Riley v. California: Effect on Proactive Policing Author Note Abstract Racial profiling has a long history in the United States. One that has routes in our culture, history, and psyche that have been established over the years by differences in social status, heritage, and demographics. A lot has been learned, evolved, addressed amidst ever changing views and necessitated tolerances. Racial profiling is unjust but in a time of heighten needs for security, law enforcement scrutiny, and
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African-Americans. 1 The history of African-Americans is a centuries old struggle against oppression and discrimination. The media have played a key role in perpetuating the effects of this historical oppression and in contributing to African-Americans' continuing status as second-class citizens. As a result, white America has suffered from a deep uncertainty as to who African-Americans really are. Despite this racial divide, something indisputably American about African-Americans has raised doubts about the
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Abstract 4 Introduction 4 Gender Diversity 7 Diversity in Sexuality 8 Racial Diversity 10 Diversity in Age 11 Cultural Diversity 12 Religious Diversity 13 Importance of Diversity Training 18 Recommendations for Managers 22 Conclusion 26 References 28 Abstract This research paper addresses the importance of diversity training in the workplace. Having realized how pertinent workplace discrimination is globally, this paper will give a broad look into the various ways that diversity
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Running head: CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND HEALTH CARE Cultural Competence and Health Care with Hispanic Populations Kristina Hernandez Our Lady of the Lake University Laredo Specialty Hospital (LSH) is the only 60-bed facility designed to provide specialized long-term acute care, including intensive care, for patients who require team to heal from catastrophic injury or illness. LSH believes that any recovery is an emotional experience. Therefore, they strive to provide patients with
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system plays an important role. "Criminal Justice refers to the aspects of social justice that concern violations of the criminal law". However, there are many people that still believe the criminal justice system is racially biased. Racial disparity and discrimination is one the most contentious concerns in our society since several decades. Jury Nullification is an act that “permits juries to acquit even when the facts of the case suggest they convict, and enables citizens to play more active role
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being minority in today’s society. This is especially true for the American Indian/Alaska Native population. This population continues to be one of the most vulnerable minority groups. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: 2010 (2011), “American Indian or Alaska Native refer to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central American) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment” (Humes, Jones
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democratic system. Racial-based jury nullification has been an ongoing debate for quite some time. Though jury nullification involves members of the jury interpreting the law and coming up with an agreement of what they believe is the best solution of a court case based on what perception of justice, this practice does have some good points in which it benefits the criminal justice system. In a system that contains statistics and reports that prove that discrimination does exist in terms of a
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growing up, I can only remember one woman: Miss Hope. Miss Hope was a fortune teller who set up shop across the street from one of the local gas stations. Her ethnicity was never discussed, but we all assumed that she was different. In a town where racial tensions still existed between grandparents of my generation, Miss Hope’s shop was bombed and one of her grandchildren killed. In Cusseta, all children attended Chattahoochee County Education Center, from pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade
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people of different countries. | Persecution | A segregated mistreatment of an individual or group. | Religious group | Is a group of people with the same religious beliefs as each other. | Part II Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your own from the list below. * Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf) * Christianity * Evangelical Protestant * Mainline Protestant * Historically
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Journals Ch. 1-4 Chapter 1 Pg. 8 Would you describe yourself as a multiracial, or do you see yourself as belonging to a single race? Why? I consider myself multiracial. I come from a Hispanic culture but after living in Miami for so many years, and being surrounded by such a cultural landscape I have also adopted into the American culture. I am also white. Pg. 12 Have you or any member of your family ever encountered a glass ceiling? Explain. Luckily no one in my family has encountered
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