The drug problem is complicated by the wide diversity of substance abuse‚ their varying effects on the mind and body‚ and the kinds of dependencies users develop. There is also a much debated issue of the connection between drug use and crime. An issue infinitely more complex than the stereotype of maddened addicts committing heinous acts because they either are under the influence of drugs or need to get the money to support the habit. The use of chemical substances that alter physiological and
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Discontinue and adopt legislation outlawing the practice of racial profiling‚ even in regards to anti-terrorism efforts. Continually document and collect statistical data that identifies those individuals who are processed through the criminal justice system. Paying specific attention to the presence and extent of racial discrimination in the following areas: administration of justice‚ police‚ courts‚ and prison authorities. Take measures to effectively punish and combat police mistreatment
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Racial profiling by police has been in the news more than it has ever been before. People have been shot and killed by police only because on how they look suspicious and they haven’t caused any harm to any one around them. Racial Profiling by police is wrong because it has been ineffective and it has led to deaths of people of color and has also lead to arrests. Racial profiling is ineffective and it abuses practices that target innocent people based of how they look‚ and a strategy that
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hear people who use racial profiling say. Racial profiling is used by police and people of authority to narrow down and target specific groups of people. This basically means that if a person is black‚ they are automatically assumed to be at a higher risk of having drugs then a white person. A police officer would more likely arrest a Muslim than a white person for suspicious behavior. Basically‚ people are judged unfairly and rights are compromised when racial profiling is used. There is no place
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still shown on the streets. Likewise‚ to the opinionated protest that severs the nation to two pieces of different ideals. The fundamental building stone‚ is a key point in the the fundamental breaking stone. Racial profiling has divided the nation into multitudes of
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Landmark Racial Profiling Cases Erika J. Shorter University of Maryland University College CJMS 650 9040 Cole and Smith (2007) define racial profiling as‚ “the use of race and ethnicity as clues to criminality.” This term is commonly used to refer to police or other law enforcement officials singling out a person or group of people as “potential suspects” because of their race or ethnicity (p.98). Terry v. Ohio On October 31‚ 1963‚ while on a downtown beat which he had patrolled many times
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How Profiling Affects Humanity Profiling is a heuristic psychological tool used to assess human behavior by generalizing individuals as members of a specific group‚ class‚ or social structure. Profiling is a functional tool in criminology because without the ability to classify people according to appearances‚ it would be nearly impossible to bring any given investigation to a conclusion. However‚ there are negative byproducts‚ such as prejudice and biased interpretations‚ associated with profiling
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Reliability and Validity Reliability and Validity are important aspects of research in the human services field. Without reliability and validity researchers results would be useless. This paper will define the types of reliability and validity and give examples of each. Examples of a data collection method and data collection instruments used in human services and managerial research will be given. This paper will look into why it is important to ensure that these data collection methods and
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Stereotyping Criminals Abstract: This paper will discuss another theory and strategy to help to avoid stereotyping individuals that are in the criminal justice system. Along with whether or not the labeling theory is a legitimate crime causation theory and why. This paper will also discuss where gangs fit in the three influential versions of cultural deviance theory. Which one of the two theories would be used to help explain the number of youths that are joining gangs in the
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but yet all tie up into one big thing. They were treated unfairly and racial profiling was probably used. Racial profiling is a main problem in Minnesota because it contravenes the 14th amendment‚ distracts law enforcement‚ and it prevents communities from working with the law enforcement. This problem could be resolved if the police force can recruit better police officers who are well taught about racial identity. Ali 2 My first reason on why racial profiling is a main problem in Minnesota is that it contravenes the 14th amendment
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