A controversial criminal justice program has been called “stop and frisk.” The New York City, New York program has been the one predominantly in the news (New York Civil Liberties Union, 2014). However, programs that target minorities for profiling by law enforcement officers (LEOs) actually occur throughout the United States....
It has been said that Shakespeare was a feminist, and on the surface, the thought may seem plausible, though a closer look at the female characters present within “Othello” reveals a different story. Desdemona, one of Shakespeare’s war brides, so categorized because she is “a woman who marries a serviceman...
How do historical experiences of the racial and ethnic groups in the US compare: Native Americans, African Americans, Chicanos, Asian Americans, European Americans, and Jewish Americans? A racial group can be defined as a social group that has been distinguished by some inherited physical characteristics. Similarly, ethnic groups can be...
The history of racial profiling dates back into decades, when the first ideas of crime and its relation to race and ethnicity started to emerge. Today, racial profiling remains one of the most problematic aspects in police work. Despite the growing wave of opposition to racial profiling, it is wrong...
Racial profiling is generally defined as the practice by law enforcement personnel of targeting certain individuals because of their race, as opposed to their behavior or actions. These personal characteristics may include beyond race, ethnicity, religion, and/or national origin, and use of these factors by law enforcement personnel, to any...
The fundamental viewpoint of racial discrimination is that people are likely to be grouped into various categories that are centered according to their behaviors, financial and political accomplishment of other people existing within some set of people. However, according to the several types of research that have been carried out...
Women obtaining their rights has been a long and continuous slow burn over the course of the world, specifically in the United States. From no longer being considered as property in marriages to having the right to vote to obtaining the right to make decisions for their reproductive health, women...
Laramie is in Wyoming and it is a beautiful small town where the resident is friendly. They still have a pleased life until an appalling crime happened. On October 7, 1990, the victim, Matthew Shepard, was found in Laramie. It is not just a simplex homicide case but also related...
Identity is a complex intermingling of many different factors. This is especially true in the context of racial identity, which although a part of identity in general, also represents its own set of challenges. Not only do individual people struggle with recognizing their own identity, but larger cultures do as...
