protection of minorities. The United States constitution does a great job of protecting this right. By ensuring the factions that are present in American government are controlled‚ the United States Constitution is ensuring that there cannot be a tyranny of the majority. One way the United States Constitution protects the rights of minorities is through the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects the basic rights of the American people. Protecting the right to protest allows minority groups‚ such
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Jail and Prison CJA/204 Jail and Prison The judicial system has a way of punishing criminals in such a way that will remove them from visual daily contact with society. The punishment is in the form of imprisonment‚ jail or prison. This paper will discuss the four types of prisons and explain the concept of prison as a total institution. Jails can play an important role in the criminal justice system‚ in which will also be discussed. The paper will also study the role of community based
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Life in Prison Willie Lee Clark University of Phoenix Institutional and Community Corrections CJA383 Sherri Webster April 25‚ 2011 Life in Prison Prison life in most society is not considered a life worth mentioning. When a person decides to break the law and take up a life of crime‚ he or she should be aware of certain circumstances that lie ahead. When individuals break the law in our society‚ the pathway to a life in jail or prison is almost certain. Life simple freedom that most
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Minority Police Brutality in Major Cities of the United States Since the first state-sponsored police forces in the U.S. racial discrimination in police forces has been a characteristic of the American landscape. Racial profiling and police brutality have their roots in enforcement of slave codes‚ black codes‚ and Jim Crow Segregation laws. We Charge Genocide‚ a petition submitted to the UN by the Civil Rights Congress in 1951‚ documented thousands of incidents of police violence against African
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The United States Penitentiary (USP)‚ Leavenworth‚ was the largest maximum security federal prison in the United States from 1903 until 2005. It became a medium security prison in 2005. It is located in Leavenworth‚ Kansas. It is an all-male‚ medium-security facility committed to carrying out the judgments of the Federal Courts. Leavenworth is one of three first generation United States Penitentiaries built in the early 1900s. The other two were Atlanta and McNeil Island(although McNeil dates
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Research gather by the Journal “Impacts of “three Strikes and You’re Out” on Crime Trends in California and Throughout the United States” shows that the Three Strikes law may not have such a large impact on the reduction of crime. In fact‚ the effects of this policy may not even come from the incarceration of third strikers‚ but from its deterrent effect. Statistics gathered in the years shortly after the law was implemented showed that California had a “20.2% total crime drop and the 13.8% decline
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Life inside the prison system usually includes two prisoners in an 8 by 10 foot room where they spend up to 23 hours a day for months‚ years‚ or decades. The isolation of the four grey walls are meant so that the prisoners will one day seek contemplation and remorse for their crimes. Although in reality most convicted felons tend to commit another crime after being released from prison. An article titled‚ “After committing a crime‚ guilt and shame predict re-offense” explains how‚ “Within three years
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Corrections Trend Evaluation Daysha Hopkins CJA-394 May 7‚ 2012 Hector Garcia Ed. D Abstract Throughout the United States‚ there are many correctional facilities that house thousands of inmates. Individuals who work within these facilities have a tough job in maintaining the prison facility and the inmates. Correctional officers are called the front line workers and are responsible for looking after the inmates. The officers who work for the correctional facility deal with issues that may
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life has improved for most Americans over the past few decades. However‚ good health is usually associated with an individual’s economic status‚ demographics‚ and ethnicity. It should be no surprise that minorities in the United States receive unequal treatment from the healthcare system. On the contrary‚ it is well known that many illegal immigrants are able to obtain free medical services as soon as they enter this country. This essay will analyze the many disparities in the healthcare system
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many ideas and assumptions surrounding how the “model minority”‚ or the Chinese in America came to be. Coined in 1966 by sociologist William Peterson‚ the term "model minority" was first articulated in an article entitled "Success Story: Japanese American Style" in the New York Times (Peterson‚ 1966). The immigration of the Chinese to America and how they became the model minority in an age of discrimination while surpassing African Americans is worth learning. I feel it’s important to review the
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