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    Policing in Kelsey: Budget Report Lakeshia Craig December 1‚ 2014 AJS/522-Finance and Budgeting in Justice and Security Michael Scott UOPX Online Main Policing in Kelsey The Police Department currently has an annual budget of $16‚177‚678. With the 15% budget cut‚ the mayor is requesting from the Police Department‚ that leaves a new annual budget of $14‚235‚356‚ a decrease of $1‚941‚322. The major change the will affect the fiscal cycle of this budget year is the decrease in the hiring of police

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    Mexican American and Puerto Rican Religious Pratices Mexican Americans have a very interesting culture as a whole‚ and the way that it has evolved over the years is amazing. A big part of the Mexican American culture is their religious beliefs because they truly mean a lot to them. The main religions that are practiced throughout the culture are Catholicism and Protestantism. This was not always there main religion that was practiced among Mexican Americans. In the early 1500’s they worshiped idols

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    Different ethnicities came to the United States at a time when the industry section was growing rapidly. The study for ethnic success was for the immigrants who came to the United States after 1880 and the Jews were singled out for special attention compare to the rest of the ethnicities. Due to their enormous success‚ they have been a topic for success for different sociologist and novelist with the same theoretical explanations‚ that is‚ the Jews were successful because of their ambition‚ unity

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    But there are also drawbacks associated with the community policing. For example‚ hostility between the police and neighborhood residents can hinder productive partnerships. It also increases in officers’ decision-making autonomy and can lead to greater opportunities for police corruption. Lastly‚ resistance within

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    Throughout history in America‚ minorities have been poorly treated in the criminal justice system‚ particularly in cases where darker-skinned people from a diversity of racial backgrounds including African Americans‚ and Latinos—being treated worse than their lighter-skinned folks by whites or even members of their own racial community.Early America‚ blacks were torchered for the slightest violation of informal laws and a lot of times they were blamed for crimes they did not even commit but the

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    Starting with the slave trade in the mid-1600’s and evolving into laws being erected in 1954‚ racism has been prevalent in the United States for hundreds of years. Now‚ its 2017 and even after slavery and Jim Crowe laws have been abolished‚ and Brown vs Board has been appealed‚ racism still rears its ugly head in the lives of the masses. This particular plague has unfortunately spread into the hearts and minds of civilians‚ government officials‚ and those holding immense amounts of power and influence

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    Neil Websdale‚ Policing the Poor share common consistencies as Richard Quinney theory in explaining why crime is committed in the development of a capitalist society. Quinney states since the working class does not own production or can easily obtain capital they face daily struggles for their survival‚ usually resulting in the capitalist class gaining control over them. Neil Websdale relates to Quinney theory by explaining circumstances in which pressures the working class or "underclass" to rely

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    FZ1105 - Technology and Policing Module Tutor - Word Count: 958 Deadline: 12 February 2012 Learning Outcome: Describe current‚ relevant legislation‚ policies‚ procedures‚ codes of practice and guidelines in relation to gathering‚ submitting‚ retaining‚ recording and disseminating information. Scenario: The Divisional Commander at Ashbridge Division‚ Hamiltonshire Police has been very concerned for some time about vehicle crime in the Boxton Heath area of the town. She asks her staff to be

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    Introduction The Political Era of policing was started in 1829. The first police agency that was started opened in London‚ called London Metropolitan. When first opening the London Metropolitan‚ police were supposed to make the people feel safe and secure. During that Era‚ the rise of crime was at an all-time high. The policing during this time was to protect the community and make sure that the Political candidates were safe. They mainly conducted a patrol of the streets by walking and riding a

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    The Minority Report In Washington‚ D.C.‚ in the year 2054‚ murder has been eliminated. The future is foretold and the guilty punished before the crime has ever been committed. From a nexus deep within the Justice Department’s elite Pre-Crime unit‚ all the evidence to convict felons‚ from imagery alluding to the time‚ place and other details is seen by the "Pre-Cogs‚" three psychic beings whose visions of murders have never been wrong. It is the nation’s most advanced crime force‚ a perfect system

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