Suzan Shown Harjo remembers going to the store with her grandfather in El Reno, Oklahoma. At the age of 6, Harjo was a victim of discrimination while purchasing a cold beverage. The storeowner demanded Harjo and her grandfather to leave. The owner replied, “No black redskins in here”. After the incident occurred, Harjo felt afraid because of the color of her skin. The term redskin is a derogatory and offensive word to insult a Native American. Native Americans have been an important and beneficial
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to the victim and then I feel guilty for the family, but because of the inappropriate decisions of my coworker I had no choice but to inform the district attorney. Any parent could argue under the fourth amendment right against unreasonable search or seizure, probable cause is a necessary prerequisite to interviewing the child without parental consent. "The Supreme Court recently expanded on those rolls, however, when it decided that the police must take a person's age into account when determining
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Ethics is defined as "the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession" and also "the moral fitness in a decision or action" Ethical decisions and moral decisions influenced by every person’s ethical code, the ethical code of their profession and further on of their society as a whole. Without knowledge of ethics, criminal justice professionals may be naïve about moral issues occurring within the criminal justice system. The study of ethics helps criminal
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legally could. However, there is much controversy over the legality of drug testing in the workplace, especially the legality of random drug testing. Many legal professionals consider it to be a personal privacy invasion and an unreasonable search and seizure, contrary to our rights granted by the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Subsequently, employee drug testing lawsuits have and continue to challenge the legality of drug testing. Should Castulon Corp. establish a drug
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based on his challenge to evidence found during police officers' warrantless search of data stored on his cell phone. The California Court of Appeal, 2013 WL 475242,[->0] affirmed. Second defendant was charged with drug- and weapon-related crimes, and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Stearns, J., 612 F.Supp.2d 104,[->1] denied his motion to suppress evidence found during warrantless search of data stored on his cell phone, and defendant appealed. The United States
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1.Which selection(s) should be taken off? 2.What selection(s) would you consider as your favorite? 3.What else do you think should be included in our selections? 4.Any other activities in addition to online discussions? 5.Do you think the course load is appropriate? 6.Do you think you have written a reasonable number of reader’s responses? 7.Should there be more tests or fewer tests? Are they too difficult, too easy, or should they be kept the same? 8.What is your suggestion of the proportion
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IAH 207 Anthropology- Can mean two things First: The distinction between a human being and an animal Second: What differentiates one group of persons from another group of persons. "Axes of Distinction" Renaissance (16th-17th c.)- Christian vs. non-Christian Religious space/time Enlightenment (18th c.)- Civilized vs. Savage (secular time, progress) 19th Century- Multiple Races (secular space, autochthany) 20th Century- Multiple Cultures (secular space, autochthany)
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This particular drug is targeted at adolescents and young adults. Labels on bath salts have a variety of friendly and catchy phrases that lure this generation in. “The Internet can be a marketplace for bath salts, as plugging the search terms “buy bath salts” into Google, reveals multiple sites that sell bath salts and offer delivery” (Schaller, 2013). Uneducated individuals believe bath salts are less dangerous than cocaine and LSD. However, bath salts are just as severe and many
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reform” (Kennedy School of Government,14). The ASL’s primary organizational unit was reliant on the church chapter, which managed most aspects of the group. From keeping the public informed via literature, to assisting with campaigns and the recruitment of group members. In the beginning, the ASL relied heavily on the public. They joined forces with The Moreau group, a group consisting of “businessmen who hoped to raise productivity by urging the workforce to shun liquor” (Kennedy School of Government
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citizens. This report provides and analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of having this information made public. Additionally, this report includes options individuals have to protect their private information. Last, this report discusses the existence and effectiveness of electronic privacy laws enacted to protect private information. Google is probably the most used search engine on the internet. It is usually the first step used to research private information. Google collects all
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