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    In recent years‚ police actions‚ particularly police abuse‚ has come into view of a wide‚ public and critical eye. While citizens worry about protecting themselves from criminals‚ it has now been shown that they must also keep a watchful eye on those who are supposed to protect and serve. This paper will discuss the types of police abuse prevalent today‚ including the use of firearms and receipt of private information. I will also discuss what and how citizens’ rights are taken advantage of

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    Staerklé‚ C. (2009). Policy Attitudes‚ Ideological Values and Social Representations. Social and Personality Psychology Compass‚ 3‚ 1096-1112. Policy Attitudes‚ Ideological Values and Social Representations Christian Staerklé University of Lausanne‚ Switzerland Address for correspondence: Christian Staerklé University of Lausanne Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Institute for Social Sciences Bâtiment Vidy 1015 Lausanne Switzerland christian.staerkle@unil.ch Author note: We thank

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    | St. Michael’s College of Laguna |Name _________________________________________________ | |Institute of Computer Studies |Date ______________________ | |Second Semester 2012-2013 |CS4A MIDDLE TERM EXAM |

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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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    Joseph Pritt English 101 Mr. Pertry February 27 2011 Three Deadly Sins of Greed Greed is one of the most deadly sins and there are three forms greed. Greed is the most committed sin in the world we see everyday a person wanting more money‚ power‚ or goods. This sin is one of the most commonly depicted sin in the world the make movie‚ TV shows‚ and songs about this sin. Shows like American Greed describe people that commit this sin almost everyday people like Henry Jones‚ Albert Gonzalez‚ and

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    World War I was the result of the development of military strength and national pride. Imperialism‚ the policy of extending one’s power over other nations by use of military force‚ was a very powerful force during the 19th century. During this time‚ countries were very determined to increase the size of their empires‚ and imperialism was prominent because many countries regarded it as a very effective method of acquiring more territory. French diplomat Eugene-Melchior de Vogue observed in 1903 that

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    Information security‚ sometimes shortened to InfoSec‚ is the practice of defending information from unauthorized access‚ use‚ disclosure‚ disruption‚ modification‚ perusal‚ inspection‚ recording or destruction. It is a general term that can be used regardless of the form the data may take (electronic‚ physical‚ etc...)[1] Two major aspects of information security are: IT security: Sometimes referred to as computer security‚ Information Technology Security is information security applied to

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    Kellie Minton English Comp Mr. Manning April 12‚ 2014 “The Seven Deadly Soliloquies” Macbeth starts his journey as being confident and somewhat of a war hero. He attains his hero status in act 1 in the battle in defense of his King’s land. This would set the stage as Macbeth becoming a hero. To understand him as a tragic hero we need to assume he has a tragic flaw. This becomes apparent as soon as he hears the witches first prophecy. This begins the battle in his mind and the beginning

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    “The Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams. The story is set in the Depression era. An unnamed doctor arrives at a new patient’s home to assess a female child for a sore throat. Her parents are present‚ but are at a loss for what to do to help their daughter‚ who refuses to open her mouth for an exam. As the story progresses‚ the audience

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    thelawdictionary.com‚ police brutality is defined by‚” the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians.” Police brutality is very common in District 9 as police are extremely violent towards the ‘prawns’. Furthermore‚ police or military take advantage of their position and physically harm the aliens unnecessarily. This coincides with the police brutality that occurred during the Marikana strikes (image on the right). This violence was not only caused by police trying to maintain

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