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    “The Juvenile Arrests 2001 bulletin summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data derived from the Federal Bureau of Investigation report Crime in the United States 2001” (Snyder‚ 2003‚ p. 1). The FBI tracks four offenses in its Violent Crime Index‚ which are‚ murder‚ forcible rape‚ robbery‚ and aggravated assault (Snyder‚ 2003). However‚ this paper will summarize the key points of the Juvenile Arrests 2001 bulletin by addressing the overall decrease in juvenile arrests and the implications

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    There are several differences between stops and arrests. As an exception to the Probable Cause and warrant requirements a stop has to have the underlining basis of reasonable suspicion. At its core a police stop is when an officer stops you from doing anything that you were doing prior and after an officer has observed an individual doing something suspicious. While an arrest is an officer actually taking a person into police custody. If a stop is arbitrary or not supported by reasonable suspicion

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    Ethnic Philosophy Chapter 3 Section 3.5 :Topics Same Sex Marriage 1. Agreement A. Homosexuals deserve every right that is guaranteed to every human being under our constitution B.Tolerance C.People can disagree for reasons founded in convictions ‚ not because of hate D.For the sake of discussion‚ bad examples of parents from both sides should be out of the equation 2.Questions A. What type of relationship is best for raising

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    "Seed System Analysis of Ethnic Vegetables" is a multi-dimensional research initiative. It involves the regulatory structures and regulations of the governments with the involvement of multiple stakeholders related to the trade of ECV and the collection‚ distribution‚ and marketing of its seeds. This research is closely connected to the food preferences‚ food security and nutrition and policy issues regarding ECV. The research project will have an interdisciplinary management team consisting specialists

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    Ethnic Identity Construction

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    discussions I have come to the conclusion that White ethnics choose to either assert their ethnicities thickly or thinly‚ or they chose to incorporate it into their lives symbolically. Blacks on the other side of the spectrum lack choice in their racial identity because their race is visible and so it is assigned to them. Asians have both the ability to choose to assert their specific ethnicities but they are racially assigned. The issue with racial and ethnic construction is that it is born of social construction-what

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    Racial Profiling Abstract Racial profiling is a current‚ central‚ and controversial area of law enforcement. There have been many concerns and issues among the minorities‚ politicians‚ law enforcement administrators‚ and researchers about the police use of racial profiling. This paper discusses the issues of racial profiling‚ such as racial bias of police‚ which includes racial profiling of motorist‚ cyclists‚ and pedestrians. The issue of discriminatory treatment of minority individuals and

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    Ethnic Groups

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    9.What were your parents’ main advice to you about people from other ethnic groups (both positive and negative)? My parents are very accepting of other races. They told me that the color of someone’s skin doesn’t determine who they are and that how someone acts is determined by how life is treating them at the time. They said that nobody is born evil. My parents also told me that people might make fun of me because of my race and that I shouldn’t listen to those people. They told me that many people

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    Ethnic groups After going through and being asked to react to the following statement‚ “Students who dine solely with members of their own ethnic group and participate in ethnic student organizations and activities contribute to a decline of ethnic relations on campus‚” I have come to realized that as any other statements there’s always two sides and a lot more to consider before coming to a consent as a whole. In my opinion this is very important and should always view both sides of the story

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    Discrimination

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    Course: English 101 Topic: Discrimination Date: 30 June 2014 Nadesh / Mathurayar‚ 1 Varun Nadesh / Sureshram Mathurayar A/L Ramayiah Ms. Bernice Chauly English 101 30 June 2014 Discrimination Around 66 years ago‚ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was scripted for the sole purpose of ensuring the welfare of all human beings are safe guarded regardless of the individual’s background. Discrimination is stemmed from a subtle form of prejudice and

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    Racial Disparity in Sentencing Racial Disparity in Sentencing Sharon Douglas CJA/423 November 29‚ 2010 Robert Wertz Racial Disparity in Sentencing Although the criminal justice system improved over the years‚ racial disparity and discrimination contributes to the overrepresentation of minorities in prison. Currently‚ the United States is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse nations (Scully‚ 2000). However‚ Caucasian is still the predominant race in American society‚ and statistics

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