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    mass media illustrates its significance in impacting beliefs and ideologies. While the media has a responsibility to report unbiased facts‚ both sides of a story are not always published. Each platform has its own perspective‚ or bias‚ that exposes viewers to a variety of point of views‚ allowing for interconnection. The most

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    Criminological Theory Summaries Theory Classical Main Points Theorists/Researchers Beccaria Crime occurs when the benefits outweigh the costs—when people pursue self-interest in the absence of effective punishments. Crime is a freewilled choice. See also deterrence‚ rational choice. Cric if reinforced. When criminal subcultures exist‚ then many individuals can learn to commit crime in one location and crime rates—including violence— may become very high. The gap between the American Dream’s goal of

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    are difficult; a great change is usually brought about by a major event. Occasionally‚ changes can be brought upon peacefully; but most often the changes which are violent are more commonly known. The Civil Rights Movement used a variety of nonviolent methods; whereas what may have sparked this movement (The Attack on Pearl Harbor) was a brutal. The Attack on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7‚ 1941. For two hours‚ hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor

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    The civil rights movement was the beginning of all the change to come in society. Although it was not without fight‚ the civil rights movement assured the rights of African Americans and gave them equal opportunities and the basic privileges and rights as U.S. citizens. The women’s movement took cues from this time to make much needed changes in the lives of women. They sought to make societal changes in all aspects such as social‚ political‚ and economic. In 1960‚ a woman’s reality was limited

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    During the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ women and women’s organizations not only worked to gain the right to vote‚ they also worked for broad-based economic and political equality and for social reforms. In the area of politics‚ women gained the right to control their earnings‚ own property‚ and‚ in the case of divorce‚ take custody of their children. In the early 1800s‚ women were second-class citizens. Women were expected to limit their area of interest to the home and the family. Women were not

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    working in the correction’s profession‚ not only do the correction officers need to be sure that criminals stay safe and are able to pay their debt to society‚ they also are responsible for the rehabilitation of the inmates. Once inmates are released from prison they may also have to serve probation or parole as part of their sentencing. Probation or parole is determined on the person’s background such as criminal history‚ family background‚ education‚ and mental health. For example if someone is released

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    From 1955-1964 the civil rights movement organised a series of campaigns addressing transport‚ education and the segregation of public places. The civil rights movement rarely called themselves that but simply called themselves ‘the movement’ because it indicated that the goals of the movement were much bigger than civil rights’. Martin Luther King wanted not just the death of legal segregation; he wanted the birth of a ‘beloved community’ in which black and white people were an integral part of

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    The twentieth century mark a huge milestone for the Civil RIghts Movement. New laws were being implemented to have voting rights as well as prohibit discrimination against race and gender in the work force. Integration was now enforced‚ opening more opportunities to African-Americans. Evolution of race relations changed drastically during 1914-1965‚ whether it be beneficial or not. The relations were evidently changing economically‚ politically‚ and most notably: socially. Birmingham‚ Alabama‚

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    What attributes are required of an undercover officer? Undercover officers are required to gain the trust of a suspected criminal or group by using an assumed identity to get information or evidence that can lead to the arrest of the suspect. Do you believe you would make a good undercover officer? Why or why not? No I wouldnt make a good undercover officer because I would nervous and stuttering and would forget what I am suppose to say. I am a terrible actor. Are there gender issues regarding

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    By engaging with the movement and its activists too uncritically‚ historians are more likely to reinforce than to correct the Manichean narrative that has characterized the Black Power scholarship since the late 1960s. A substantial correction can only be achieved if historians start to humanize the activists by fully portraying them with all their strengths and weaknesses‚ their achievements‚ their failures and their mistakes. Given the long history of racist vilification of African American activists

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