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Police in the Political Era
During the political era of 1830 to 1900 any male could become a police officer and many wanted the job as it paid more than most blue collar jobs. No formal education was needed, nor did it matter if the applicant had a criminal record. Instead, candidates were hired based on their political connections. Oftentimes, police officers were fired after an election and with such a high turnover rate, there was no possibility that police
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Therories of Police Work
There are three organizational theories that explain the organizational structures and operational plan of policing. The first theory is the contingency theory, the second one is the institutional theory, and lastly there is the resource dependency theory. The contingency theories is based on the premise that organizations are created and built in order to reach certain goals, such as crime prevention or crime control, depending on what areas of crime prevention need the most attention.
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American History
The history of the Americas is the collective history of the American landmass, which includes North and South America, as well as Central America and the Caribbean. It begins with people migrating to these areas from Asia during the height of an Ice Age. These groups are generally believed to have been isolated from peoples of the "Old World" until the coming of Europeans in the 10th and 15th centuries. The ancestors of today's American
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Ap Us History Paper on the Treatment of Indians by the French
The statement, "European Colonists generally viewed the Native Americans as inferior people, who could be exploited for the benefit of the colonies" is most likely valid. It is apparent in Columbus' log that he wanted the royalty in England to believe that he was treating the Indians fairly and doing them no harm. Francisco Coronado was also an explorer of the America's around the same time period; his claim to the royalty back in Europe
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History Exam Freshman
Chapter 5: Trojan War * Mycenaeans, remembered for their part in the war 1250 B.c. Rivalry between Mycenae and Troy Legend says it because the Trojan Prince kidnapped Helen... Mycenaeans sailed to Troy to rescue her 10 year battle Greeks defeated Troy and burned the city to the ground Heinrich Schliemann - proved the Trojan War was an actual event Homer Wrote the Lliad and the Odyssey They gave us what we know about life
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A Brief History of the Development of the Birth Control Pill and Its Impact on the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1960's
Shavonda Bethly US History November 11, 2008 Final Paper The Pill A Brief History of the Development of the Birth Control Pill and its Impact on the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1960's "The first right of every child is to be wanted, to be desired, to be planned with an intensity of love that gives it its title to being." -Margaret Sanger These words reflect the deeply held beliefs of Margaret Sanger that women
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Verdict of History
Andrew Morris The Verdict of History At the moment of its charter on January 19, 1946, the International Military Tribunal Far East was held to be the second half of the trials that would establish the legal basis for lasting world peace. However, the Tokyo Trials failed to render the same moral judgment as the Nuremberg Trials. Both were based solidly in ex post facto law and victor's justice, but the politically charged motives present
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The History of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Abstract This paper is to give the reader a brief overview of the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The paper should enlighten the reader as to how the ADA began, first as a movement and through time became a law. This law would cover many people who have impairments in the workplace as well as customer access to buildings. We will cover the area of employment, highlight what it is to be disabled
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History of the Study of Organizational Behavior: Individual Work Motivation
History of the Study of Organizational Behavior: Individual Work Motivation Maintaining a strong and motivated workforce is a big issue that many employers are now facing. The effects of September 11, 2001 have changed the way Americans work and the way corporations conduct business. Many employees prior to the event had very little to fear regarding their employment. Peoples savings were safe and retirement was something that was attainable by any hard working American. Since
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History Case
1. About indigenous woman and Pocahontas,background 2. How does history and past or current federal indian policies impact the life/life work of the Pocahontas( colonization, racism, heteropatriarchy, intersectionality) 3. Explore Pocahontas about their connection to homeland and tribal/urban specific issue.< relevant to 1> 4. How did the Pocahontas address challenges/issue( resisstance/resilience) 5. Explore an analysis that includes consideration specifically of (colonizarion/racism) the pocahontas's work/life 6. Analysis of current trends, major spokesperson @leaders Indigenous feminist theoretical
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Review for Ap Us History
Terms Definitions Imperialism- A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, religiously and/or economically. Jingoism- extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy Yellow Journalism sensational, biased and often false journalism. helped fuel desire for the Sp-Am War The Anti-Imperialist League organization that fought the McKinley administration's expansionist moves; included the presidents of Stanford and Harvard Universities, and novelist Mark Twain, Gompers, Carnegie, Jane Addams, and W
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History Case
3. One of the interesting things that I found in the museum was the railcar. It impacted me so much, as we were allowed to go inside the railcar and I was inside of the railcar, I just couldn't believe that they would have up to 200+ people trapped in here for days without any food, water. What I also found interesting was that as you were walking up to the railcar there's a concrete
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History of Education and Educational Reforms in Peru in the 20th Century
History of education and educational reforms in Peru in the 20th century In the twentieth century Peru had three main educational reform processes: - The civil educative reform; - The educative reform during the government of Juan Velasco Alvarado; - Neoliberal educative reform during the government of Fujimori. The civil educative reform. This reform represents the civilian victory on the area of education in 1920. It was preceded by a debate between Alexander Deustua and
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History Case
today there are many ways that we live we must begin to understand our place in society so that we can begin to take our place in it there are so many things that we need to know so that we can function properly. I am not sure some times of what some people think makes them a productive person in our society because sometimes I feel that they may just give up. On there
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Abortion History
Here is a scenario, you're a married female and you're pregnant. You go for your monthly check up and you find out your child has a life-threatening genetic disorder. The doctor tells you that your baby will not live past five, and every day of his or her life would be spent in pain. What would you do? Would you have an abortion, or let that poor child suffer? Now imagine you're a fifteen year
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Severe Child Abuse: A Study of Cases Reported to the Police
In the article Severe Child Abuse: A study of Cases Reported to the Police it begins out talking about different statistics between the United States and Sweden. When comparing the two places researchers found that child abuse in the United States is noticeably higher than in Sweden. While the U.S. is 79.2% Sweden is only 51.3%. Although child abuse is lower in Sweden, severe child abuse is now a growing problem within this time period.
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Eric Foner and History - Us Constitution
Siovan El-Amin Hist 1302-2431 Prof. Sinclair May 12, 2011 Eric Foner seeks to prove that throughout history a great injustice has been made in account to certain historical events. Foner wants to show how our past can influence our present. He wants one to understand that your connection with history is can in turn sway your understanding of the future. He states that "We as people have long been obsessed with definitions of Americanness" thus
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American History
AN ERA OF CHANGE To many, Puritan suggests grim judgmentalism. Though Puritanism lost its hold on American thought within 200 years, it has been more central in American life more than commonly supposed. The Puritan view of life: the work ethic, the goal-centeredness, and the subservience of pleasure to duty has survived. Two Puritan themes in literature: 1. They believed in the country's role as an idealistic leader and practical innovator. Puritans set high goals
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History Case
Instructions: Below are lists of questions for the three books that are not textbooks for the class. Under the title, there will be further instructions regarding the required number of questions that you will need to answer to be eligible for full credit. Please note that if the question has multiple parts, you need to answer all of those parts. Please include page numbers for each answer in parentheses at the end. Also, please answer
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A Look at Nigeria: History, Health Care, and the People
Nigeria is a country in sub-Sahara Africa (south of the Sahara), located next to the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa and bordered by the countries of Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and The Republic of Benin (Infoplease.com, 2008 & Wikipedia, 2010). Composed of thirty-six states, Nigeria can be compared to twice the size of California. With a population of approximately 140 million people, it is the most populated country in Africa and the tenth most populous
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Art History
The painting by Salvador Dali, Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (premonition of the civil war) is a great example of surrealism. Surrealism started in the early 1920s and is defined as the principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery and effects in art. When viewing this work of art, the viewer sees an unrealistic world with a monster as the focal point tearing itself apart. Relatively around the same time period, Henri
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Background and History of Germany Holland & France Leadership
Background and History of Germany Today, Germany is a very powerful Country and is a major player in world foreign affairs. It has an estimated population of 80.8 million people, with the largest population in the European Union. However it has taken Germany many years to reform their nation. After world war one the value of Germany's currency dropped significantly. Germany accepted defeat after a four year bloody battle with an estimated 1.6 million German
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Where Has Black History Gone?
Black history can be defined from different individuals stand points. It's a portion of history that many say maybe extinguished from time. Over time African American history seems to have been shown in a more negative than positive light. A lot of the history that has shown the culture of African American is a positive has been overshadowed or some say forgotten. The history of African Americans gets portrayed in different views throughout the media.
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History Case
i just like to cheat on my homework assignments! hahahhahahaha and this whole thing is just so that i can get an A in this one class that im failing and if i pass the paper, the i pass the class, then i pass the school year, and then i get to go to a nice colledge where there is nice and pretty people and not where it is ugly and where im gonna be
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History of Abortion
Here is a scenario, you're a married female and you're pregnant. You go for your monthly check up and you find out your child has a life-threatening genetic disorder. The doctor tells you that your baby will not live past five, and every day of his or her life would be spent in pain. What would you do? Would you have an abortion, or let that poor child suffer? Now imagine you're a fifteen year
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