Examples of Essays On Social Issues Worth Reading and Following

Abstract

Police corruption has been an ever –present feature in the United States police since this entity of law enforcement was first formed in the mid-1800’s. Unfortunately, corruption is still present in the police entity. Corruption exhibits itself in local, state and even at the federal level. Some states are notorious for having police departments with humongous levels of corruption. This corruption has had a significant effect on the quality of service delivery, and it is from this that this paper draws its premise. This paper contains a proposal to carry out a research project exploring the nature and Continue reading...

West Africa is a home to 16 countries which include Cape Verde, Benin, Sierra Leone, Togo, Mali, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Gambia, Senegal, Ghana, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau. It is homes 381, 981,000 as of 2017. These countries have a blessed variety of abundant natural resources and workforce. UNDP findings in 2009 showed that Africa is the second largest continent in the world (Norton 633). This is based on the increasing population over the years. Based on the 2050 projections, Africa as a whole will have 1.9 billion people (Norton 633; Adjei 4). However, West Africa has continued to wallow in poverty over the years regardless of able resources within their borders. The challenge remains that developed countries like the United States, China, United Kingdom, and Brazil amongst others have continually benefited from West Africa’s populations. The high numbers have remained the biggest challenge for Africa’s leadership to maintained and facilitate the spread of resources due to the substantial aid it received.

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Introduction

The criminal justice system of the United States has often been heralded as one of the most advanced in the entire world. Being part of this system, the police entity is consequently viewed as one of the most advanced in the world. Over the years, the police entity has witnessed massive changes. Most of these changes have been necessitated by the prevailing environmental conditions while some have been implemented by individuals who have a view of improving the entity. Most of these changes have affected the police entity in a positive way whereby it has been able to avail Continue reading...

Background

Police corruption has been an ever –present feature in the United States police since this entity of law enforcement was first formed in the mid-1800’s. At this time, it was mainly the political parties that ran municipal governments and agencies. One could be assured of various favors including employment if one abided by the directives of political parties. Many of these directives mostly involved protecting illicit activities committed by members of these parties, particularly the elite members. An environment where corruption was accepted emerged and this evolved into more practices that directly benefited individual police officers as well Continue reading...

Welfare has remained a contentious and politically divisive issue that American politicians and scholars alike have continued to engage in dialogue about. Welfare recipients, due to their impoverished socioeconomic status, often turn to substance abuse for repose, which conversely functions as a major barrier to their sociability, work performance, and overall well-being (Pollack et al., 2002, p. 256). Since the 1970s, republicans and neoconservatives time and again have proposed legislation and a litany of public policies that grant state governments and institutions the power to mandate and enforce drug tests for welfare recipients. Some state governments have already implemented Continue reading...

Poverty continues to be a global issue. It is not something exclusive to a country, but rather one that is felt in various part of the world. Poverty is an individual’s inability to support his or her basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, education, and health, among others. In the past, poverty is only apparent in continents such as Asia and Africa. But not anymore. Poverty is also felt in advanced countries in Europe and in America. In spite of being one of the most developed countries in the world, around 40 million Americans live in poverty. Continue reading...

Putting Corruption Measuring Tools into Perspective

Arguments revolving around the quality and the effectiveness of measuring corruption may convince one that it is quite hard and even impossible to measure corruption. They all argue that the science of measuring corruption is simply just an art and is not based on empirical process. From a variety of quarters, there have been efforts to try and challenge the validity of traditional tools and postulate new techniques that are improved. Is it really possible for one to measure corruption? And if that is possible then how can one do it. This article argues that it is possible to Continue reading...

Introduction

Unemployment is a social and economic phenomenon in which part of the working population has no use to his own labor, not getting a job, the reason for this is the excess of the number of job-seekers over the number of available jobs.
Before proceeding to the consideration of the nature, causes, types and consequences of unemployment, consider what is meant by the word "unemployed" in different countries.
"Unemployed", as defined by international organizations (ILO and the Society for Economic Cooperation and Development), are people who are unemployed, who are available for work and looking for work in the Continue reading...

Introduction

Crime prevention involves activities that focus on preventing occurrence of crimes and all types of offenses. These activities include those focused on addressing any underlying fears of crime. George Kelling, in Principles of Crime Prevention, identifies the various principles that leaders, private sector, and the criminal justice organizations can formulate and successfully use them in local prevention of crime. Out of the thirteen principles he identifies in his book, I have picked four of them that I feel can be very effective in deterring crime occurrence.
The first principle I have selected is Principle 3. The underlying thing in Continue reading...

Introduction

Background Information
The controversy considering abortion and whether women have the right to ask for one seems timeless. The main argument questions whether the fetus has a soul; hence, is regarded a living human being from inside the womb or not. Therefore, the basis of the argument lies in the morality of abortion. That said; it was not until 800 BC to 200 BC, the period called the Axial Age (Jaspers, 2011), when religious texts started exploring deeper philosophical concepts, regarding the human nature and the soul. Prior that age, in the ancient world, there have been many discussions Continue reading...