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The Central Park Five The Central Park Five is a documentary that tells the story of five teenage boys who were accused of brutally raping, and beating a woman in New York City's Central Park. The five boys accused are Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, and Korey Wise. This film contains many opinions from journalists and reporters who provide a deeper understanding of why these five victims were innocent. The filmmakers convince me through the use of pathos,…

Dr Laura Huey from the University of Western Ontario, Canada stated during a seminar at DUT that in order to fight the war against whoonga, it is important for the community of Durban to understand the unique features of the local drug markets and its players. Dr Laura then went onto explaining that drugs are not a police problem, but have been made into a police problem. It is in fact a social problem with social causes and social consequences, which the police are now held responsible for. In…

things about women in policing like: the first female woman police officer that could arrest in the United States, challenges for women in policing, and the role of women in policing today. Women policing is a female member of a police force or body. Those are just a little important evidence that you can use if you are interested. You can search more titles if you want to know more about women policing. The first female police officer in the U.S. with arrest powers was Alice Stebbins. She…

It’s no secret that Police Officers have one of the most stressful and worrisome job in the world. This is a profession that requires to master both cognitive thinking and physical ability on top of the daily changing social pressures that every officer has to deal with on a day to day basis especially in today’s watchful political eye. Members of the police are expected to not only be perfect law abiding citizens both on and off duty but they are also expected to be supermen with an absolute…

Rights and equality for any race, gender, or wealth class defines social justice. Three short stories that symbolize social justice are “Saboteur,” “A Worn Path,” and “The Lesson.” In the story “Saboteur” the antagonist is a police officer who treats the protagonist unjustly. The social justice issue being portrayed is inequality. In contrast, “A Worn Path” is a story of an elderly African-American woman who is on a quest. While on her quest, racism is illustrated as the social issue. Lastly…

Strangers are simply friends, we haven’t met yet. Strangers are dangerous. Strangers are strange. To someone I am a stranger, and to me you’re a stranger. We may become friends, or we may continue to walk different paths the rest of this lifetime. This could be down to luck, destiny, or our own life planning. Due to frequent déjàvu episodes I sign onto the internet to ferret out information. According to the medical websites, this could be the sign that a mental illness is about to present…

INTRODUCTION Have you ever observed the interaction of two people and based on their body language you arrived at the conclusion that they may have been divorced for a year, remarried two years later, and on the verge of another divorce? Ok, that may be a little too detailed and you have keen observation skills, but what about observing one individual? These are some of the times that we bring out our Sociological Imagination which is the ability to see our personal lives in the context of the…

Brutality is the use of excessive force put upon a person that was not necessarily needed. For an example, there are people who are committing crimes and violating the law, but yet whenever they get caught or something happens to them they say that the officer used wrongful force towards them. There are so many different situations in which no one knows what really happened. Also, the media takes a toll on the situations and make them out to be more than what they really were. Nobody can really…

vigil was being held in his name. Soon after the vigil, people turned to violence to express their emotions regarding this event. Many witnesses reported seeing people vandalize police cars and kick in windows of shops. In certain areas of the city, officers had blockades to prevent people from entering, and tear gas was reportedly being used by the police in other areas. This is what is known as the Ferguson Unrest. There has been three major waves of these riots and protests, which are…

A police officer is an official of the law whose highest duty is to protect and serve the citizens of the United States of America. There are many different areas of work within the Criminal Justice field, but one of the most challenging, and essential jobs, are those performed by police officers. According to www.criminaljusticeusa.com, a police officer, or law enforcement officer, has duties that include but are not limited to: patrolling, emergency response, making arrests, issuing citations,…