In law enforcement, racial disparity is a growing issue that needs to be resolved. “A recent report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics on interactions between police and the public found that Black residents were more likely to be stopped by police than white or Hispanic residents, that Black and Hispanic residents were more likely to have multiple contacts with police than white residents, and that when police initiated an interaction, they were twice as likely to threaten or use force against…
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Davontae Foxx-Drew Civic Engagement 95 CE Instructor: Stephanie Benavides May 18th, 2013 Assignment #6 Research Paper Outline 1. Introduction a. Thesis: The purpose of my research paper is to address the disparities within the health care system. b. Key Topics: Comparing and contrasting the access to health between different ethnic groups; evaluating the cost of health care; observing racial segregation within the health care system; and looking at the overall health care system for its employees…
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decisions which they base off of their prejudices every day. The following studies and analyses provide insight on minorities’ differential treatment in the judicial system causing severe sentencing disparities. Racial Disparity in Sentencing In the study Patterns of Death: An Analysis of Racial Disparities in Capital Sentencing and Homicide victimization, the authors Samuel Gross and Robert Mauro examine the effect race plays in Capital Sentencing. This study observes 8 states sentencing of capital…
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statistical anomaly; they are evidence of the CLS's structural racism. Stardust et al. (2021) echoes these sentiments, delving into the stigma associated with certain professions and the additional layer of prejudice this imposes on already marginalized racial…
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Although the term health disparities seems to represent a widely understood concept, its definition and exact meaning has caused much controversy. This is due to the fact that the most accepted definition of health disparities focuses on the differences that negatively and systematically affect those groups that are less advantaged and that not all differences in health status are considered to be disparities. Historically, in the United States, racial and ethnic disparities have been the primary point…
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In the 1960s, as Assistant Secretary of Labor for policy, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a member of the Kennedy administration, dedicated himself to formulating national policies that would eventually become the War on Poverty. In 1965, he released his research paper The Negro Family: The Case for National Action AKA The Moynihan Report in which he focused on the deep issues that innately stemmed from the lack of a nuclear family in the Black community. He says, “At the heart of the deterioration of th…
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This paper will examine the many obstacles that have influenced the uneven HIV epidemic among African American women in the United States. There is a devastatingly larger disparity among racial groups in the female population than the male population affected with new diagnoses of HIV. According to the CDC in 2013 ,the incidence rate of HIV among African American women is 20 times higher than White women and 5 times higher than that of Hispanic women compared to African American men where incidence…
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independence and adulthood. However, this paper will focus specifically on African American transitioning age foster youth and their individual experiences in care. Due to the cross-cultural nature of this paper, the research questions will be geared toward the disparities in care between their white and female counterparts. Research has been done to learn more about risk factors and behaviors, mental health needs, transition to independence, and disparity in care for those in the child welfare system…
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Olivia Henriques Anth 101 Fall 2014 Second Paper Human Variation and the Concept of Race 11/20/14 The idea of innate biological differences between races has existed for centuries, and despite the progressive views that modern society so often prides itself on, racial prejudices persist to this day. The idea that some races are genetically predisposed to be weaker, stronger, or more or less susceptible to disease endures in modern medicine with the introduction of race-specific drugs such as…
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Systemic racism, what is it? Systemic racism is the ingrained and institutionalized discrimination against certain racial or ethnic groups within societal systems and structures, leading to unequal treatment and outcomes. Now, in government, systemic racism can manifest in a variety of ways. For example, laws that appear fair and neutral on their face may have a disproportionate impact on certain groups. This can occur through various means, such as the enforcement of laws by law enforcement agencies…
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