Therefore, as a public policy problem, there were several policies formulated in an effort to control the social problem. For instance, there was the Hate Crime Statistics Act, Hate Crime Sentencing Enhancement Act, Church Arsons Prevention Act and the Civil Rights Act (Lieberman, 1995)
In addition, the alarming rates reached a level at which the government recognized hate crime as a national problem due to the many anti-hate movements, including social movements and debates on the media. This led to increased attention in the political agendas of policymakers in the government, in an effort to address the problem from a national level (McDevitt, 2001)
The cases raised debates, which led to movements on both the left and right with an aim of redefining violence perpetrated due to bigotry "bias-motivated violence (Levin & McDevitt, 1993). The supporters felt that the violence posed other risks and consequences beyond the pain and suffering of the victim, mainly because the terror involved the whole community (Perry, 2003)
Hate crime is popularly known as bias or hate-motivated violence, which is not a new occurrence. Hate crime or bias violence was a problem in the past, and at present it is still felt in some parts of the world (Petrosino, 1999)
Most of the social problems often attract the public attention and later on call for national intervention. When the social problem calls for national intervention, it then attracts a formulation of policies to help control the social problem (Rainwater 1974)
Commission on Human Rights responded by calling for forums in the most affected states in the U.S. (Reno e
It is acceptable to suggest that it is a problem in the 21st century, which calls for public policy, legal consideration, and punitive reaction. The problem of hate crime appears in a variety of literature including FBI reports, sociology, psychology, and others (Shwirtz, 2014)
This results in fewer opportunities for irrigation and less growth of crops. Thus, the natural cycle of trees' growth is easily disturbed by deforesting a land and then not reforesting it (Cincotta & Engelman, 1997)
In order to make better management of urbanization certain, governments can take on macroeconomic policies with the intention of alleviating the extent of urbanization to levels that can be controlled or to maintain people to keep on living in rural areas. A National Physical (Spatial) Development Plan could be set up as a principal means for dealing with the "national direction on distribution of population; utilization of land; development of new land, water and energy; provision of infrastructure, housing and transportation that favor decentralized economic development" (Ichimura, 2003)
Therefore, it is not surprising that there is also a remarkable dissimilarity in poverty rates when there are different races concerned. It is evident from the fact that "in 2005, a quarter of all African-Americans and just over a fifth of Hispanic-Americans lived below the poverty line compared to only a tenth of whites" (Wright & Rogers, 2011)
Thousands of children are born into poverty in the United States annually, and thousands more live in poverty, often drifting into homelessness as they become adolescents. (Crosson-Tower, 2009) Visibility of homelessness is one reason why this social issue has warranted greater quantities and types of attention, particularly in recent decades and especially in the United States & with respect to children's welfare
By German standards, he was considered "dark" and his nickname was the "Moor." Even his young wife's letters expressed admiration for his "exotic darkness" (Gilman, 1999, p
In addressing the National Bar Association in 1959, Martin Luther King explained his views on history, which were not so far removed from those of Marx. For blacks, the first and longest era of American history was that of slavery in 1619-1863, in which the slave was "a thing to be used rather than a person to be respected" and a "depersonalized cog in a vast plantation machine" (King, 1959, p
By 1862, though, the Republicans were running as an abolitionist party. Almost in spite of himself, Lincoln had been placed at the head of one of the most important transformational movements in history, and Marx wrote that through the genius on universal suffrage in America "ordinary people of good will can accomplish feats which only heroes could accomplish in the old world!" (Marx, October 12, 1862)
School officials report defections in Florida, Kansas and New Hampshire" (Zerinke, 2002). There is also the issue of student rights, as the courts have ruled that so long as student's clothing is not disruptive, their expression cannot be curtailed (Applebome, 2007)
In the wake of 9/11, many school districts wished to instate uniforms for the practical purpose of differentiating between students and 'outsiders,' as well as to reduce school violence in general (Kelly, 2006). Even before 9/11, no less of an authority than Bill Clinton advocated low-cost school uniforms as a way of fostering greater discipline in the public schools (Bennett, 1998)
The findings indicated that student uniforms had no direct effect on substance use, behavioral problems, or attendance. Contrary to common wisdom, the authors found a negative effect of uniforms on student academic achievement, even when controlled for socio-economic variables (Brunsma & Rockquemore, 1998, cited by Weiss 2006)
There is also the issue of student rights, as the courts have ruled that so long as student's clothing is not disruptive, their expression cannot be curtailed (Applebome, 2007). Some schools have tried to make uniforms voluntary, but with mixed success, given that this creates a divide between students who opt in or out of the uniform policy (Lewin, 1997)
¶ … social problem from both sides: School Uniform School Uniform Looking at a social problem from both sides The practice of requiring students to wear uniforms at public schools has become more common in recent years. A quarter or more of the nation's public elementary schools, and 10 to 15% of middle and high schools, now require uniforms, nearly double the percentage from 2000 (Weiss, 2006)
In and around Salt Lake City, 16 of the 40 schools that once required uniforms have dropped them. School officials report defections in Florida, Kansas and New Hampshire" (Zerinke, 2002)