Assignment

Discuss the role diversity education plays in improving police/community relations and ensuring equal and fair judicial treatment in America. Give one specific examples to support your thoughts and please use class material to support your answer. 200 word

Question 1

What should law enforcement agencies do to curb discrimination against minorities? What can the public do?

Question 2

Homer Plessy of the separate but equal case was seven-eighths White and could have "passed" for White, based on his appearance. What role does the invisibility of someone's race or ethnicity play in their treatment, experiences, and identity?

Question 3

Japanese Americans served in World War II while their family members were held in relocation centers. As discussed in Chapter 4, African Americans served in World War II but rode in the back of buses and drank from separate "colored-only" water fountains while German prisoners of war drank from "Whites-only" fountains. Hispanics returning from war faced considerable hostility and violence. What ironies exist for people of color in the U.S. military in the present?

Question 4

What specific steps can organizations take to ensure that bilingual workers' skills are compensated when these skills are job relevant, in order to encourage bilingualism among employees and to reduce resistance to Spanish speakers?