There has been significant debate whether to collect race-based data in law enforcement. In my opinion‚ I think going forward with this idea would be a dangerous and misconceived part when in relation to solving crimes. It is a large can of worms when it comes to this idea. I suspect it is actually impossible not to collect the statistics‚ as a person’s details will have to be entered into the database when they are arrested. Once the data is there‚ is it really up to us how we interpret it? Maybe
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Geography – Mr. Cox Name_____________________________________________ Unit Four: Ethnicity 1. Define ethnicity:_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. List the four ethnicities mentioned in your text and list their regional location and percentage of the U.S. population: Ethnicity Region % in U.S. 4. List two cities where African Americans
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mean by ethnicity and what are some of the most important types of ethnic identification? Discuss how a country’s transition to democracy might increase ethnic tensions in some cases and decrease it in others. According to Handelman‚ “ethnicity is a social construction with certain common qualities” (2001). What this means in my opinion is the ethnicity is identifying with a group based on what that group has similar or alike. According to that text the most identifying types of ethnicity groups
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Organized crime has always been occupied with a negative label. Perhaps this is due to the constantly changing environment in America as well as the social state of its homeland‚ Europe. Our society is convinced that the so-called Mafia is a family of pure criminals‚ pimps‚ and murderers. Whatever the opinion‚ there is no doubt that the Mafia played a big part in the history of America and the way Americans view crime today. "The origins of the secret society known as the Mafia are believed
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McBride’s memoir The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother not only tells the story of his own life but also tells the story of his mother’s life. The book looks at the author’s life experiences as a person of mixed race‚ his struggle with his own identity‚ and the discrimination that his mother‚ Ruth‚ endured from individuals due to her religion‚ as well as the injustices she faced from her own father due to her relationship with men of a different race and religion. While the
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Crime in Urban America has been around for many years‚ it is atrocious and there are many reasons why people commit these crimes. Crime is a big issue all around the world and while there is more production of drugs and loss of jobs‚ the crime rate will continue to increase day by day. While there are many motives that contribute to crime the most obvious causes would be poverty which causes the poor to adapt into a violent and aggressive behavior to which later becomes ingrained into them. The environment
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This will be a very long but necessary and thoughtful post detailing current event issues regarding police‚ racism‚ and black on black crime in America and their correlation. Specifically regarding the LaQuan McDonald case (may your soul rest in peace) and the city of Chicago. I’m not activist‚ revolutionary‚ and I don’t even have a college degree‚ yet‚ but I do have passion‚ a voice‚ and means to articulate myself to those willing to listen/read as I exercise my right to the First Amendment of the
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Stop and Search Police are more likely to stop and search powers against black‚ Asian and mixed race people than white people in some parts of England. This is then showing that a racial inequality with police is an issue and should police be aloud to stop and search people if they have no evidence that they are creating an unrest to the community‚ or are black people victimised when it comes to the police stop and search powers. To search a person or vehicle under pace‚ police must have
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Abstract Cyber-crime is becoming a massive problem for citizens and businesses. Every day there is a hacker that gets into a computer system and causes trouble. It’s all due to businesses and individuals being careless with their computer security. People need to start realizing this is a serious issue and can affect anybody. There are numerous steps that need to be taken in order to protect individuals and businesses security. Hackers are getting smarter and want to find new ways to infiltrate
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Hate crime is an offense such as murder and torture that contains an element of bias as to why it took place. “56.9% of hates crimes that have taken place are due to race and ethnicity” (Racial Justice). Since origination America has had racial discrimination taking place. Hate crimes have been around since before World War 1 and racial instability and profiling continues to still play a large role in America’s characterization today (Omi). Although some believe that America has sufficiently progressed
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