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- 1421: Is the Criminal Justice System Racially Biased?
- ... of 1986 which caused the principal increase of black populations in prisons. Despite the fact that these programs were implemented at almost the same time; the combined effect of guideline justice and the war on drugs has been disastrous for the poor minority population. We can conclude, although the justice system overcame much of the overt racism that existed before, disproportionate racial disparity still exist. The system purposely adopted policies that ...
- 1422: Social Environment and Its Effect On One's Life
- ... intelligent he is or have any luxury he wants just because of power and wealth. On the flip side, if one were born to a poor family in a bad neighborhood infested with violence and drugs, he would have a much smaller chance of succeeding in life, more especially, going to an upper-class school. It is hard for many poor to go to college because of such high tuition costs ...
- 1423: Domestic Violence
- ... to battering each year. Finally, families in the United States in which domestic violence occurs use doctors eight times more often, visit the emergency room six times more often and use six times more prescription drugs than the general population (Facts About Domestic Violence.) A Socio-Economic Crisis Domestic violence against women is not an individual or family problem. It is an important social issue. Using the Systems Theory as a ...
- 1424: Cults
- ... LaBianca's up and ordered three cult members to execute them. Now the Manson family fled to a remote part of Death Valley in Southern California. There the family stole cars and continued to take drugs. Eventually the Highway Patrol spotted the stolen cars outside and linked them to the murders.
- 1425: Costs and Contributions: The Wave From South of The Border
- ... each year apprehends over 1.3 million aliens at or near the border. Over 90 percent of those apprehended near the border are Mexicans, and some who enter the US legally and illegally are carrying drugs into the US. This influx of illegal immigrants from south of the border has created quite a stir in many places. Is this good that people are coming to the U.S.? What will happen ...
- 1426: Goals and Accomplishing Your Dreams
- ... make good decisions because we are the future. Whether we choose to be drug addicts, alcoholics, or thieves will change the way people treat us and look at us. I know that things such as drugs will only hurt me, and my performance in school. That is why I have made up my mind to never compromise my life or values due to peer pressure. There is only one way for ...
- 1427: Pornography
- Pornography Sexual morality has declined in America today. The immoral life can be seen all around us. We see it in drugs, alcohol, movies, magazines, gangs, teenage pregnancy, pre-marital sex, and society as a whole. A person can walk into almost any convenience store and purchase a magazine depicting naked women. Videos and movies with graphic ...
- 1428: Men and Women
- ... see repeatedly saw her father beat on her mother. She would probably not feel the same as another girl whose father always showed love and caring for her mother. What about a teenager who used drugs as often as he changed his underwear. Would his younger brother, in looking up to him, feel the same as another boy who grew up never seeing an illegal drug before. If family members have ...
- 1429: Child Abuse: An Exposition
- ... Andrew Vachss. "The effect that child abuse has not just on the victims, but on their subsequent victims and on society as a whole, is, in my judgment, far more devastating than the threat of drugs, of political upheaval, of economic disaster, or of environmental destruction... I really think that child abuse is the most significant threat not just to the quality of life in this country, but to life in ...
- 1430: Why Athletes Are Good Role Models
- ... hear about today. The media just covers the athletes that are acting like sports entertainment celebrities. William Bennett, the Bush's administration drug czar, is enlisting pro athletes to help him fight the war on drugs. He assumes that they are held to higher standards of conduct than other people because they serve as role models. Everyone is aware of the role that these athletes have. We should not look at ...
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