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    Mieles Police Role Description in the Media CJA/333 Policing Theory & Practices Instructor – Patrick S. Montes‚ MSCJ University of Phoenix May 18‚ 2010 Week One Crime Fighter Men and women who fight against crime‚ not only in uniform of the police force they work for but also as civilians who want to keep their neighborhood free of crime‚ are considered Crime Fighters. This title is not limited to just men and women‚ it may also be a title for the piece of equipment that the police officers

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    Issues involving the police can clearly be seen by the American citizens on news channels and on social media. These issues bring about a great amount of debate and conflict of two opposing ideas about what is perceived as right and wrong as well as good and bad. However‚ if one is to look at the issue of police brutality and compare it to other issues that America is facing‚ he or she can see a reoccurring pattern of human behavior among them. It seems as though it has become a common occurrence

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    Media Portrayal of Blacks in an Ever-Changing Society One hindrance that has plagued mankind since the dawn of time is the way we as human beings deal with differences among our cultures‚ societies‚ and color. Although the American society has taken great steps in combating this chauvinistic concept‚ prejudicial views of black culture are still prevalent among even the most open-minded individuals. They are engrained in our minds in some form or another‚ and many times are subconscious. Tolerance

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    in the media. Moreover‚ they take sexist and chauvinist messages about women and girls in the media and turn them into positive and empowering messages to women and girls. About-Face also tries to boost girls’ self-esteem and self-image by promoting self-acceptance and self-love. They also try to educate companies about how harmful certain messages in the media can be when they stereotype women and only promote a certain type of beauty ideal. Furthermore‚ About-Face are big advocates of media-literacy

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    The unfair portrayal of young people in the media: The media‚ is an intimidating creation that has taken the stereotypes of teens‚ the way people view teens‚ and the way we view ourselves‚ and has turned it into a delusional farce. The media at this point in time portrays teenagers as generally bad. Well to be honest‚ not generally bad‚ but mostly horrible. We are seen as the cause for alarm and trouble in society. The media portrays us as manic delinquents with no solid past and no concrete future

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    Social media has become a platform that can be accessed by virtually anyone‚ at any given moment and time. Social media brings forth insight on what is happening in our local communities‚ and events occurring in other countries; however‚ the problem with social media is that it can be manipulated by the broadcasting companies as they’re allowed to upload content that they feel is important. This leaves to a bias for the viewers‚ as they’re only shown what the media wants them to see‚ whether it is

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    out that police officers do not always have to read your rights if you get arrested. Police have the right to arrest you under suspicion but police only read you the Miranda Rights only if they start interrogating you. It is not just when they arrest you. I think that I get this notion that we have to be read our rights right after getting arrested stems from pop culture and media. Media and TV shows significantly impact how we perceive police but in reality what is presented in media is not always

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    Social Media can be an effective tool for the law enforcement professional. Unfortunately‚ officers that misuse social media often find themselves at risk of being disciplined by their department‚ dealing with liability and litigation issues‚ and termination. When using social media‚ department personnel should be mindful that their speech becomes part of the worldwide electronic domain. Therefore‚ adherence to the department’s code of conduct is required in the personal use of social media. A detective

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    The portrayal of women in The Colour Purple has been debateable. Explore the opinions of the two critics and explain your own views of the way Walker presents women in the colour purple. The novel ’The Colour Purple’ has conveyed much argument over the way women are presented. Some have argued that it is of the ’struggle of recovery and revenge’ while others see the marriage of the novel as going beyond plot and character to protest against oppression. Women in the novel are victims of violence as

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    Media portrayal of disability/facial disfigurement and its impact on a ’disabled identity ’ Abstract The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how‚ from a historical perspective‚ media representation has impacted on the lives of people with disabilities‚ with a focus on facial disfigurement. A comparison between the terms ‘impairment’ and ‘disabled’ will clearly identify a difference between the concepts in terms of the medical and social models of disability. The paper will continue by analysing

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