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Race, Culture and Public Safety
How have this week's readings challenged your own beliefs about race and culture and its relevance to the construction of public safety in America? What had a particular impact on your ideas about emerging safety issues? These can be negative as well as positive comments. Also, consider ethnicity.
Police officers often find themselves torn between two competing needs. On one hand, they must serve the laws of the land and obey the U.S. Constitution. This means that they cannot conduct illegal searches and seizures based upon an individual's nation of origin or race. On the other hand, profiling is endemic to the profession of law enforcement. Anecdotally, there is a great deal of evidence that police officers are only human and are subject to the same racial prejudices as other Americans. Of course, part of the duty of an officer is to rise above these gut feelings. But there is an institutionalized acceptance of profiling within law enforcement, based upon suspect profiles.
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The FBI and other law enforcement offices may engage in psychological profiling of suspects that involves racial categorization, when confronted with a crime with few leads. The idea that, based upon statistical evidence, that most serial killers are male and Caucasian is a 'profile' just as much as a terrorist action perpetuated by a member of Al Qaida is statistically more likely to be perpetrated by an individual of a particular ethnic extraction.
However, there are many arguments against the use of racial profiling. First and foremost, it is necessary to have community participation in policing efforts. Members of historically-discriminated against groups living in high crime areas will be less likely to participate in neighborhood watches, for example, if there is a sense that they may be stopped simply for a 'DWB' -- 'Driving While Black' offense. Evidence that is gathered illegally not based upon good faith but upon prejudice is…
controversial issue debate Public Safety vs. Civil Rights. Prepare a word paper cultural diversity race relate public safety efforts law enforcement security services The debate over the confrontation between public safety and civil rights is nowadays considered a subject that may take the headlines in most newspapers and news television channels. This is largely due to the fact that more and more cases of abuse or racial discontent are placed
Public Sector Unions Public-Sector Unions in United States HISTORY OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS COSTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS OVER THEIR BENEFITS DEMOGRAPHICS OF LABOR IN AMERICA EDGE OF PUBLIC-SECTOR UNIONS OVER PRIVATE ONES THE HIDDEN COSTS OF PUBLIC UNIONS THE DISTORTION OF DEMOCRATIC POLITICS STATE UNIONS VS. FEDERAL UNIONS THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONIZATION HISTORY OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS Labor unions are seen as the representatives of the labor employed in our industries and are known as the advocates of
S. General Accounting Office (GAO) estimates' in 1991 stated that nearly 30% of those incarcerated had used drugs daily in the month before committing the offense for which they were in prison. By the year 2003 there were approximately 6.9 million individuals either on probation, in mail, or in prison which equals 32% of all U.S. adults residents or 1 out of every 32 adults. (U.S. Bureau of Justice Corrections
Race and Gender Discrimination Multicultural Diversity Sex Discrimination Age Discrimination This paper discusses literature regarding the Equal Employment Opportunity Act which helps protect both applicants and employees from being discriminated against on the basis of their race, religion, age, sex, gender or disabilities. It also discusses and explores the roles of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which is a federal agency that investigates and enforces the laws that were enacted from the EEOA. This
Public School Safety; SandyHook Case Analysis Following the 'Sandy Hook School Incident', several different procedures and practices have been adopted by public schools in order to promote student and staff safety. Principals of public schools were questioned, in the School Survey on Crime and Safety, concerning the adoption of procedures and measures for protection and safety in their schools. Some practices such as like locked or guarded gates and doors are
Sooner than expected, the place became populated with variation of races - natives and whites. The place, now called as the New Brooklyn has the following characteristics (Hampson, 2003 pp 14): Big area which can accommodate more or less 100,000 residents The population is fast growing, with a 110% growth rate The populace are racially and ethnically diverse These characteristics of the area provided positive and negative impact to the people living in it.