Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Research Portfolio Artifact One: Denver Post Article Police in Colorado often stop and frisk‚ but little racial data exists By David Olinger Our first artifact that we chose to demonstrate for our research project is an article from the Denver Post which pertains to Stop and Frisk in Colorado and how hardly any racial data exists. It states that ten thousands of people in Colorado are stopped each year and most often they
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prevent a crime‚ in some cases the stop-and-frisk method is not always necessary. According to Beverly Rice an expert in law‚ avers‚ “While officers believe the stop and frisk law is a useful crime fighting tool‚ they also feel the law can be overused in an effort to boost statistics.” This shows that not only does the citizens know that stop-frisk-method is unnecessary but also the police officers and their colleagues know this to be true. Racial profiling is a cover up for something bigger. Also according
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ones’ likelihood of being arrested‚ convicted‚ and incarcerated without regard for their behavior. Thus those with more power are less likely to be impacted and those with less power are more likely to be impacted. The conflict associated with the “stop snitching” culture is that a lack of adequate rules‚ accountability and oversight‚ thus in direct opposition of the larger goal of conviction of criminal offenses (Marx‚ pg. 112). The moral and societal value of loyalty is a significant factor in the
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such as global warming and depleting resources. Therefore renewable sources of energy such as solar power is the better option over oil and the solution to humanity’s problems. Solar energy is a renewable energy source. This means that we cannot run out of solar energy‚ as opposed to non-renewable energy sources‚ We will have access to solar energy for as long as the sun is alive – another 6.5 billion years according to NASA. The potential of solar energy is beyond imagination. The surface
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09/09/2013 WHO ARE THEY? Trends‚ Issues & Ethics WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THEIR ETHICAL POSITION? WHAT IS ETHICS? • Ethics may be defined as a set of moral principles that govern one’s course of action. • Ethics and law are a system of conflict resolution. • The law is the minimum behavior standard. MORALITY Everyone has some morality of his or her own ‐ what he or she thinks is right and wrong ‐ and it sometimes happens that people who others see as bad do not see
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The Collision of Two Cultures - Implications of Cultural Values and Beliefs on Caring Concepts Abstract This paper is a personal response to Anne Fadiman’s book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. The paper includes a summary of the book‚ an overall impression of the reader‚ a discussion of three major themes evident in the book‚ and a description of a situation from the book and how the situation could be handled differently using references and material learned in 3020 Transcultural
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the condition two different illnesses requiring two different treatments. In Hmong culture‚ QDP is perceived as an illness with honor. Seizures are thought of to be evidence that the one experiencing them has powers to perceive things that others cannot see. Someone suffering from the symptoms of QDP are also thought of to be able to facilitate their entry into trance‚ which is required for them to journey into the unseen realm. 2.) QDP is treated through shamanic rituals performed by a txiv neeb
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Is the Dismal Science Really a Science? By Russ Roberts This article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 26‚ 2010 For an economist‚ these are the best of times and the worst of times. We live in the best of times because everyone wants to understand what happened to the economy and what’s going to happen next. Is the mess we’re in a market failure or a government failure? Is the stimulus plan working? Would tax cuts for small business spur employment? When will the
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neighbor. A simple act of being cut off on the road whilst driving caused Preston to follow the miscreants home‚ which took hours away from his life. These examples of satire contributed to society by showing that if one were to say something‚ they cannot contradict themselves and do the exact opposite. There is no reason to go into extreme lengths just to get revenge on someone‚ but rather‚ it is quite necessary to always be calm and collected in every situation one is to
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The Constitutionality of the Stop and Frisk The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. It also states that no warrants shall be issued without a probable cause. Modern jurisprudence has afforded police officers an incentive to respect the amendment. The Stop and Frisk law allows police officers to stop someone and do a quick search of their outer clothes for weapons if the officer has a reasonable suspicion that a crime has or is
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