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In today’s society it is essential to understand the difference between disparity and discrimination. There are numerous people who still believe that the world is prejudice. This paper will compare and contrast disparity and discrimination. The paper will give examples of both and there relation to the criminal justice system. Disparity VS Discrimination “The word discrimination comes from the Latin "discriminare", which means to "distinguish between". To discriminate socially is to make a distinction

and homicide charges showing a relationship connection between the two convictions. Considering this, according to The United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of California, “In 2013, at least 100 defendants were charged with federal firearms offenses by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California. The area in and around the City of Fresno, however, has been a particular focus of firearms prosecutions, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office is working closely with the Fresno

to protect yourself and your passengers in a crash,” the California Highway Patrol explains. Its impetrative that you always wear them before you start driving. If you have any children, it important to have them in car seats so that seat belts can help protect children in crashes. “The rate of motor vehicle crash deaths per million children younger than 13 is less than a quarter of what it was in 1975,” the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports, “The rate at which children die as passenger

Cell Phones in the Hands of Drivers: A Risk or a Benefit? As of 2000, there were about ninety million cell phone users in the United States, with 85% of them using their phones while on the road (Sundeen 1). Because of evidence that cell phones impair drivers by distracting them, some states have considered laws restricting their use in moving vehicles. Proponents of legislation correctly point out that using phones while driving can be dangerous. The extent of the danger, however, is a matter

red Porsche GT about 3:30 p.m. when the sports car flew off the road and slammed into a tree in Santa Clarita, authorities and witnesses said. The car burst into flames.An investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol concluded that unsafe speed, not

All too often, motorists throughout Southern California, and elsewhere, are involved in collisions with large commercial vehicles. The effects of such crashes are often devastating for the occupants of passenger automobiles. This is due, in large part, to the size differential between their vehicles and tractor trailers. The California Highway Patrol reports that 278 people were killed in truck accidents in 2013 alone, and more than 7,500 people were injured. While some truck-car wrecks are not avoidable

The guarda nacional republicana provides a national highway patrol and here in the U.S. it’s like our highway patrol. The United States criminal procedures are its strengths due to the way we handle things. Our criminal procedure starts with our law enforcement. They conduct investigations, look at cases and if they need more evidence

places, as well as tombs. The first American branch of law enforcement was set up in Boston, Massachusetts around the 1600s. The way this all worked is the townspeople recruited were posted in certain areas throughout the city/town where they would patrol nightly. Law enforcement has progressed drastically since then. We now live in the twenty first century, where law enforcement officers have combined traditional methods and devices with new technological equipment and tactics. This allows the officers

Rodney king Police brutality against African Americans was a huge impact in Los Angeles, California in 1991, and continues to be a problematic situation in America today. On March 3, 1991, a group of white LAPD beat Rodney King. After this incident occurred a lot of negative events started to transpire. A lot of African Americans were angry and demanded justice. The relationship between the LAPD and the Los Angeles community in 1991 were horrific and still continues to be awful today. Police

Why was the “bridge authority asked by the California Highway Patrol to build a net in 1939 but never did?” (Bridge Rail Foundation) Maybe is purely a matter of economics; “only one major hurdle remains before we will see the suicides at the bridge stopped — the $50 million needed to build the project” (Bridge Rail Foundation). Interestingly, the toll authority recently spent “$30 million” for a Moveable Median Barrier (MMB), to ward against the “hundred head-on collisions, (and) 16 Fatalities” that