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Affirmative Action and Minority Enrollment

This research paper considers the effect that anti-affirmative action policies have had on minority enrollment and then proposes a research study that would add to this research by investigating the perceptions of minority students pertaining to information that can be used in regards to minority student enrollment and retention. Ten pages in length, twelve sources are cited.

Integrating Information about Violence in Prisons

Violence and riots in prisons have been going on for hundreds of years. This essay reports some of the major prison riots over the centuries and decades. It discusses internal and external stakeholders and strategies to reduce violence. It ends with a comprehensive plan to reduce violence in prisons. There are nine sources listed in the bibliography of this ten page paper.

Overcrowding in German Prisons

A 5 page research paper that examines this topic. Not since the introduction of the German Prison Act, which occurred 25 years ago, has the German public been so skeptical concerning the rehabilitation of offenders into society ("Where is"). This problem is compounded by serious overcrowding in German prisons, which tends to create situations that exacerbate, rather then rehabilitate, the prison populations. This discussion looks at the problem of overcrowding in Germany prisons and the solutions that have been proposed thus far. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

Prison Violence

In nine pages prison violence is examined in an overview in which various headings address US violence throughout history, prison violence, prison violence reduction program assessment, and suggestions are offered. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.

The Importance of Prison Reform

This 5 page paper begins with the notion that the average person should care about prison conditions, but most do not give it a second thought. The politics of prisons are highlighted in this paper that takes a look at the importance of prison reform. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

HIV in the California Prison System

This 10 page paper discusses HIV in the California prison system. It discusses the health of the prison population as compared to the general public, and the bill that was introduced to allow condom distribution in prison. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

Criminal Justice V

In six pages today's prison problems and sentencing goals are considered in terms of five sentencing objectives of deterrence, society protection, retribution, rehabilitation, and restoration, prison management problems, and a discussion of what the 'model' prison system would be. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.

DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH/INFLUENCE BASED ON MULTICULTURAL GROUPS

Discusses income ratios, including factory worker to CEO and ethnic minorities. There is 1 source in the bibliography of this 3-page paper

Concepts of Insider and Outsider Cultures

In sixteen pages this paper discusses minorities and social mainstream individuals in a consideration of what is meant by 'insider' and 'outsider' cultures.

Summer Research Programs and Mentoring

In twenty pages this paper examines minority student educational development in a discussion of the benefits offered by summer research programs and mentoring.

Corporate America and Minority Leadership

This paper examines the current state of minority leadership in the US. This twelve page paper has ten sources listed in the bibliography.

Society, Characters, and Crick Crack Monkey and Nectar in a Sieve

In two pages this paper examines the conflicts of minorities in society in a consideration of these two works of literature.

Overcrowding of Prisons

In four pages this paper examines an article that addresses the prison overcrowding problem.

Minorities and Prisons

In five pages this paper discusses the criminal justice system in terms of corrections and the prison system in a consideration of law, individual freedom, and equality. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography.

Minorities in Prison and Problems Experienced After Their Release

In four pages this paper presents a statistical analysis of problems incarcerated minorities experience after they are released. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.

The Transformation of the US Military

A 5 page research paper that discusses minorities, women and gays in the military. Today’s all-volunteer US military has a demographical profile that is quite different from that of the past. The transformation of the US military that has occurred in recent decades encompasses not only changes in the ways in which the American forces operate, but it has also served as a vehicle for social change as it has integrated both minorities and women into its ranks, affording increased opportunities for both of these sectors of the population. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

Various Workplace & Cultural Issues

4 pages in length. Marginality - a social ill that perpetuates both personal and professional disadvantage due to its inherently dividing nature - is the hallmark of being classified as a minority, inasmuch as to be a minority is to be a subgroup of the more socially acceptable - and typically oppressing - majority. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Towards a Definition of a National Minority

The writer considers two different approaches which may be utilized for changing legislation regarding minorities. The fictitious situation is one concerning packaging labeling, and the proposal to introduce mandatory labeling in languages spoken by the minorities within the nation state. Two approaches; the Deschenes approach and a statistical approach are both assessed for their viability and practicality. The paper ends with a recommendation. Four sources are cited in the bibliography this five page paper.

Minority Neighborhoods and the Community Policing Model

This research report examines the concept of community policing and how it impacts minorities. The implementation of this concept in urban, minority neighborhoods is the focus of attention. This twenty-seven page paper has twenty-four sources listed in the bibliography.

Minorities, Violence, and Law Enforcement Psychology

In three pages this essay examines psychology in law enforcement as it relates to racism, treatment of minorities and distrust of police officers by minorities with the beatings of Rodney King featured. There is no bibliography included.

U.S. Minority Literature

In a paper that contains five pages four stories written by women that are representative of the so called minority literature genre are considered in terms of both gender and their minority aspects. There are four bibliographic sources cited.

Minority Set-Asides and Government Contracts

This paper discusses minority set-asides and their importance in government contracts for minority-owned businesses. This five page paper has six sources listed in the bibliography.

Minority-Owned Media Outlets

This paper examines minority-owned media outlets. The author contends that minorities need to utilize such media outlets to be fully represented in American society. This seven page paper has fifteen sources listed in the bibliography.

The Under Representation Ethnic Minority Students in College Attendance Figures

This 14 page paper considers two hypotheses; Members of ethnic minorities are less likely to attend colleges for post compulsory education and counties with higher than average ethnic minority populations are more likely a lower proportional number of college degrees than countries where there is an average or lower than average ethnic population. The paper starts by explaining the hypotheses, then conducts a short literature review, presents an annotated bibliography and then conducts two statistical tests, one for each hypothesis, to test if they are correct. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

Blacks' Relationship to Whites/Sociological Analysis

A 10 page research paper that explores the relationship between the dominant white mainstream culture and African Americans as a subordinate minority. This analysis of sociological research and theory explores the ramifications of minority status for African Americans in relation to the dominant nature of Caucasian European-descended Americans. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

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