Letter From Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Background - In the spring of 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and his organization‚ the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)‚ targeted Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ with a series of peaceful demonstrations aimed at the ending segregation. The police reacted violently with attack dogs and high-pressure fire hoses. Hundreds of protesters‚ including King‚ were jailed. At first‚ King was criticized for taking on Birmingham; eight white
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Barrio Azteca gang was started in 1986 by five street gang members from El Paso‚ Texas. The Barrio Azteca was formed to unite El Paso street gang members who had been incarcerated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Barrio Azteca had grown from with 35 members and now consists of over 1‚000 members‚ (Barrio ‚n.d.).. The Barrio Azteca has a very high tendency for violence being responsible for 6 murders in the El Paso County Jail. Aztecas have served as enforcers‚ smugglers and foot
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Because I assumed he was a criminal‚ I also made the assumption that the police officers who came after‚ were in pursuit of him. As a result of believing that he is a criminal and was desperately running away from law enforcement‚ I assumed he must have done something wrong. At the same time‚ I felt the urge to protect him. Perhaps I’m just jaded towards the justice system and especially police officers‚ but I also felt as if the man was in trouble
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RUNNING HEAD: The 50 Years’ War The 50 Years’ War Shain Ellison Thomas ABSTRACT Since its creation in 1948‚ the state of Israel has been on a constant state of war against those who wish to see it destroyed and its people annihilated. The creation of the state of Israel was the culmniation of centuries of struggle and persecution on the part of the Jews to have or to reclaim their homeland in Palestine which they firmly believed with total conviction was promised to them by God‚ “Go forth
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cafeteria‚ yard‚ and programs. The new prison will be a maximum prison and will contain all prisoners that are serving 5 years to life sentences. In this proposal‚ I will define the programs that the prison will obtain and all necessary actions required to move forward in this transaction. The new prison policy will determine if the same policies should remain or if changes should be made. The new prison will not only accommodate inmates but the safety of correctional officers and visitors. All
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Theorists/Researchers Beccaria Crime occurs when the benefits outweigh the costs—when people pursue self-interest in the absence of effective punishments. Crime is a freewilled choice. See also deterrence‚ rational choice. Cric if reinforced. When criminal subcultures exist‚ then many individuals can learn to commit crime in one location and crime rates—including violence— may become very high. The gap between the American Dream’s goal of economic success and the opportunity to obtain this goal creates
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working in the correction’s profession‚ not only do the correction officers need to be sure that criminals stay safe and are able to pay their debt to society‚ they also are responsible for the rehabilitation of the inmates. Once inmates are released from prison they may also have to serve probation or parole as part of their sentencing. Probation or parole is determined on the person’s background such as criminal history‚ family background‚ education‚ and mental health. For example if someone is released
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prisons. Rather than the cohesive subculture found in the men’s prisons‚ the women’s prisons have small‚ intimate family type groups that are centered around homosexual relationships that tended to their affectionless starvation. Women tend to break down over stress more than men do‚ which drives them to hurt themselves and make suicide attempts. Women also tend to group up as social. I don’t believe that there is a better solution to prisoner background classification. Their backgrounds are already thoroughly
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Ghana 50 Years On Assess whether life in Ghana is improving and what issues it faces for the future Speaking for the Ghanaian Government; Frank Agyekum‚ ‘Ghana has done well’ he says. ‘Ghana is a thriving democracy with a stable economy’ he claims. ‘Kids got to school and are fed’‚ but the crowd does not agree. A graduate‚ Samuel Ablakwa‚ explains that children are ‘still on the streets hawking’ and people have to pay for uniforms and textbooks. He also contests prosperity saying ‘I’m still carrying
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Changing nature of family over the last 50 years.- In many industrialized countries‚ people are increasingly turning away from traditional family patterns. They are adopting new roles for family members and various kinds of family structures. Many of these changes reflect scientific‚ economic‚ and social developments and changing attitudes. For example‚ modern birth control methods enable couples to limit the size of their family and to space their children. Many young people are postponing marriageand
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