... prevent deaths, was not reaching African American mothers. According to the survey, African American mothers were three times more likely to put their children to sleep on their stomachs. The County took steps to reduce those numbers, by conducting targeted outreach efforts to African American mothers and providers to encourage a change in behavior that would save infant lives. Under the Connerly ... initiative, Los Angeles County would not have been able to collect the kind of data that identified this problem, and they would not have been able to conduct the targeted outreach. Public h...

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... California's Berkley campus were felt to be over-represented due to their outstanding academic performance and were actually placed at a disadvantage under certain affirmative action programs (Bresler). In Los Angeles County, affirmative action goals were raised for Hispanics, who, as a result of immigration, have become almost 40% of the ... county, and lowered for blacks who represent 12% of the population and have 30% of the county jobs (Bresler). Due to this inequality of representation, new tensions have risen between the two groups. Previous to the passing of the California initia...

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... school system surrounding appropriately recognizing and treating adolescents struggling with substance abuse. The greater Los Angeles area is comprised of a myriad of different neighborhoods; each unique in its composition. Orange County and Malibu are predominantly white and considered affluent. Yet the Los Angeles Unified School District says that it is comprised of 71.4% Hispanic, 12.4% African American, and .6% White, with 63 ... the district's students eligible (due to low socioeconomic status) for free lunch programs.1 The LA Times reported in 2001 that concerns were growing about...

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... persistent histories of lawlessness that supporters of the law say they can be corralled only through long-term incapacitation. "You can't just look at the current offense," said Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Kathy Storton, Coordinator of her office's three-strikes section. "Any discussion of "three-strikes" has to include discussion of the person's priors. These people are being punished ... survey (Bee). These prior convictions include "three-hundred and twenty-two robberies and two-hundred and sixty-two burglaries" (Bee). "The people we"re getting are heavy hitters," sa...

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... , they will cause the GOP members and Republican Party votes to split. So many voters and Republicans are questioning McClintock decision to stay in the recall race. For example "as county chairmen from around the state hastily scheduled a meeting...,(Finnegan and Barabak, "The Recall Campaign-), "Some McClintock loyalist viewed the gathering as a backdoor attempt to push through Schwarzenegger endorsement and pressure ... content with that"(Fouhy, "McClinton Sticks-). Many Republicans threaten him saying that if he fails to withdraw from the race it could cost him his senates sit from t...

• Word Count: 607
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... everywhere in California, and this began with the famous bear flag, which was the predecessor of California state flag. From the article "State Symbols" shown on California State Library website, it is recorded that the historic bear flag was first raised at Sonoma, California on June 14, 1846 by American settlers in revolt against Mexican rule. When the settlers ... ...

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Researching at the library for another class, I ran across on exemplary narrative by Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. "Recuerdos historicos y personales tocante a la alta California" compromises nearly one-thousand pages of personal, social, and cultural history. ... ...

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... billion dollar cost overrun on the C5-A military transport plane. As a result he was spied on and fired. But after grueling court battles, he restored his job. A book from the library titled "Whistleblowing Research", tends to portray or label whisteblowers. In the book the author depicts the characteristics and personality traits you will find he claims in a whistleblower. For example, one ... ...

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Researching at the library for another class, I ran across on exemplary narrative by Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. "Recuerdos historicos y personales tocante a la alta California" compromises nearly one-thousand pages of personal, social, and cultural history. ... ...

• Word Count: 263
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... the same gender, contrary to the California Family Code. That code, which clearly defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman, was approved overwhelmingly by the voters of California. A county in New Mexico has also issued marriage licenses to applicants of the same gender. And unless action is taken, we can expect more arbitrary court decisions, more litigation, more defiance ... ...

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... reform of our campaign system, the term limits experiment has much to tell us. I believe, based on a study done in California, that the implication of term limits had done this county good. Term limits stimulate political competition. That is accomplished in a variety of ways, from increasing the number of open seats and special elections to lowering the reelection rates of incumbents ... ...

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... , as they do in more serious cases, when offenders are classified as "sexual predators" or "habitual sex offenders (Spelman,1988). Other recommendations include requiring sex offenders to register in the county where they work and the creation of an Internet database of sex offenders (Spelman). Therefore, repeat offenders don't take their sentences lightly because they know they are going to get ... ...

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... California, while he was handcuffed. And another was of the man in Baytown who was killed by a police officer for an unknown reason. Thus, a more recent update is the Brazoria county judge who was using racial slurs. As a result, Mayor Greg Nickels states in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that he plans to address racial profiling by adding video cameras in every ... ...

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... my school board making a decision that will hinder my student's learning" (Gewertz. 2002 p4) boasts Gigi Dobosenski, a teacher, curriculum developer, staff recruiter, performance evaluator and spokeswomen for the Minnesota New County School. In addition to handling those roles, Ms. Dobosenski is part owner of the non-profit organization hired by the school's board to run the charter school. Charter schools can ... ...

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... child as I believe it should not be however I believe the majority who are willing to recite the pledge of allegiance should do so without the complaint of a select few. This county already provides more than adequate protection against religion in school and even provides within reason for those whose religion has special obligations that must be fulfilled during the school day ... ...

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... to choose their states Governor. This process, the counting of ballots, and the delivery of the results should be closely monitored so as to avoid any further delays. (ie: Orange County, FL) All so that California and its citizens can get to the business of repairing the damage done! ...

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... enforcement activities (Cruz). Additionally, with the assistance of maps showing national patterns of police malpractice, it is possible to identify states that might benefit from more involved training for local, county, and state-level officers to deal with potentially violent situations. Fyfe (1989) suggested that program training designed to improve police and community relations can lead to positive effects on how ... ...

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... infant will be removed from their care and placed with relatives or foster parents. These infants are often unable to visit their mothers because they are returned to the mother's county of commitment, which in most cases is geographically distant from where the woman is being incarcerated. These early years of life are very important developmental stages for a child, often determining ... ...

• Word Count: 1373
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