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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Jurisdiction DE VERA v. DE VERA G.R. No. 172832 April 7‚ 2009 Facts: Petitioner‚ Rosario T. de Vera‚ filed a bigamy case against her spouse Geren A. de Vera and Josephine F. Juliano after allegedly contracting a second marriage with the latter‚ which likewise has previous knowledge that accused he is still validly married to petitioner. Accused Geren pleaded guilty on arraignment but prayed on a latter motion that he be allowed to withdraw it in order to avail of the mitigating circumstance
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Cybercrime Act: Features and issues By JJ Disini Philippine Daily Inquirer 9:49 pm | Saturday‚ October 6th‚ 2012 NETIZENS‚ bloggers and journalists hold a rally outside the Supreme Court to protest Republic Act No. 10175‚ also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act. RAFFY LERMA Recently‚ the President signed into law two key pieces of legislation—the Cybercrime Prevention Act and the Data Privacy Act‚ both of which were meant to assist the development of the business process outsourcing industry
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FACTORS THAT CAN INFLUENCE JUSTICE IN AMERICA Ivy Tech Community College Patricia Smihter Factors That Can Influence Justice In America There are several factors that can influence justice in America. I find that you can read and look up information all day on justice in America as far back as history goes. The constitution of the United States and the Supreme Court help set laws
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for gang-related felonies; death penalty for gang-related murder; indeterminate life sentences fro home-invasion robbery‚ carjacking‚ witness intimidation and drive-by shootings; and a new crime of recruiting for gang activities; and authorities wiretapping for gang activities (http://en/wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposition_21). It requires adult trial fro juveniles 14 or older charged with murder or specified sex offenses. It included the elimination of informal
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Richard Nixon ’s presidency is one of the most examined‚ analyzed and discussed‚ yet least understood‚ of all the American administrations in history (Genovese 1). While many factors still remain to be discovered‚ and many mysteries are left to be resolved‚ we need to do the best that we can to make sense of this secretive president of our past and his era. He is the one American figure about whom very few people don ’t have strong feelings for. Nixon is loved and hated‚ honored and mocked
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Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: 1. Analyze the relationships among ethical‚ social‚ and political issues that are raised by information systems. 2. Identify the main moral dimensions of an information society and specific principles for conduct that can be used to guide ethical decisions. 3. Evaluate the impact of contemporary information systems and the Internet on the protection of individual
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The Impact of Republic Act 10175 or Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 on Filipino Citizens Czaika Kate Írica V. Cervantes University of the Philippines Visayas‚ Miagao‚ Iloilo City Author Note This paper was prepared for Communication Skills 2‚ Section 7‚ taught by Prof. Frances Y. Lacuesta Abstract In the recent years‚ a new term has raised “cybercrime”‚ which essentially focuses on the growing concern about the use of electronic communication for criminal activities. Because of certain “cybercrimes”
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1. What is a moral dilemma? A genuine dilemma is one type of moral problem‚ captured by the expression “You’re damned if you do‚ damned if you don’t.” That is‚ in a dilemma‚ there appears to be no right answer or solution (Dreisbach‚ 2008). Moral dilemmas‚ at the very least‚ involve conflicts between moral requirements (McConnell‚ 2010). 3. The four questions that must be asked to establish if a Dirty Harry Problem exists are: Did the agent know the situation and the choices that it offers
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Crime and Stereotypes The world has seen many different types of racism‚ race riots‚ hate crimes‚ etc. The most common one in the United States is racial profiling. For many decades‚ minorities have been the primary target of police departments around the United States. Supporters of racial profiling agree with the profiling system that police departments have adopted in recent years. However‚ many will argue that racial profiling just cannot work. Even though racial profiling sometimes does work
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