Law enforcement officials who are accused of police brutality are required to attend a civil court hearing with a judge and a jury present. ... For a repeated offense the officer will be subjected to a court hearing in which a jury will decide his/her fate." ... Police departments should give thought to honoring "exemplary service to the community" awards once a year. ... At the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights a community group handles all police brutality cases that are subjected to court hearings in that state (Davidson 49). ...

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• Approx Pages: 7

His work entitles him to attend hearings, proposals and dealings with negotiations that sometimes have him awake pass midnight. David Weprin is not only the Chairman of the Finance committee, but he is also vice president of Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council. ... Due to these occurring events such as these NICE (New Immigrant Community Empowerment) and Councilman/Finance Chair Weprin came up with a STOP THE HATE REWARD FUND. ... Time management and organization are two important qualities found in a politicians profile considering the amount of time needed for budgets, proposals, heari...

• Word Count: 1067
• Approx Pages: 4

Zora wanted to prove her innocence and requested a preliminary hearing which took place on September 21, 1948. Virginia Lynn Moylan explains what happened: "During the hearing, District Attorney Frank Hogan presented no evidence other than the lurid testimony of the three boys. ... She felt betrayed by her own community. ...

• Word Count: 1464
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Black people loved reading his works and hearing him read his poems at public presentations all over the country. ... With encouragement from his family and from Alston, Lawrence studied after high school at the Harlem Community Art Center, where he further developed his artistic talent. ...

• Word Count: 1300
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The plans to eliminate token booth from subway has community groups joining the Transport Workers Union to push for the preservation of the token booth. ... In a July 2001 hearing on the plans to cut token booth clerk, Christine Balance told her story of the incident that happened to her in the subways. ... But thanks in part to the presence of a token booth clerk, who called police, her alleged assailant was arrested, "If not for the help of the token booth clerk . my perpetrator would still be on the streets today," Balance testified at the City Council Transportation Committee hearing again...

• Word Count: 2264
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

In the book Amazing Grace, Jonathan Kozol uses his unique ability to express his experiences, to the reader. He arranges the focus of the novel to modify the story. He takes the reader inside the Bronx and shows social injustice. Kozol is able to express the story in such a manner as to enable the reader to imaginatively participate, truly broadening and deepening his sense of the experience. The tools Kozol uses to invoke great emotion from the reader is what makes this book a work of art. ...

• Word Count: 4415
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School