United States communities with Hispanic majority populations

There are many controversial issues in the United States criminal justice system. In recent years, the contentious issue of ethnic discrimination has been in the forefront of several trials. There are some individuals who believe that jury nullification should be used by minorities on juries to acquit defendants of color. Jury nullification is defined as a process where a jury acquits a defendant, even though the members of the jury believe the defendant is guilty of the charges. The concept is…

punishment or those who were possessed. In the 1970s, a momentous social movement for the civil rights for mental illness developed with a demand in an array of new services and rights (Mechanic, 2016). Mental health issues were widespread in that a vast majority of all homeless people became mentally ill due to inadequate housing and care. Negative dispositions towards people with dysfunctional behavior lead to a stigmatization of mental illness that led to confinement. Americans threw people…

home of the brave” and “The Melting Pot” are two ways to best describe the United States of America. Our nation is known internationally for endless opportunities and a place to grow into a success story and there is a reason for that. Our system is built to work, but unfortunately some immigrants are taking advantage of the bountiful opportunities our nation offers by coming illegally. Immigration to the United States should be more difficult due to the it’s negative impact on our country and…

Approximately 40% of adults living in the United States have hypertension. Almost half of these adults that have hypertension have unmanaged blood pressure. Hypertension has been termed the “silent killer” because a person may be unaware their blood pressure is elevated. Health care is shifting to place an emphasis on providing education to have a healthier community, as well as primary prevention in efforts to decrease hospital admissions due to hypertensive crisis or further complications…

Gaps Policy Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), efforts to lessen the health disparities among the vulnerable population continue to be made possible. Fitzgerald, Myers, and Clark (2017) referred to the vulnerable population as those that are highly predisposed to complicated health conditions due to multiple existing barriers. In the case of immigrants residing in the United States (US), Artiga and Domico (2017) highlighted their challenges with the new policy reforms and the existing…

Social Disorganization Theory It was 1920 industrial revolution has finally took hold in United States and It was going strong. As the result cities were growing constantly. People that lived in rural arias moved to the cities to look for jobs. Booming cities also brought shiploads of immigrants from Europe looking to escape harsh economic conditions and persecution inflicted upon them. Rapid and constant change of the city of Chicago peaked interests of two researchers looking to make name for…

The cons could result in relationship damage as well as loss of the United States being home of the free and land of the brave. Communication Effectiveness The United States Government, in order to lessen the communication barrier, issued Executive Order 13166, requiring “Federal agencies to examine the services they provide, identify any need for services to those with limited English proficiency (LEP), and develop and implement a system to provide those services so LEP persons can have…

men are created equal and in turn should be afforded equal justice. However, legislation from both the federal and state governments could threaten that very premise. Three strikes sentencing laws seek to break a cycle of recidivism from career criminals, but ensnare minorities and the poor at a disproportionate rate when compared to those not in need and whites in the United States. In order to understand the how these laws affect minorities and the poor it is important to first understand the…

Contributions of immigrants in the United States. Immigrants are being part of this country since early 1800s and till this day they have contribute to forged what is call now United States of America. Today the Hispanic population in the United Sates has grown to almost 20% of our entire population. With African Americans being almost 13%. Despite the competition for jobs, many Irish immigrants supported and became leaders of union efforts, maybe because they…

they are still being brought up in the 2016 presidential election, as well as the young and more advanced political debates throughout the nation. According to Herbert, New York police officers are stopping and frisking specific people, including Hispanics and the black minorities in Bronx and Harlem. He specified that the least amount of people stopped and frisked were white people while they had the most amount of contraband than suspected minority groups (Herbert, 3). This unfair act had…