Religious and Ethnic Diversity ETH 125 February 3‚ 2013 Religious and Ethnic Diversity Mormonism is a uniquely American religion‚ have been founded by Joseph Smith Jr.‚ of New York ("The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints"‚ 2013). Mormonism originated in the 1820s‚ as described by the Church’s website‚ when Joseph Smith Jr. was confused and frustrated by the various Christian religions and was unable to choose one to follow. He turned to the Bible‚ which told him to ask God when he
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corruption is defined as the abuse of power by a public official for private gain. Police corruption is the abuse of power by a police officer for their own personal gain. Police officers become corrupt mainly for monetary gain because most feel that police officers do not make enough money and they want to make more. Police corruption can be costly to society and it can even violate the rights of society. Police corruption can show favoritism to some and unfairness to others. If the people of our
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Small towns generally have an amplified sense of community. The neighbors are more likely to have relationships with one another‚ outside of merely passing them by occasionally. As a former resident of a small town‚ and a current resident of a substantially larger city I feel as though I can recognize the merits of both. I grew up in a very small town‚ where most of the residents either knew of one another or knew of one another. All of my neighbors knew me‚ and some of
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For centuries‚ minorities have been treated as inferior to the white race. Many white people believe that they are the superior race and tend to discriminate against minorities because of that. The cultural history of African Americans seems to make people believe that they are connected with bad actions. This is why racial profiling exists in society and police seem to target them along with other minorities. Power and privilege have a huge impact in shaping police protocol on using excessive force
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Police Corruption: A Perspective View Into the Definition‚ Cause‚ & Harm Randy Botelho BSLS Capstone‚ LS498-01 – Unit 9 Professor Odim December 17‚ 2011 Thesis Statement Corruption in law enforcement is not victimless and creates a negative perception of the United States legal system. Introduction There are few professions in the United States that are entrusted with protecting society’s safety and system of laws that have been established throughout the course of American
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DEFINITION OF THE TERM ‘VICTIM’. The word “victim” has its roots in many ancient languages that covered a great distance from northwestern Europe to the southern tip of Asia and yet had a similar linguistic pattern: victima in Latin; and‚ vinak ti in Sanskrit (Webster’s 1971). In the original meaning of the term‚ a victim was a man or animal put to death during a religious ceremony in order to appease some supernatural power or deity. Over centuries‚ the term has picked up additional meanings. Now
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Ethnic Groups and Discrimination Ethnic Groups and Discrimination I am a true American; most people would call me Heinz 57‚ belonging to ethnic groups. My family structure is one composed of many groups‚ but I have two that stand out the most‚ Norwegian and Dutch; the rest of me a mixture of English‚ Irish‚ Scottish‚ and probably a few others European groups as well. My grandfather was Norwegian born and immigrated to the United Sates in the 1920’s‚ while my great-grandmother was born in the
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ratiocination of the instances where there have been claims for self determination one can sufficiently claim that the right to self determination and the right of a state to its sovereignty are always at logger heads. When these two rights are pitted against each other‚ the quest here is for the determination of which rights supersedes the other in such scenarios. It can be referred to as a difficult balancing act. In today’s multi ethnic states there clearly have to be a balance‚ an acceptable equilibrium
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roles of women and minorities has been limited. Some roles of women and minorities throughout policing history include not being able to work a beat‚ not being able to be selected for higher ranking‚ Where there was a community made up of primarily minorities such as a Hispanic neighborhood more Hispanic police officers would patrol in that area and where there were more African Americans in a neighborhood that is where African Americans would patrol. The role of women and minorities has changed by
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Aspects of Victimology H. Corriveau Indent ½ inch. It was interesting to read that the originally term “victim” ‘was connected to the notion of sacrifice” and was defined as “a person or animal put to death during a religious ceremony”. (Karmen ) When I read that fact‚ I immediately could envision a horrific event set back many centuries ago. Today the term victim has expanded and branched into numerous definitions and scenarios‚ all of which pull at the heart strings. No extra space between
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