Gang activities in Chicago and it suburbs. Introduction Deindustrialization brought the new generation of young gangsters. Its number increases every year, all over the country, in cities of different sizes. Are those gangs the product of restructuring economics? Can they be considered a new social minority? What policy should the community use to control this problem? I decided to write my research paper about the gang activities during the deindustrialization because I think it is
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Issues of police legitimacy and public distrust have run rampant through the media in recent years. One of the most notable instances of the impact of poor police-community relations is the result of stop-and-frisk efforts in New York City. According to an article in the New York Daily News, in some neighborhoods in New York City approximately 9 in 10 people do not trust the police as a result of police contact (Durkin, 2013). While this distrust is believed to be linked to stop and frisk, it also
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Why 18th Century Women Sought out Freedom through Prostitution Michelle E. Raines Lindenwood University Abstract This paper reconnoiters the reasoning behind prostitution, focusing mainly on the motives of an 18th century woman. The goal of this research is to provide readers with an explanation of why women resorted to prostitution for freedom. The paper will arrange for you primary sources supporting that prostitution plateaued because of lack of expression, racism, and feminism during the
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Studies 126: Politico-Administrative Institution & Behavior Second Semester, School Year 2010 – 2011 by Cruz, Leo Flores, Paula Franchesca Gawaran, Chrysmas Javier, Janine Anne Panganiban, Tomas Roa, Camilo March 21, 2011 Family History in Politics The Abayas are one of the lesser-known political families in the country. While the Abayas trace their roots to Ilocos, they have made a name for themselves in Cavite politics. Their base is in the 1st District of Cavite (which
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the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Since its inception the law forged legislation that funded extensive crime control, immigration enforcement, and increased police personnel. In doing so, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act became the largest crime control bill in American history ( ). In short, the bill amended various provisions in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
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she only wanted them just to collect the money for them from the state. Andrew’s grandfather was the only male figure who was constant in his life, but he died. Andrew began getting into trouble after his grandfather passed away. This involved the police. As his behaviors worsened, his mother’s health began to decline due to the added stress. She did all that she could to get him to straighten himself up, which included calling on his father. His mother’s first hospitalization was an eye-opener
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better if we have a police substation on campus. Also, that it would build up our relationship with the officers so they would get a chance to know us better as well as knowing them. I do think our protection here is very important knowing that most of us that attend here actually live on campus. Parents are trusting Shaw University with their children being here and would be devastated if something were to happen to us. I don’t feel like the police station is required. The police station sitting right
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possibility of arresting criminals. Paul Bou-Habib stated, “If the rate at which members of a specific racial group commits a crime is higher than that of other criminals will be caught if the police concentrate their efforts on investigating members of the racial group in question?” (2011, p.34). It is injustice, when police officers, political officials, and judges have learned how to automatically have a racist attitude towards blacks. For example, my friend was in McDonald’s parking lot and he was in the
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associated with this, leading to important (and employable) skills acquisition. Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminality as well as society’s response thereto. Criminology incorporates various disciplines such as psychology, history, law, sociology, anthropology, psychiatry and has sub-categories including victimology (studying victims), penology (reviewing prisons), psychological analysis (profiling of crime scenes and perpetrators), etc. An economic profile is a basic overview
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Individual Project 1 Ever got pulled over and a police officer gave you a speeding ticket and changed your outlook on cops? Well there are many people in the world that despise police officers and other law enforcing figures because they were just carrying out the rules of the road. Rules and laws are there for a reason; to keep things in order. Policemen, and women, are the front lines of defense against crime and enforcers of the law. Police officers; whether it is local, state, or federal,
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