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    Public Opinion of Police by Different Ethnic Groups XXXXXXXXX CJA 344 March 24‚ 2014 Benjamin Harm Public Opinion of Police by Different Ethnic Groups Introduction Cooperation from members of the public is important in order for police officers to effectively fight crime within the community. In order to obtain cooperation from members of the public‚ police officers must gain their trust and confidence. It has been known that African Americans and Hispanics have lower levels of trust and

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    colonial America in the 17th & 18th centuries. There were 13 colonies all with different purposes. Many colonists came to America to flee religious persecution in England or to find work in the colonies. By 1750 more than one million people were living in the thirteen colonies. It seems that the colonies were finally progressing from disease and feudal warfare with the Native Americans. The colonies also were beginning to show diverse groups of people. Many came to America due to war in their countries

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    PATTERNS OF SOCIAL AND ETHNIC RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION AMONG SOCIAL GROUPS & ETHNIC MINORITIES Residential segregation can be explained as special appearance of social inequality‚ unequal distribution of social‚ ethnic‚ etc. groups. The spatial objective reflection of the complicated system of social relation can interpret the socio-economic structure of the city‚ and the allocation of different social groups. Appears in space in segregation curve where higher and lower social classes are much different

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    The Southern Colonies and their Social Groups To the immigrants‚ the colonization of the south was a chance to have religious freedom‚ to find gold and to have good trade. For some it was a getaway from the debt that they had collected over the years as well for the poor. The south was established in the year of 1607 by Virginia. It was soon followed by Maryland‚ the Carolinas and Georgia. From these opportunities‚ three social groups were created. These were the Great Planters‚ Yeoman farmers

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    were two colonies with England settlers‚ these colonies were very different. New England economy was base on growing crops and livestock‚ unlike the Chesapeake who depended greatly on the king of England for economic support. The New England colony who came to the new world for religious freedom practiced Christianity. On the other hand Chesapeake colony was mostly from the Anglelican church who at the time were actually a ruling government and religion was not important. Although both colonies would

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    Ethnic and the Police Paper Rozlynn Jordan McNeal University of Phoenix June 5‚ 2013 CJA/344 Ken Jones‚ Facilitator Public Opinion of Police by Different Ethnic Group In the eyes of the beholder‚ do you see what I see! Down though the years there has always been tension and an on and off relationship between the community they serve and law enforcement agencies. And as with any relationship between two people there are misunderstanding‚ break-up and disagreements and the same is

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    As we know‚ there are many ethnic group in Indonesia. They are our valuable heritage. One of them is Toraja ethnic in South Sulawesi. The word toraja comes from the Bugis language’s to riaja‚ meaning "people of the uplands". The Dutch colonial government named the people Toraja in 1909. Torajans are renowned for their elaborate funeral rites‚ burial sites carved into rocky cliffs‚ massive peaked roof traditional houses known as tongkonan‚ and colorful wood carvings. Toraja funeral rites are important

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    Racial and ethnic groups ETH 125 Racial and ethnic groups Habeeb Akande (2013) said “Religious discrimination is not like racial discrimination. One you choose for yourself‚ the other God chose for you”. When a person is born into a group‚ like Hispanic‚ they make no choice. When a person joins a religion‚ like Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ it is by choice. Some people are brought to a religion by family‚ but at some point they make a choice to stay‚ or not to stay‚ involved. Whether it is religious

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    Geography was the primary factor and played an important role in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America. In some areas‚ the geography influenced the living and farming conditions for the better‚ and for some areas‚ for the worse. The Southern colonies’ geography was well-suited to farming. It was warm year round and provided a great place to produce cotton‚ indigo‚ rice‚ and many other crops. However they had few natural harbors. Opposite the North had thin rocky soil

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    The thirteen colonies that became the USA were originally colonies of Great Britain. By the time the American Revolution took place‚ the citizens of these colonies were beginning to get tired of the British rule. Rebellion and discontent were rampant. For those people who see the change in the American government and society a real Revolution‚ the Revolution is essentially an economic one. The main reason the colonies started rebelling against ’mother England’ was the taxation issue. The colonies

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