Setareh Salehi Cop in the Hood Peter Moskos‘‚ Cop in The Hood‚ is the story of a sociologist going native by going through the Baltimore police academy‚ becoming a cop and working for over a year. The book follows Moskos chronological journey‚ from the academy to the street and the last part of the book is dedicated to a pretty thorough analysis of the War on Drugs. The first interesting observation from Moskos’s work is his analysis of the police academy as relatively useless for the job:
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thought as the place of opportunities‚ New York City became a symbol of freedom and economic mobility to the earliest immigrants coming from all over Europe and Asia in the 1800’s. Whether it was due to religious persecution‚ land and job shortages‚ famines or rising taxes‚ these immigrants were just looking to obtain a better quality of life for themselves and their families. Nearly 12 million people passed through the gates of Ellis Island and settled in New York City. Due to the fact that most immigrants
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In this case‚ Joseph Shepter was a patient in a nursing home in Mountain Mesa‚ California. He had spent his last two years at this nursing home due to being paralyzed from a stroke he had. He also had dementia that had caused to not be able to communicate. In January 2007‚ he died at the age of 76. Dr. Hoshang Pormir‚ the nursing home’s chief medical officer‚ put the cause of death was heart failure due to clogged arteries on his death certificate. Shepter’s family never had a reason to doubt the
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Mykal Farris Dr. Littrell SOC 121 10/24/14 Cop in the Hood In Moskos book‚ Cop in The Hood‚ he gives readers a preview of what it’s like being a cop and working as a cop from a sociological perspective. Mosko shows several leadership skills throughout the entire book due to the fact that he provides honesty and reality to what it is like to be a cop‚ even though he did this primarily just to write a book. Leadership is a major feature in police work and in order be a good cop or even a potential
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18‚ 1888‚ in New Haven‚ Connecticut. His family then moved to New York City in 1897 and grew up in Manhattan. He attended Yale University after graduating in 1909‚ Moses went on to study political science at Oxford and Columbia Universities. In 1913‚ Moses began his career at Municipal Research Bureau in New York. While he was working there‚ he suggested and completed a restructure of New York City’s civil service system. In 1919‚ Governor Al Smith made Moses chief staff of New York state’s reconstruction
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steady comparison between New York City‚ New York and Los Angeles‚ California‚ although‚ these two cities have many likenesses and differences. Both cities are heavy populated and surrounded by water. Los Angeles and New York are on the opposite side of the coast and have very different climates. And finally the cost of living in both Cities is higher than the national average cost of living. Both Los Angeles‚ CA and New York‚ NY are surrounded by water. New York City is located on the east
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The New York Times vs. The Guardian on the U.S. Economy On Friday‚ February 1‚ 2013‚ the New York Times and The Guardian published stories on the United States’ current situation regarding job growth and increasing unemployment. The Guardian provides and compares a variety of statistics between the past and present‚ while the New York Times solely provides current figures. The New York Times’ has a pessimistic position towards the situation and does not give any insight for hope of an improving
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After the birth of America‚ the American cities are progressing with great speed. The New York City is one of them‚ which is known as a man made city in the world. Due to its significant amount of New York City’s amazing parks‚ unique roads‚ magnificent playgrounds‚ and recreation centers make it one of the desirable place to live and suitable place to visit for every human being around the globe. However‚ this city did not transformed overnight‚ it comes to today position due to the great work done
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Differences between New York & Geneva Convention — Arbitration and Conciliation Act‚ 1996 Introduction In the past‚ statutory provisions on arbitration were contained in three different enactments‚ namely‚ The Arbitration Act‚ 1940‚ the Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act‚ 1937 and the Foreign Awards (Recognition and Enforcement) Act‚ 1961. The Arbitration Act laid down the framework within which domestic arbitration was conducted in India‚ while the other two Acts dealt with foreign awards
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Introduction / Case Background The new kid agreement is a common contract in music industry. As mentioned in the case study‚ companies prefer the new kid agreement in order to manage their risks. However‚ this agreement proved a loss making deal for rock group. They are under obligation to finish all the eight recordings‚ even if it takes 12 years. On the other side‚ company can ditch the rock group any time. However‚ it is a legal contract that was signed by both the parties. It could be difficult
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