Elderly Drivers In these modern times, the open road has grown to be a very dangerous place. There are many who may not be able to handle an automobile safely. One group of people who may have a difficult time driving, and may actually be deadly on the road is the elderly. Although not all elderly citizens may be a hazard to others, there are many who are. Older individuals may have

Germany Fascism is a form of counter-revolutionary politics that first arose in the early part of the twentieth-century in Europe. It was a response to the rapid social upheaval, the devastation of World War I, and the Bolshevik Revolution. Fascism is a philosophy or a system of government the advocates or exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the

Compstat INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: Compstat is a police management ideology that was pioneered by former New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton and his management team. The sole purpose of Compstat is to reduce crime and improve the quality of life. To achieve this end the process is based upon four basic principles that is centered around crime reduction: (I)

Police Bratility Police brutality is a problem in our country today. There are many instances where the police have gone too far in dealing with criminals. There are many things that people are doing to stop police brutality. More and more bad cops are being caught in their wrong doings. There are many cases that go unseen. The police are good at keeping things quiet. They have a code of

The Battle Over Social Security The Battle Over Social Security: Market Fundamentalism vs. American Values In today’s divisive political climate, a bedrock American institution has come under attack. Social Security is a government program intended to protect our elderly and retired persons from poverty. This program was part of a larger program called the New Deal. The New Deal

Left Realism Introduction Left Realism in Britain originated as a call to socialists to \'take crime seriously\' (Lea and Young 1984, Young 1986) under conditions in which criminality and other social problems facing the working class were worsening, while many radical criminologists remained obsessed with a social constructionist view of crime as simply a reflection of media orchestrat

Power Politics Understanding contemporary world politics is by no means an easy feat. To merely begin the process, one must first have an ample knowledge of historical as well as modern trends in international relations, the issues at hand both now and in the past and major events that affect the field. Several groups and styles of thinking have developed throughout the centuries to make

Utahs Lottery Even though gambling and lottery do indeed have negative aspect the positives it brings to the state far exceed the negatives. Utah’s very conservative views have made it one of the only states in the country to not have a form of state lottery. While most of Utah’s officials would agree that lottery would only bring bad things to this very wholesome state they are not to

East Chicago Family Center During class time on Monday we visited the East Chicago Family Center. I believe that this site visit was beneficial because we got to see first hand what juvenile community corrections is like. We also got to see some of the activities that the juveniles do in these centers and how they interact with each other and their supervisors. At the East Chicago Fam

IMF And World Bank Relations In Turkey I. Introduction As international institutions, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) have an important role in the world economy. Both of these institutions were created after Bretton Woods Conference in 1944. In that time, IMF was charged to maintain order in international monetary system and to help solving balance of payment pr

Plessy And Brown: The Changing Opinion Of The Supreme Court Plessy and Brown: The Changing Opinion of the Supreme Court Two key court cases in American history reveal different snapshots of how the Supreme Court felt about the constitutionality of state segregation laws. The two cases are Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 and Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. Although the Constitution d

A Second Slice of Pie One of the most common complaints about capitalism is that it is inherently unfair. That the operation of an unrestrained, free market will inevitably lead to iniquity, and a great disparity in outcomes. Complaints usually proceed along the lines of - "the rich get richer, and the poor just keep getting poorer". Thus, government intervention is appealed to as protec

Supreme Court And Its Judicial Powers Supreme Court and its Judicial Powers The Supreme Court of the United States is the court that heads the Judicial Branch of the American government. It is undoubtedly the world’s most powerful tribunal (Encyclopedia Americana) supctpyramid.html Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution provides that “the Judicial Power of the United

A Great Injustice A Great Injustice The United States government has been on a wild goose chase for the better part of the last century. They have been engaged in an actual declared “War on Drugs.” This never ending, impossible battle has cost the tax payers of this nation billions, not to mention the countless rights infringements that are allowed due to the “eminent threat” of th

Current Issues And Democracy The current event would be the 2004 election. The United States of American was almost split in half. As we all know President Bush came out the winner with 59,459,765 and Senator John Kerry with 55,949,407 votes, with Bush taking 286 electoral votes and Kerry with 252. The issue here would be that a lot of people were pissed off because we can’t agree on the

War Coverage In The Media In our nations history just about every generation has to face some type of war, whether it be fighting against terror, an evil dictator, or communism. Whatever ever the reason may be, it always seems to result in war. My thesis isn’t just based on the war themselves or the reason behind them, but what I want to find out is does the media have a positive or nega

Interest Groups And Congress To many, interest groups are an evil but necessary part of Democracy with the potential to corrupt the process and distort policy away from the popular will. To others, groups express the best features of democracy; they are both necessary to voice the many opinions and interests of constituents. In 1946, Senator Robert La Follette expressed his feelings abou

Women in the Military Well, this is very interesting in that over the past fifteen years or so, women, in general have taken on increased responsibility in the Military. With the on going war in Iraq, women have seen more of the battlefield then ever before. Many are fighting side by side with men in the on going pursuit for freedom. Since Desert Storm women have been flying combat missi

Free Speech On Campus Throughout the United States, many colleges and universities are having to face an old but still relevant question: how much can one regulate free speech without infringing on the rights of students and faculty' To answer this question, many of these institutions are finding themselves searching for a happy medium that will allow students and faculty to be able to r

The Impact Of The ESA On The Gray Wolf Population Introduction Gray wolves once roamed across the United States in great numbers, but by the middle of the nineteenth century they had all but disappeared from the Eastern United States. By the middle of the twentieth century the lonely wolf howl could no longer be heard across the upper Midwest (namely Minnesota and Wisconsin,) the S

FBI (internal Aspect) Personal Value System: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice. The FBI’s investigative authority can be found in Title 28, Section 533 of the US Code. The rule of law and the rights conferred to all under the US Constitution allows the FBI to protect and defend the United States against terrorist &

Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War that lasted from 1618 to 1648 was one of the most destructive wars that consisted of more than one European country. The war started mostly due to the rapid destruction of the Roman Empire from 1555 up until the beginning of the war. The most important cause of the war was that the religious sectarianism grew stronger after decaying. The Thirty Years

Economics Introduction The nation is about to experience an enormous demographic shock. Between 2010 and 2030, the over-65 population will rise by 70 percent while the labor force will rise by a little over 3 percent. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that Social Security benefits will be absorbing 3 percentage points more of the GDP by 2040 while Medicare and Medicaid will

War In Iraq Introduction The war on terrorism has been in existence since shortly after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on 9-11-2001. When the towers came down, America watched in shock and the rage that followed was a roaring, volcanic hot anger from deep in the heart of the nation. The president stood before the country and promised to hunt down those who were respo

Federal Court Ruling On The Pledge Of Allegiance The article I chose to read is The Federal Court Ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance. I must admit that there are some good points in it but I also disagree with the ruling. According to the Opinion of Judge Goodwin, it is stated “The pledge, as currently codified, is an impermissible government endorsement of religion because i

The U.S. Entering World War II "A date that will live in infamy," (Snyder 33) was what President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called December 7, 1941. It was a calm Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. Then two U.S. soldiers saw an oscilloscope signal on their mobile radars. They immediately called this in to their commanding officer but he told them to i

Iraq Troops Introduction March 2003 was a turning point in history. President Bush declared war in Iraq because he felt that the Iraqi regime was a threat to the United States government. Another reason for invading Iraq was because he claimed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction that could be used against the U.S. More than half of the U.S population voted, that the pr

City Of Fayettville People live by certain rules and regulations in every city. Sometimes the rules and regulations are similar and sometimes they are different from city to city. These rules are placed in order for the people of the city to live more peacefully amongst each other and these rules are ideals as to how one should conduct themselves in the city in which one may reside. I

Patriot Act USA Patriot Act Due to the acts of terrorism that occurred on September 11th 2001, the United States government enacted new powers to protect the country against potential acts of terrorism. Thus the USA Patriot Act was enacted on October 24, 2001. In Section 1 of the act, the USA Patriot Act has been cited as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by providing appropriate

High Efficiency Of The Public Sector High Efficiency of the Public Sector Have you ever waited in line for an excessive amount of time or have been poorly treated at government agencies' I am almost positive that most of you can answer “yes” to this question. These problems occur due to the monopoly of government agencies. Take the Immigration and Naturalization Service or Department