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    It was a chilly Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium and the Kansas City Chiefs were playing the San Diego Chargers. The air smelled of hot dogs and sweat. My grandpa and I were sitting nine rows back on the 50 yard line‚ Chiefs’ side. There were punters‚ kickers‚ running backs‚ and wide receivers of both teams warming up on the field‚ and with kickoff nearing‚ my grandpa and I started getting anxious.With me being younger‚ I had just gotten done contemplating on whether or not to go to the game

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    If I was the Police Chief in Kansas City during the experiment‚ I would make long lasting changes in preventative patrol verses random patrol for many reasons. One very important reason is if I had my secretary send out surveys to a random selection of people within the community‚ this effort could determine how satisfied the citizens are with the service of the Kansas City Police Department (KPD) (Cordner‚ 2016). Due to the fact that most people do not like to bother with surveys‚ I would insert

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    Kansas V. Cheever Karina Garcia CJ 400 Constitutional Law Judge Sue Kurita May 8‚ 2014 Abstract In today’s society‚ the death penalty is still a very controversial topic on its own however‚ add the possibility of a Fifth Amendment violation makes it worse. For the people in the State of Kansas‚ it something for significant since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1994. The case of Kansas V. Cheever involves just that‚ the sentence of death for a man accused of killing a Kansas Sherriff

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    Kansas City Hyatt Walkway Collapse Introduction The Hyatt Regency Hotel was built in Kansas City‚ Missouri in 1978. This hotel consisted of a 40-story hotel tower and conference facilities‚ which were connected by an open concept atrium. Inside the atrium‚ there were three walkways that connected the hotel to the conference facilities on the second‚ third‚ and fourth floors. The atrium was 145 feet long‚ 117 feet wide and 50 feet high. On July 17‚ 1981‚ approximately 2‚000 people had gathered

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    This is one of the few experiments that has ever been completed that relates to policing. This particular experiment has never been attempted before. The Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment occurred during 1972 to 1973. The Kansas City Police Department in Missouri was evaluated by the Police Foundation. This experiment tested to see if the presence of police offers in marked cars would reduce crimes. This experiment produced many questions. Would people notice the police patrol and crime

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    “Breaking: student fatally shoots herself in Kansas City high school.” I stare at my phone screen‚ horrified. I know kids who attend that school. How could this happen? The headline glares back at me as I tentatively tap the link to the news website. My thumb trembles as I slowly scroll through the article. “The student committed suicide during school hours‚ as students and faculty heard a single gunshot around 7:50 a.m. The student was later found dead with the gun in a school restroom.” Shudders

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    The role of leadership that is incorporated in the Kansas City Police Department SWAT team varies from each situation. There was a leader in the unethical actions by the three men and then there were others who were higher ranked‚ who were unaware of the unethical actions by the three men‚ but once they were made aware of the bad behavior they pursued doing a stake out to find what was going on and who it was behaving unethically. During training to become a police officer people have to go through

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    Maria Alvarez 1369152 The Kansas City Zephyrs The five areas under dispute between baseball owners and players are: 1. Roster depreciation 2. Current roster salary 3. Amortization of signing bonuses 4. Non roster guaranteed contract expense 5. Stadium operations Who is right? 1. Roster depreciation: The owners The owners capitalized and amortized 50% of the purchase price over six years because that is the maximum percentage allowed by the Internal Revenue Code

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    The view of Kansas changed greatly between the Kansas and Nebraska Act and the time the Wizard of Oz was written. In 1854‚ after Kansas was made a territory open to settlement‚ many people flocked to it to claim the new land available as it seemed like a beautiful place to live as well as a place full of opportunity. People were attracted to Kansas as the fertile soil‚ plentiful land‚ and heavy rainfall led farmers to becoming successful at growing crops. Eventually‚ life in Kansas would prove dull

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    Kansas City Zephrys Baseball Club‚ Inc. Case Study Kansas City Zephrys Baseball Club‚ Inc. Case Study Issue: The PBPA believes the OPC should share with the baseball players the profits of the major league baseball teams Who is right? & Why? Roster depreciation Regarding roster depreciation‚ I would agree with the PBPA lawyer‚ Mr. Hanrahan‚ that depreciation expense should not be included in the income statement of the team since there are no plans on selling the equipment‚ only plans of sharing

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