia law. I think I’m leaning towards supporting the ban because the bill mentions that it should only be excluded from the legal courtroom setting as should not be used in forming legislative decisions. The bill does not infringe on being practicing from in the private sector and Muslims still have the opportunity to practice their beliefs in accordance to Sharia‚ it just can not be used in a court of law. Also I believe the ban may be more justified because it makes

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    How about creating a law against the use of telephoto lens and parabolic listening devices? How about creating a new crime—One that will penalize those persisting and persuading photographers‚ the Paparazzi also known to celebrities as stalkarazzi who follow the rich and famous for the thousand dollars snapshot that reveals some special‚ intimate moment or an embarrassing one. Should there be a law rebuking such act? Should there be strict laws preventing press photographers (paparazzi) from pursuing

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    Racial discrimination poses a large problem in the American workplace. While it is not as visible as it was in the 1960 ’s it is just as prevalent. It can happen at any stage of employment whether it be hiring‚ promotion‚ assignments‚ or termination. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The law states that is unlawful employment practice to discriminate based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin. In 2004 the EEOC received 932

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    As a school child you always wondered what your teacher’s thought of you‚ whether they liked you‚ whether they didn’t. Labelling is widely used in schools on the first day. If you come to school of your first day looking well cleaned and smartly dressed‚ then the teacher is automatically going to think that you are well behaved‚ smart and polite. The teacher will then treat you differently to someone who comes in on their first day of school dirty with holes in their clothes and this person she

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