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In the year of 1965 in the city of Watts the horrid event of the Watt’s Riot unleashed itself form August 11th to 17th were there were a serious of outbreaks of looting and property damage which then caused authoritative figures, such as policemen, to come into the scene to reunify the city. At least that is what the general public would tend to believe. Reporter of Times writes in his journal and explains other wise, “..reporters struggled to comprehend a threat to their city from the sort of…

Where did the Future Go The future that humans want is in jeopardy, the problem is not human. Artificial intelligence(AI) has been on the planet for about 75 years. The first AI was created to solve complex math and science problems. Humans just keep making AI smarter and smarter, they are now smarter than humans. The question is, who will be superior in the future humans or the AIs. Over the time since the AI was invented until now, AI has changed the world and continue to change it. AI…

Being and older student with an established carreer, I was a little unsure on where to conduct my service learning project. In the class syllabus it states that the pupose of the service learning project is: “To connect course materials to policies and practices implemented through agencies to serve victims and survivors of interpersonal and power based violence. It is designed to encourage critical evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches to serving victims of…

History that is still affecting the world today. Racism and how it still causes so many side effects to the world, and the people who reside in it. How though? Well, everyday we constantly profile everyone around us. Either it being their looks, actions, sex, and even race. It is sad to think how people can just judge someone just by the color of their skin. Though it seems we all may look different, we are all definitely one and the same! Many centires ago, we constantly fought with one another…

Police officers assigned to schools are called SROs, School Resource Officers. The 2013 Congressional Research Service report says SROs enforce laws on campus and act as a “problem-solver and liaison” to prevent local crime and teach students to avoid becoming crime victims (Botelho and Ellis ). Recently there has been controversy over whether it is appropriate for SROs to be in the classroom setting. SROs are needed in schools to protect students and make schools a safe place. By enforcing…

The perception created by the media after some sensational deaths, is that police use an unnecessary amount of force on civilians. However, most of the force used by police is legitimately needed. Police have little time to assess and react in very serious situations. The men and women who are police officers are well-trained professionals. All police officers, with some unfortunate exceptions, have procedural manuals that they strictly follow when using force on civilians. Most of the…

In today’s society being a police officer is more difficult and dangerous than it has ever been before. An officer has many duties and they consist of enforcing the laws while making sure not to infringe on a person’s property or life. Officers are forced to make many split second decisions and when they don’t react correctly the media heavily scrutinizes them. This causes the community to mistrust its officers and can lead to a bad relationship between both parties. Along with the stresses of…

There is an undeniable complexity with how the public view police actions, and thus their legitimacy and authority (Harkin 2015). Tankebe (2012) identifies that legitimacy may easily be misunderstood for fear of the police and a sense of powerlessness which amounts to the public’s obedience. This obedience is understood as a result of the authority that the police maintain as a law enforcement agency. In saying that, many police officers have recongised that when force is used, their authority…

Differences in the application, severity, and outcome of police interactions with people of color, most notably Black Americans, has a longstanding history in the United States. While arguably multi-layered and morphic, the context and character of policing towards both individual people and communities of color, has been undeniably disparate. The disparity has become such commonplace knowledge not just domestically but also on the global stage as evidenced by the United Nations’ Human Rights…

Police officers play a substantial role each and every day, allowing them to be key factors into keeping the community safe day in and day out. Many do not realize just how important police officers really are, and how not only tough but also demanding their job is. Everyday officers are faced with dangerous, frustrating, and heartbreaking situations. Therefore, once given the opportunity to interview a member of Law Enforcement, my initial response was to interview one of The Fitchburg Police…