the fact that contribute to this feature is the diversity of the ethnic groups. Healthcare entities are continuously looking for to eliminate ethnic disparities and provide a better care among the community. In fact‚ Racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of health care are well documented in the U.S. health care system. Reducing these disparities requires action by health care organizations. Collecting accurate data from patients about their race and ethnicity is an essential first step for
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index crime than poor jurisdictions” (p. 284). Thacher indicated that the disparities in the number of police officers responding to crime saw 15 police officers per 100 index crimes‚ in the wealthiest communities‚ compared to 10.3 police officers in the poorest communities. Thacher ascribed 137 percent more police officer per violent crimes in the wealthiest communities than there were poorest communities. The impact of disparities in policing to poorer jurisdictions is that “The minority poor pay for
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functions are protected to prevent any threats to inmates‚ correctional staff‚ and the general public. Therefore‚ the correctional officer should ensure that their actions are in accordance with this paradigm‚ which is relative to interpretation in regard to any threats that are faced by the institution. In additional personal values and judgment will impact the decision-making process when there are no clear standards to guide the correctional officer’s decision. In this particular scenario‚ which can
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action to reveal the correlation between social status and overall health. It focuses on two categories of social status that influence overall health‚ economic status and race. These two categories are examples of health disparities. According to Paula Braveman a health disparity is‚ “a difference in which disadvantaged social groups who have persistently experienced social disadvantage or discrimination- systematically experience worse health or greater health risks than more advantaged social groups”
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Racial connections between African-Americans and Asian-Americans have experienced both instances of solidarity and mistrust throughout histories of their encounters. Solidarity movements between the two groups existed‚ in an effort to combat U.S. discriminatory policies in the 20th century‚ as well as instances of racial tensions‚ such as African-American boycotts of Korean businesses in an effort to stand against racial discrimination. In an effort to secure resources and power‚ African-Americans
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Vulnerable Population Vulnerable populations include children‚ the elderly‚ the homeless‚ those with chronic health conditions‚ economically disadvantaged‚ the racial and ethnic minorities‚ immigrants‚ and refugees. Vulnerability may arise from community‚ individual or larger population challenges. Immigrants have been identified as a vulnerable population‚ but there is heterogeneity in the degree to which they are vulnerable to inadequate health care. Factors that affect immigrants’ vulnerability
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There are several controversial issues surrounding racial profiling and the various problems that are encountered as a result of it. One issue is whether or not racial profiling exists. Most law enforcement departments refuse to undergo a study and they deny that racial profiling exists. These problems‚ coupled with the status of literature regarding this topic at this point‚ are more unreliable than scientific. In addition‚ the topic is controversial because the United States believes that it has
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Correction History Offenders‚ who committed a crime‚ were punished for the offense. Physical force was used instead of jail. Jails housed offenders who were awaiting trial and individual who could not pay their debts. In this paper‚ Learning Team A will discuss the various forms of punishment exercised in the 1700s‚ the crimes that led to the forms of punishment‚ and the criteria between various societies for criminal sentencing during the 1700s. Learning Team A will also describe prisons for
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Brandi Holbrook Sociology 210 23 April 2012 Racial Reparations “Logically‚ if someone deserves reparation then necessarily someone has acted wrongly and harmed or injured him as a result (Boxill).” Without any question‚ African Americans are a group that over many years has been acted wrongly against. Thomas Jefferson was one of the first people to come up with the idea of giving reparations to black slaves‚ and the idea was soon ended by Thaddeus Stevens who said that blacks deserve these reparations
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Essay: Should Racial Profiling be Practiced? Ever since the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center‚ America has been on high alert because of terrorists. People are hesitant to get on airplanes because of the other people that they sometimes see on the planes. They sometimes see persons of the same race of those who attacked on September 11 and are skeptical of them. This is known as racial profiling‚ judging a book by its cover. Law enforcement should not be able to use racial profiling as
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