United States Department of Justice

which interests me the most is the Foreign Service. This is has been a career interest of mine throughout high school and continues to be today. Saying that getting a job in the State Department is hard is a bit of an understatement. After spending months researching others’ endeavors trying to get employed the Department of State, I’ve learned it is one long battle. You are essentially competing with yourself every time. Surprisingly with all the negative experiences of getting hired I’ve…

conflicts between combatant groups or human rights abuses aimed at civilians by state security forces or other armed groups (Iian, 2009). Betty Reardon, member of the Peace Education Commission identified nine areas that represent the central focus of peace education curriculum in the United States. They include conflict resolution, cooperation, non-violence, multicultural understanding, human rights, social justice, world resources and global environment. All of these areas have a cognitive…

experienced at the hands of the Newark Police department. In 2014, nearly 47 years later, riots broke out in Ferguson, Missouri after police fatally shot Michael Brown. Looting and vandalism occurred, leading to the ever growing Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter advocates against racial profiling, racism, and police brutality. Protesters have been able to come together to uphold their role in fighting for human rights and social justice. The cycle of marginalization will continue…

Police brutality has escalated in the United States these past few years from the death of Trayvon Martin all the way to Michael Brown from Ferguson, MO. (Some states are requiring police officers to wear body cameras, and now there is a push for federal law requiring every police officer in the United States to be equipped with a body camera). The reasoning behind this is because body cameras benefit both the police officer and the citizen in many different ways. Some examples of these benefits…

enforcement, and then we will be Describe the internal and external mechanisms that control police discretion. Police culture is the result of history and behavior of the police officer within the force. Before someone could be appointed to the police department they have to be trained, and once they have been trained they will be different from the society especially the ones with the army experience. People who apply to join the force is either want to help the community or want a job, most of…

persecution on Black Americans is not new but with a society revolving around social media and technology in general, the way one stands up to be united against this persecution is changing. The film “13th” named after the 13th amendment that abolished slavery was directed by Ava DuVernay’s. Her objective was to demonstrate how for hundreds of years the American justice system has been serving as a vehicle for racism and the political rhetoric that capitalizes on it. Releasing facts about…

The United States criminal justice system race has been a factor since the system’s beginning. The criminal justice is a system that was “created to keep communities safe, to respect and restore victims and to return offenders who leave prison to be self-sufficient and law-abiding” (DeRoche, 2012). The biggest problem in the United States criminal justice system is not only the offenders, but the criminal justice system itself. Racial discrimination in the criminal justice system “exits when…

Charleston church shooting was one of the biggest massacres and hate crimes. It took place at Emmanuel African Episcopal Church in the United States South Carolina on June 2015. This is one the oldest churches started by African Americans. The shooting, was done by Dylan Roof, a 21-year-old Supremacist, during a prayer service. Nine people died in the process, including the state senator who was also a senior pastor in a church. Dylan Roof was arrested the following morning and he later…

of immigration in American change the way many structures grown and the United State begin to change to accommodate those measures. In the 1880s, the beginning of World War I, a new wave of immigrants from the peasant population of eastern and southern Europe settle in American cities (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). This new movement allowed for whites and African Americans to begin to move to urban areas within the United States. The need to increase…

as one and do away with this sickening behavior. If “differences do not lead to disparities” we should be at peace with one another (Berrios- Thomas). The color of our skin should no longer be a factor that affects how people get treated in the United States. The Black Lives Matter movement is not out to harm people of other races, but “it is our job to actively engage in movements to support people of color and work to end oppression”…