Abstract
This paper studies the New York state community served by the zip code 10463. The paper begins with an assessment of census date about the community, focusing on the large immigrant population which is largely not English speaking. Next, the paper discusses the historical, geographical and recreational aspects of that community. Points of discussion include the average income level and corresponding recreational habits, as well as attractions for residents and visitors.

From the Paper
"That it remains an area of immigrants, more so than other neighborhoods, is revealed by its Civilian veteran population, with 8.2 percent in zip code 10463, vs. 12.7 percent nationally. This discrepancy might exist if the population were much younger than the national average, not having had a chance to serve yet in the armed forces. In fact, the median age is 37.7, while that national median is 35.3 years. While this isn't conclusive by itself, the fact is, the sounds on the street are predominantly foreign languages and accented English, and the Census also reveals that foreign-born individuals comprise 32.0 percent of the population of zip code 10463, vs. only 11.1 percent nationally. Residents speaking an language other than English at home is very substantially higher than for the nation, 50.5 percent vs. 17.9 percent."

Tags:new, york, state, immigrants, imimgration, census, data, veteran, population, income, recreation, historical, sites

Abstract
This paper gives a cross section on Brooklyn, discussing physical location, population per square mile, household income and racial census. The author explores crime in both Brooklyn and Queens and reasons for its decreasing rates.

From the Paper
"Crime rates in Brooklyn have decreased over the past years. In a period of 10 years from 1993 to 2003 the crime rates in Brooklyn dropped by a huge 63 percent. The total reported incidents were only 44,648 while in 1993 this figure was way above 80,000. A mega change was seen in the motor vehicle theft rates that fell by about 44 percent thus forming only 33 percent of the total crimes committed. Its crime index is approximately 19 crimes per 1000 inhabitants which is much lower that the entire city's crime index being at about 29 crimes. In a study in the year 1998 it was observed that 2 percent of a 15 year old black or African American is likely to get killed before he reaches 45 (U.S. Bureau of the Census). "

Tags:census, crime, population, USA

Abstract
The paper aims to reveal what a young teacher needs to do in order to prepare for the youngsters in his or her classroom. Furthermore, the paper discusses the exact nature of the community in which the teacher will work. The paper emphasizes that cultural competence and a capacity for executing individualized learning programs for high-needs children are both essential.

From the Paper
"The following paper is a profile of a community, a school system, and a school; the information appearing in the ensuing pages is intended to reveal what a young teacher needs to do in order to prepare for the youngsters in his or her classroom. Furthermore, the paper will reveal a great deal in terms of what the exact nature of the community in which the teacher will work is really like. All told, cultural competence and a capacity for executing individualized learning programs for high-needs children are both essential. The data compiled on the community, school system and school is vital for..."

Tags:demographic, profile, preparation

Abstract
The paper relates that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario can be said to have two purposes, a superficial purpose and a deep purpose. The paper explains that the superficial purpose of WSIB is to provide workers in Ontario with safety training and worker's compensation. However, the paper discusses how as Haddow and Klassen (108) argue, the deep purpose of WSIB is to "decrease [historical] OHS administrative costs by 30%." The paper relates that WSIB does so, according to Mogensen (158), by siding with business over the public interest in the realm of workplace safety: "It took aim at dismembering a number of UHS educational and regulatory bodies that the business community in the late 1980s had targeted as both too costly and an encroaching too far into the area of management rights.""

From the Paper
"The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario can be said to have two purposes, a superficial purpose and a deep purpose. The superficial purpose of WSIB is to provide workers in Ontario with safety training and worker's compensation. However, as Haddow and Klassen (108) argue, the deep purpose of WSIB is to "decrease [historical] OHS administrative costs by 30%." WSIB does so, according to Mogensen (158), by siding with business over the public interest in the realm of workplace safety: "It took aim at dismembering a number of UHS educational and regulatory bodies that the business community in the late 1980s had...""

Tags:labour, workplace, safety

Abstract
In this article, the writer looks at a panel discussion held at Harvard University in December 2000 concerning thoughts on racial profiling. The writer explains that the panel discussion on the issue of racial profiling involved a question and answer forum wherein students and audience members could pose questions to the panel for answer and address. Included in this paper is a summary of each question posed to the panel; the redress by the panel, and finally a summary of the Team C's reaction to the panel discussion on racial profiling. The writer notes that after reviewing the discussion and seeing the evidence presented the team agrees racial profiling is a problem within the law enforcement community. The writer concludes that hopefully, further education will change the future of law enforcement practices.

Outline:
Panel Question One
Panel Question Two
Panel Question Three
Panel Question Four
Panel Question Five
Team Reaction Panel Questions One Through Five
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The first question was posed by a woman whose question is barely audible. Judging from the answer provided the panelist, it seems that her question concerned, whether or not, during data collection, age and gender played a role in racial discrimination.
"According to the panelist, Andrew Celli, it was hypothesized, through perceptions of community, that young Latino and African American males were more likely to be stopped at certain situation(s). The study, completed in New York, found that age distribution across races was about the same. There was; however a difference between day time and night time, more activity was going on at night. Age and Gender were not found to be fairly indicative of anything and to be fairly consistent across races."

Tags:prosecution, probation, color, law, enforcement, discrimination

Abstract
This paper looks at the history of policing in general and of community policing in particular. It discusses how the elevating of one group of citizens over another is a problematic issue in any democracy and how the police force needs to overcome this problem. It discusses why community policing is such a sensitive issue and is often faced with claims of inequality and racial profiling.

From the Paper
"This paradox how some may have authority over others within a system of governance that holds all people to be equal, is one of the reasons that many police forces within the United States now at least in some part use a strategy called community policing. Community policing is simply collaborative policing in which the concerns (and to some extent the standards) of the local community are taken into account (Trojanowicz, 1998, p. 11). For example, if race relations are even more fragile in a particular community than in general in the United States, the issue of racial profiling will no doubt be of concern to the community, and community leaders and police will come together on a regular basis to discuss the issue of how the community can be kept safe while the rights of minority members living in that community can also be safeguarded. This paper looks at precisely this issue " racial profiling " and how community policing methods can be used to reduce rather than increase racial tensions in a community while also controlling crime and maintaining public safety."

Tags:public, safety, crime, racial, law, enforcement

Abstract
This paper first relates that community profiling is now a common technique by which to assess and describe a particular community, area or group and that the primary benefit derived from profiling a community is the ability to accurately assess levels of need. The paper further relates that community development is a complex and diverse subject and that, above all, it is clear that a wide array of factors and actors need to be taken into account in order for effective profiling to be carried out. In particular, the paper uses the case of Caerphilly County Borough's community profile to make it clear that there is a need to combine statistical information with that of opinions and sentiments from within the community. The paper asserts that the Caerphilly County Borough's community profile exemplifies the degree to which a wide analytical position must be adopted in order for a full and comprehensive examination to be offered.

From the Paper
"The geographical region which now forms Caerphilly Country Borough has undergone significant transformation over recent decades. Above all, this transformation can be seen in terms of industry and employment. Until the 1980s, employment in the area was heavily dominated by heavy industry, most notably coal. As such, community formation during these years could in many ways be accounted for on the basis of work and the working class based consciousness that emerged as a result (Glynn and Booth; 1996). The total removal of the coal industry as a form of employment has therefore meant that using the narrow confines of employment and class as a basis for profiling has become largely impossible."

Tags:industry, employment, census

From the Paper
" COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES:
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Abstract
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of America's Community Mental Health System. The paper begins with a description and discussion of historical information regarding the development of the country's community health systems; the section includes discussion of two of the major contributive factors to community mental health in America, namely the development of psychotropic drugs, and the concept of "deinstitutionalization." Government involvement and legislation as well as humanitarian reforms in the treatment of the mentally ill are also discussed.

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Abstract
This paper provides a cultural report and analysis of the prominent characteristics of Russian culture. The paper is intended to help travelers or visitors to Russia better understand its culture. Included in the discussion is a description of interesting or important cultural characteristics, ideas that would help the reader adapt to the cultural differences one might experience in Russia, ideas to serve as guidelines for people wanting to succeed as communicators in the Russian environment, and the author's own reactions and impressions to various Russian cultural characteristics and practices.

From the Paper
"Culture is defined as the combination of various patterns, which are practiced by individuals of a country. Culture is the identification of the people of a particular country. Culture includes actions, behavior and practices along with food, clothes and traditions, which are followed by the people of a particular country. Cultural characteristics are not formed in one day, but these characteristics and practices are defined gradually and thus it is the duty of a citizen to adopt these cultural practices and characteristics so that other people who belong to other countries can identify the people as to which culture they belong to. Behavior patterns, norms, language and skills are the essential characteristics, which combinely form CULTURE."

Tags:behavior, symbols, distinctive, traditional, ideas, values, literature, music, ballet, pushkin, tolstoy, rimsky-korsakov

Abstract
The paper discusses how there is a perception that black Americans are either guilty of more violent crimes than white Americans or are victims of racial profiling, making it appear that they are perpetrators of more violent crimes than white Americans. This paper argues that there is less disparity in either arrests or in commission of violent crimes than may be perceived, according to FBI statistics.

From the Paper
"A look at the news on any given evening might be enough to convince the viewer that a racial divide exists in the commission of violent crime. Reports of black-on-black and black-on-white crime often far outnumber the reports of white-on-white or white-on-black crime. A similar look into the nation's jails and prisons might also seem to reveal the truth behind these reports, for all that black inmates often outnumber white inmates in any given correctional institution. But is the evidence actually evidence of the truth? Do black Americans actually commit more crimes than white..."

Tags:crime, violence, race