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    Your work Role

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    probationary period. Employment place – Redwell Hills Care home Job title- Care assistant Hours contracted – 38.5 pay – 6.31 ph Employment is on going dependant on your name not appearing on a POVA Must comply with all police check‚ DBS checks and also Care/POVA checks Sick pay is payed at the SSP rate as standard BII) 1) Tax Code (Amount Tax Paid and to date) 2) NET PAY BIII) 1) Address

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    Gruenewald Police and Society January 31‚ 2013 Police Misconduct and Corruption In the early 1990’s police brutality had become common; police officers abused their powers and became brutal when dealing with offenders and even non-offenders. One infamous example of such brutality occurred in 1992 in Los Angeles when a black man named Rodney King was violently beat by five officers for being “black.” The five officers repeatedly struck King as a few other officers stood by not paying any attention

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    The Stigma of Drugs

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    The stigma of Drugs I. INTRODUCTION DRUG ADDICTION - is a chronic disease affecting the brain‚ and just about everyone is different. Drugs affect different people in different ways. One person can take and abuse drugs‚ yet never become addicted‚ while another merely has one experience and is immediately hooked. Drug addiction is characterized by a person having to use the drug(s) repeatedly‚ regardless of the damage it does to: - Their health - Their family - Their career - Their

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    Mieles Police Role Description in the Media CJA/333 Policing Theory & Practices Instructor – Patrick S. Montes‚ MSCJ University of Phoenix May 18‚ 2010 Week One Crime Fighter Men and women who fight against crime‚ not only in uniform of the police force they work for but also as civilians who want to keep their neighborhood free of crime‚ are considered Crime Fighters. This title is not limited to just men and women‚ it may also be a title for the piece of equipment that the police officers

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    Police are often stereotyped to be authoritative‚ dictatorial employees of the state. According to the National Research Council (2004)‚”...Officers embrace attitudes that are more authoritarian than the average person and that these attitudes influence police behavior in undesirable ways” (p. 129). Through the Social Learning theory we are going to examine what and how police and police culture have been influenced to adapt to an authoritative personality‚ as well as perspectives on authoritative

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    Social media has become a platform that can be accessed by virtually anyone‚ at any given moment and time. Social media brings forth insight on what is happening in our local communities‚ and events occurring in other countries; however‚ the problem with social media is that it can be manipulated by the broadcasting companies as they’re allowed to upload content that they feel is important. This leaves to a bias for the viewers‚ as they’re only shown what the media wants them to see‚ whether it is

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    Stigma Of Prostitution

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    Prostitution describes sexual intercourse in exchange for remuneration. The legal status of prostitution varies in different countries‚ from punishable by death to complete legality. The great degree of social stigma associated with prostitution‚ of both buyers and sellers‚ has lead to terminology such as ‘commercial sex trade’‚ ‘commercial sex worker’ (CSW)‚ female sex worker (FSW) or sex trade worker. Organizers of prostitution are typically known as pimps (if male) and madams (if female). Most

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    Task B Your work role Bi - Firstly my employer expects me to attend all training‚ supervisions and meetings‚ and also to follow the policies and procedures that the home has set up. Some standard procedures set in place include ‘whistle blowing’. Staff with serious concerns about any aspect of the organisation or the work force will be supported in sharing those concerns and will be protected from reprisal or victimisation. The incident should be discussed in the first incidence with the manager

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    Stigma towards Tattoos Are you judgmental to a person with tattoos? Over many years‚ people with tattoos have been put into a negative light. The stigma toward tattoos is correlated with bad decision making‚ and drunken nights. Tattoos are a way of expressing oneself and portraying their true identity. The earliest body modifications marks back to around 5‚300 years ago found on the spine of a mummy which is believed to have been used medicinally (Carmen‚ Guitar‚ & Dillon 2012). Why should a person

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    Asia Williams Sociology 002 Social Injustice/Police Brutality A social injustice‚ as understood in our society‚ is any action against an individual or group‚ which would deny them of their basic human rights. Police abuse remains one of the most serious human rights violations in the United States. Over the past years‚ police have acted out in ways that have made people wonder “are our officers of the law really doing their job?” Unjustified shootings‚ severe beatings‚ fatal choking’s‚ and rough

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