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    The Second Vatican Council insisted that Catholicism must embrace all of Christianity on the basis of Baptism. “Baptism forges ‘a sacramental bond of unity’ among all Christians” (Groome 242). Catholics should not be judging another group of individuals for not having the same religion as them‚ instead they should be rejoicing they the “body of God” is gaining more members. The Catholic view of being catholic was articulated by Jesus when he “taught by word and example that everyone would be welcome

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    There are arguments for the need of censored lyrics and there is some level of acceptance from artists that audience gets a warning of content before their exposure to it. There are also disagreements to a better way to create labels for the music industry‚ without them affecting sales in some instances‚ or the artist’s expression in others. To let the artist enforce their freedom of speech by writing about whatever conflict arise in their environments themes like sex‚ drugs‚ or minority suppression

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    exists in the criminal justice system. Numerous studies have evidence that have shown prejudice on defendants of color. Social scientists conclude that compared to white defendants‚ minority groups face a greater chance of prison and severe sentences for identical offenses (Killing With Prejudice). Nearly 51 percent of individuals in a study conducted in Philadelphia‚ believe that police are more likely to use excessive force against black or Hispanic suspects than white suspects. Minorities are more

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    INDIGENOUS OVERREPRESENTATION IN THE CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM The increasing status of Indigenous overrepresentation is a clear indication of the failures of the Canadian Criminal Justice System. When analyzing the historical and current situation of the relationship between Indigenous persons and the CJS it becomes apparent why the Supreme Court of Canada refers to this situation as the ‘Crisis in the Canadian Justice System’. Correctional Service Canada statistics have indicated

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    because their links with politicians and politically appointed city officials eliminated their rivals with impunity.” The weakness of prohibition is the lack of proper funding of law enforcement and corruption throughout the government and judiciary system allowed gangster to turn prohibition into a very profitable

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    Argument Essay for the Death Penalty Every day through media streams‚ we hear news about murders‚ homicides‚ and killing. It is hard to spend a day without hearing about these things nowadays. We have our own right to our own lives‚ but that doesn’t mean we have rights to the person sitting next to us or anyone else. I’ve studied on this topic for almost a year now and I know main issues related to this topic and a few important historical movements related to the death penalty. In the past few

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    15). Many of the injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are specific to them‚ for example land rights and the stolen generations issues. In response to these issues‚ the Federal Government has discussed the adoption of a Northern Territory National Emergency

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    The Shahbag area — the epicenter of the protests — has been now christened as “Projonmo Chottor”; the place of protest against the war criminal and overall corruption of Bangladesh‚ the place where people protested through different cultural performance and movement. Shahbag Square in Dhaka had a festive look‚ with people holding various cultural events as part of the protest. Groups within the throng sit in circles‚ singing‚ reciting poems. Slogan is all over the crowd. Today‚ every Bangladeshi

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    Discuss how far sociologists would agree that crime statistics exaggerate crime levels among particular ethnic groups… Many sociologists would agree that crime statistics exaggerate crime levels among particular ethnic groups whilst others would suggest that ethnic minority groups do commit crime at higher levels. There is growing evidence that crime statistics for ethnic minorities are not an accurate valid representation of crime in society. Statistics say that young‚ black people are eight times

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    In our society today‚ minorities do not receive the same treatment as other individuals. This could happen for many different aspects of our society‚ even in the criminal justice system. We have seen many instances in which minorities where treated differently than individuals of other races‚ such as Caucasian. In the criminal justice system‚ an individual’s race may play a part in the court process. For example‚ a Caucasian person may receive a different plea bargain or sentence than an African

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