social issues are at play that effect indigenous people specifically. The two major reasons or drivers of this over-representation stem from this inequality; the first is an element of institutional discrimination found in both the courts and the police services in Australia which tend to target indigenous people disproportionately with the facilitation of legislation and practices which indigenous people have little to no involvement in formulating. The second is a set of cultural and social norms
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Hip Hop Culture and its effects on today’s society Ebony Lee COM/220 Research Writing 12/14/2011 Jessica Bryan Hip Hop music has influenced many things in American culture. According to a survey done in 2002-2011, many Americans believed that hip hop music promoted violence, demeaned women and condoned drug use
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CJS/210 11/18/2011 Rick Jackson Throughout the policing of history the roles of women and minorities has been limited due to discrimination. Some roles of women and minorities throughout policing history excluded them from working many assignments, like patrol, and barred them from getting promotions. The African American police officers patrol in their community that consisted of African Americans families. As well as Hispanic police officers patrolling only in the Hispanic area. In the late
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Wilson CJA 204 Nov. 28, 2011 Mrs. Dorey Law Enforcement paper The police agencies can be traced back in time. They used to be called marshals, and for the most part now they are called sheriffs. There are a few places who still call them marshals. The duties, functions, of the police have been split up, so that each one of the branches has their own responsibilities and roles that they need to do. There is the local police department that makes sure there is emergency services, they uphold
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He questions why the white clergymen believe the police handled protestors in a nonviolent way when in reality it was the opposite: “I don’t believe you would have so warmly commended the police force if you had seen its angry violent dogs literally biting six unarmed, nonviolent Negroes” (2). King uses words with negative connotation to draw out a sense of sadness in the
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the course work selected reflects critical issues in modern law enforcement, community assessment through data analysis, and the application of technology in law enforcement. As law enforcement leaders look to reestablish trusts and improve the police-community relationship, an in-depth understanding of crime data and
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to the Black Lives Matter movement. According to The Associate Press, a police officer said, Gray was arrested on the 12th of April for making eye contact with a police officer. Videos provided by witnesses shows some of the beating he was served. On one of the videos, you could hear Gray hallowing from the pain. The witness stated that his legs looked broke and was shaped like a pretzel. Gray was then dragged to the police van as he could not walk to the van himself. Gray asked the officers for
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Zimmerman, police arrived within two minutes of a gunshot during an altercation in which Zimmerman fatally shot Martin, who did not have any weapons. Zimmerman was taken into custody, treated for head injuries, then questioned for five hours. The police chief said that Zimmerman was released because there was no evidence to refute Zimmerman's claim of having acted in self-defense, and that under Florida's Stand Your Ground statute, the police were prohibited by law from making an arrest. The police chief
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Militarized Police: A Growing Epidemic Eric Reed Liberty University Abstract The purpose of this research is to document the chronic spread of militarization of police agencies across the United States at the federal, state, and local levels. Police militarization is one of the most controversial issues facing our police forces and encompasses a wide range of problems, from cases of excessive force, to civil rights violations, to budgetary problems. This research will include events that
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criminal justice system, it does not matter if it is in law enforcement, (police, detectives, or any other), courts (judges or lawyers), or even corrections, they are all important. They all have a big impact on the criminal justice system and how it is ran. There are different types or jobs of law enforcement. Some of these jobs are: * Uniformed police officers * Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs * State police, also known as state troopers or highway patrol officers. * Detectives
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