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    One main factor that can be traced through many militarization cases is the complex relationship between the police and the military (Chabat‚ Jorge‚ "Mexico’s War" 135). To begin with‚ the roles and objectives of the military and the police are very different‚ that when combined‚ counteract each other (Bailey‚ John and Dammert‚ Lucia 15). The duty of the police is to protect civil society‚ while also being accountable to them‚ indicating that the use of force is only meant to be used as a last resort

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    Background The topic has two parts – A. The rampant corruption in India and B. Its adverse impact on growth of economy. further with certain hot and specific view points to sharpen your penetration on this contemporary discussion. Arguments for the topic Lot of material is available supporting the topic in the form of newspapers‚ periodicals‚ books‚ electronic media etc. The aspirant is suggested to read the same‚ form systematic pattern to present the same instead of putting forward scattered

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    Police discretion by definition is the power to make decisions of policy and practice. Police have the choice to enforce certain laws and how they will be enforced. "Some law is always or almost always enforced‚ some is never or almost never enforced‚ and some is sometimes enforced and sometimes not" (Davis‚ p.1). Similarly with discretion is that the law may not cover every situation a police officer encounters‚ so they must use their discretion wisely. Until 1956‚ people thought of police discretion

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    CORRUPTION DESTROYS SOCIETIES‚ REPORT IT TO US. LET US STOP CORRUPTION! Corruption is becoming prevalent all over the world. Corruption hurts economies‚ people‚ and governments.  Corruption is unethical‚ immoral‚ and illegal in many societies‚ religions‚ and countries. It needs to be stopped. Private organizations‚ United Nations‚ and some governments have attempted to stop corruption or at least have tried to prevent it. They have failed‚ however.  This site is an attempt to expose countries

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    Police Brutality is Prevalent Background Information Over the recent years‚ police have been one of the organizations to be associated with the largest cases of misconduct. Police brutality can be termed as the process of misuse and abuse of authority by the police. The rising cases of police brutality are causing more harm to the public‚ compared to the actions perpetrated by real criminals. Although police claim that it’s sometimes necessary to curb crime‚ the process is illegal and police officers

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    Persuasive/Policy/Problem/Cause/Solution Central Idea/Thesis: Police brutality should be regulated with greater strength and objectivity. INTRODUCTION I. Police brutality is constantly made known to us all through mass media‚ but I hadn’t ever taken the time to truly grasp the severity of it until it hit close to home. A. Three weeks ago‚ a close family friend was brutally beaten in front of his children at a family gathering by the police. B. My purpose is to persuade my audience that police brutality should be regulated with

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    Tulia: Race‚ Cocaine‚ and Corruption in a Small Texas Town 1 Tulia: Race‚ Cocaine‚ and Corruption in a Small Texas Town Shana Eberlin Ethics in Criminal Justice October 26‚ 2008 Tulia: Race‚ Cocaine‚ and Corruption in a Small Texas Town 2 Blakeslee‚ N. (2006). Tulia: Race‚ Cocaine‚ and Corruption in a Small Texas Town. New York: PublicAffairs. Abstract: One morning in 1999‚ in the little cow town of Tulia in the Texas panhandle‚ before the sun came up‚ police burst into homes‚ where about twenty

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    Thompson‚ K. (2010‚ January 17). “The state of race relations [Editorial].” courier-journal.com. Retrieved from http://www.courier-journal.com//.dll/?AID=20101170319 on January 27‚ 2010. Juarez‚ J. A. (Ed.). (2004). Brotherhood of Corruption: A cop breaks the silence on police abuse‚ brutality‚ and racial profiling. Chicago‚ Illinois: Chicago Review Press. The article entitled “The state of race relations [Editorial].” was written by M. Fletcher & K. Thompson was taken from the Courier-Journal website

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    Corruption Can Destroy Democracy K S VENKATARAMAN Defining Corruption The term corruption is very common but it is difficult to give a dogmatic definition of it. Broadly‚ it is any dishonest or illegal or selfish behavior for getting any undue benefit. It has a special reference to those who occupy a position of trust or confidence but act in violation of generally understood or specified terms of behavior. Corruption involves two sides: One side trying to get some undue advantage

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    Reference: A Comparative Study of Inequality and Corruption By Jong-sung You and Sanjeev Khagram From American Sociological Review Vol. 70‚ No. 1‚ 2005 I. Objectives of Study • To give a theoretical account of why income inequality increases corruption • To show the explanatory ability of income inequality and the interaction between inequality and democracy tested empirically against competing conventional explanations of corruption • To conduct a methodological study‚ using statistical

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