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    Prison Rentry

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    In this week’s lesson we have been discussing release from incarceration or otherwise known as parole. When any inmate has been given parole they have to be re- introduced to society. Some fortunately go back and adjust really well‚ while others not so much. Being incarcerated for years everything you once knew is not what it was when you went in. In this week’s assignment I will discuss basically what the reentry process is‚ how effective it is‚ and what is meant by program alignment.

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    History of Wage and Gender Disparity in America Muhannad Kateeb SOC 402 Contemporary Social Ashford University Dana Rock 6/27/11 History of Wage and Gender Disparity in America The idea that women earn less than men in the work place is no longer a subject for debate. Study after study has shown that women earn less than their male counterparts. In 1998‚ for every dollar a man makes‚ a woman earns .73 cents (CNN‚ 2000). Since then it has gotten better but not by much. As of 2010 women

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    prosecutors which they scrutinizes for racial disparity‚ and reduce the power of the prosecutor from threatening people with long sentences if they go to trial. The District Attorney should look at the plea bargaining outcomes and look

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    Prisons are Inhumane and Morally Wrong Corruption in the Prison System Raise the Crime Rate‚ an article written by Christopher Glazek (2012) argues that the United States seems safer due to a shift in crime from urban centers to prisons. Which has become a very shameful part of the United States history. Prisoners are kept in over populated conditions that can be considered morally wrong and inhumane. Inmates face violent acts such as rape by not only other inmates but from the guards themselves

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    Race and Empathy; Understanding Incarceration Disparities Research Design Introduction: On August 8th‚ 2013 United States Attorney General Eric Holder made history when he announced the nearing end of the mandatory minimum-era in federal sentencing policy in his speech to the American Bar Association in San Francisco. In his address Holder lamented the condition of the Federal Justice

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    racial and ethnic issues

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    Forces that Contribute to or Reinforce Racial Inequality” (2009) (Article 33) Roberts‚ Dorothy “Child Welfare as a Racial Justice Issue”(2002) (Article 38) Western‚ Bruce “Punishment and Inequality in America” (2009) (Article 49) Rumbaut‚ Ruben. Gonzalez‚ Roberto. Komaie‚ Golnaz‚ Morgan‚ Charlie. “Debunking the Myth of Immigrant Criminality” (2006) (Article 50) Short Critical Writing Assignment #1 Today In American society it is very evident that racial tension‚ as well as segregation is still

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    Over the last two centuries‚ our society has grappled with the perpetual strife of perceived racial discrimination. Inalienable Rights and founding principles of our nation have been tarnished by the belief that these are mere privileges‚ reserved for a select few fortunate enough to indulge in such luxuries. However‚ the last few decades have ushered into existence a transformed nation‚ where Supreme Court cases and social revolutions have seemingly eroded the dichotomous barriers of race. On one

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    Everywhere you look you can find some type of racial stereotyping. It’s around us‚ in the books we read‚ and the films we watch. Most movies just poke fun at racial stereotyping but some movies show the harsh side of labeling a certain race. After 9/11 many people saw Middle Eastern and South Asian people as terrorists. In airports the tighter security portrayed the seriousness of the US government. However‚ the firmer security was only leaned toward people with specific last names‚ and certain nationalities

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    Offenders Details Due Points Objectives 1.1 Define race‚ ethnicity‚ disparities‚ and discrimination. 1.2 Examine racial and ethnic categories in the statistical data reported by criminal justice agencies in the United States. 1.3 Understand explanations for disparity and causes of discrimination. 1.4 Analyze the relationship between race‚ ethnicity‚ social structure‚ and crime. 1.5 Compare victimization and offender rates for racial and ethic minorities to the rates for Whites. 1.6 Examine the role

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    Post Racial Society

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    Has America become a post racial society? Throughout the history discrimination and prejudices has been an ongoing phenomenon across the world. Each country has its own system which is bias toward certain groups of people. Why does a person skin color determine a person’s values in the society? The idea of white skin has been an important factor in American culture. Today in the 21st century‚ there is evidence that African-Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Asian and other ethnicities are still being treated

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