of the Young African American Male and the Criminal Justice System Marc Mauer Assistant Director The Sentencing Project Prepared for U.S. Commission on Civil Rights April 15-16‚ 1999 Washington‚ D.C. 2 THE CRISIS OF THE YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Marc Mauer Assistant Director The Sentencing Project Introduction In recent years policy attention regarding the crisis of the African American male has focused on a variety of areas in which African American
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which an individual behaves in a manner unique to a subculture depends on _____. A) the extent to which the individual identifies with that subculture B) how long the individual has been in this country C) the age of the individual D) the education of the individual E) the extent to which others in that subculture accept that individual Answer: A Page: 158 Difficulty: moderate 5. Which of the following are bases for subcultures in the United States? A) ethnic groups
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2012-2013 Student: Evelyn Melendez Date: June 15‚ 2013 Assignment 1A Question: What ethical issues should a Psychologist consider when selecting a personality test to assess a young adult‚ African American male? In your response‚ apply what you learned from your reading concerning the cultural and ethical issues in the use of tests. Answer: Review how the personality test was developed‚ if African American males were represented in terms of demographic variables such as age‚ socioeconomic status
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HisRepresenting nearly 63% Mexican Americans are the largest group of all the Hispanic Americans in the United States (US Census Bureau‚ 2011). Originally encouraged to settle into what is now Texas to boost Mexico’s economy. As the number of settlers increased‚ so did their want of autonomy – resulting in a battle over land and rights in the Mexican American War in 1846. According to “The U.S.-Mexican War‚ The Aftermath (2006)” by war’s end “approximately 80‚000 Mexicans resided in the territory
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African American History Adam Blumer HIS204: American History Since 1865 Jillmarie Murphy July 22‚ 2013 Heritage makes up a large portion of our History. Combine that heritage with race and you have a foundation for establishing different beginnings of races that can trace their early origins back to the beginning of the United States. A giant melting pot as it has been described due to all of the immigration that occurred in the early nineteenth century. African Americans have established
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Hispanic American Diversity Hispanic Americans cultural diversity is emulated in the various groups as well as in the origins of the individual cultures. Hispanic cultures have been swayed to different degrees by many traditions. Unification attempts of Hispanic Americans have often been tense among the various Hispanic American subgroups. Mexican Americans‚ Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans have very little in common. Most Hispanic Americans identify with other
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There is health crisis among young African Americans‚ and prudishness‚ politics‚ and lack of focused resources is damaging our ability to respond. The salient facts are these: one in four new HIV infections in the United States occur in people under the age of 22. AIDS is already the sixth leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 1996) and the leading cause of death among 25 to 44 year olds. In the 12 month period preceding
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What is culture? According to Cambridge Dictionary‚ culture is the arts of describing‚ showing or performing that represent the traditions or the way of life a particular people or group; literature‚ art‚ music‚ dance‚ and theater. All humans are introduced to a culture through socialization. “What we learn depends on the culture in which we live as well as our place within that culture” (Ore. T‚ 5). Often times race and culture are assumed to be one in the same. Race is based on the perception of
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The crisis facing young blacks‚ also referred to as the “hip hop generation‚” is one that is multifaceted and contains various layers. Young Blacks today are being faced with a number of challenges within their community and within society as a whole. These challenges include‚ rising unemployment‚ racial profiling‚ high levels of incarceration‚ the AIDS epidemic‚ an increasing generation gap‚ as well as a growing education achievement gap. When coupling these many challenges with the glorification
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I would like to discuss why we should help our unemployed veterans. Unemployment happens to everyone‚ it occurs when someone is out of work and cannot find a job. More than 197 million people globally were out of work in 2012. Out of all those that are employed‚ 10 percent of them were veterans. Veterans come back from war‚ or serving time in the military and it is hard for them to find a job because there are certain skills that veterans are
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