Author Archives: Mohammed Rahman

Our criminal justice system has become a crime: Column

Do you think that our criminal justice system is corrupt and has become a crime within itself? As human service workers what do you think we can do to help our clients out if they get into the criminal justice … Continue reading

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Not all girls in video were taken in April 14, raid, some relatives say.

What do you guys think about what Boko Haram is doing to these girls? What can we as human service workers do to try and spread awareness about what’s going on? What if you had a client and their relative … Continue reading

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New York City Police Officer Is Arrested in Westchester Shooting

An off-duty New York City police officer shot a motorist six times at a stoplight in Westchester County this week, in what an official called a “completely random” attack. Why do you think this has occurred? Do you think that … Continue reading

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Man Charged With Killing a Developer in January

The New York Police Department has arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the kidnapping and killing of a Brooklyn developer, whose body was found smoldering in a trash container at a gas station in Nassau County on Jan. 3. … Continue reading

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Illinois- Baby Is Killed in Gang Violence in Chicago

A 6 month baby is killed due to gang violence while her father was changing her diapers. What can we do about gang violence because it affects everyone and not only the people who are in the gang. Also, as … Continue reading

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2 Killed in Shootings in Brooklyn and Queens

This is extremely heartbreaking. Imagine if you were just standing outside and you suddenly get shot in the head, resulting in your death. Why do you think many teenagers nowadays hold weapons on them and think it’s “cool” to murder … Continue reading

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To End Abuse, She Grabbed a Knife

This article was extremely heartbreaking and devastating. Do you think that Lewis did the right thing by grabbing the knife and stabbing her boyfriend, resulting in his death? He was abusing her and he began hitting her, so she reached … Continue reading

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Is the criminal justice system racist?

Do you think that the criminal justice system is racist? Why or Why not? Tell me what you think. As I was reading this article, I thought this was extremely interesting: About one in 33 black men was in prison … Continue reading

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Can forgiveness play a role in criminal justice?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/magazine/can-forgiveness-play-a-role-in-criminal-justice.html?pagewanted=all&action=click&module=Search&region=searchResults%230&version=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%23%2Fcriminal%2520justice%2F Reading this article, had me extremely horrified and thinking, why would a person want to shoot the love of their life? Conor Mcbride shoots his fiance in the head because of the arguments they both have been having over … Continue reading

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