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Maryland

Jan 27, 2022MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Maryland (US: /ˈmɛrələnd/ (listen) MERR-ə-lənd) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. Baltimore is the largest city in the state, and the capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are Old Line State, the Free State, and the Chesapeake Bay State. It is named after the English Queen Henrietta Maria, known in

Newark, New Jersey

Jan 27, 2022MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Newark (/ˈnʊərk/ NEW-ərk, locally /nɔːrk/ NORK) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and part of the New York metropolitan area. As one of the nation’s major air, shipping, and rail hubs, the city had a population of 311,549 in 2020, making it the nation’s 62nd-most populous municipality, after being ranked 73rd in the nation in 2010. Settled in 1666 by Puritans from New Haven Colony, Newark is

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

Jan 27, 2022MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Pub.L. 90–351, 82 Stat. 197, enacted June 19, 1968, codified at 34 U.S.C. § 10101 et seq.) was legislation passed by the Congress of the United States and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson that established the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA). Title III of the Act set rules for obtaining wiretap orders in the United States. The act was a major accomplishment

Mandatory sentencing

Jan 27, 2022MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Mandatory sentence requires that offenders serve a predefined term for certain crimes, commonly serious and violent offenses. Judges are bound by law; these sentences are produced through the legislature, not the judicial system. They are instituted to expedite the sentencing process and limit the possibility of irregularity of outcomes due to judicial discretion. Mandatory sentences are typically

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office controversies

Jan 27, 2022MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is a law enforcement agency in Maricopa County, Arizona that was involved in a number of controversies. It is the largest sheriff’s office in the state of Arizona and provides general and specialized law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Maricopa County, serving as the primary law enforcement for unincorporated areas of the county as well as incorporated cities within the county

Mark Ciavarella

Jan 27, 2022MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Mark Arthur Ciavarella Jr. (born March 3, 1950) is a convicted felon and former President Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania who was involved, along with fellow judge Michael Conahan, in the “Kids for cash” scandal in 2008, for which he was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison in 2011. Contents 1Biography 2“Kids for cash” scandal 2.1Civil lawsuits

Mark Singel

Jan 27, 2022MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Mark Stephen Singel (born September 12, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 27th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995, alongside Governor Bob Casey. Singel served as the state’s acting governor from June 14, 1993 to December 13, 1993, during Casey’s lengthy battle with amyloidosis and subsequent multiple organ transplant. Contents 1Early life 2Political career 2.11994 gubernatorial campaign 3Later career 4References 5External

Long, hot summer of 1967

Jan 27, 2022MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

The long, hot summer of 1967 refers to the 159 race riots that erupted across the United States in the summer of 1967. In June there were riots in Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Buffalo, and Tampa. In July there were riots in Newark, Detroit, Birmingham, Chicago, New York City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Britain, Rochester, Plainfield, and Toledo. The most destructive riots of the summer took place in July, in Newark, New Jersey, and Detroit,

Joe Arpaio

Jan 27, 2022MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Joseph Michael Arpaio (/ɑːrˈpaɪoʊ/; born June 14, 1932) is an American former law enforcement officer and politician. He served as the 36th Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona for 24 years, from 1993 to 2017, losing reelection to Democrat Paul Penzone in 2016. Starting in 2005, Arpaio took an outspoken stance against illegal immigration, styling himself as “America’s Toughest Sheriff”. In 2010, he became a

Inner city

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The term inner city has been used, especially in the United States, as a euphemism for majority-minority lower-income residential districts that often refer to rundown neighborhoods, in a downtown or city centre area. Sociologists sometimes turn the euphemism into a formal designation by applying the term inner city to such residential areas, rather than to more geographically central commercial districts. The word “downtown” is also used to describe the inner city or