American social problems美国的社会问题概要1.ppt

Crimes has reached alarming proportions A survey by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA): 61% of all women feel unsafe in their own neighborhoods at night. 45% of the population is afraid to walk alone at night near their own homes. 47% own guns, largely for self-protection The statistics of the FBI shows that: Males are arrested about four times as often as females. The young commit more crimes than the old. The arrest rate for the black population is three times higher than for whites. From the sex aspect: The sex role stereotyping encourage different attitude to rules and norms. The police officers and the courts tend to deal more leniently with females offenders. From the age aspect: The young may be less skillful than older adults in avoiding being arrested. The young tend to commit crimes, such as auto theft, which are highly visible to the police. From the racial aspect: A higher proportion of the black population is poor or unemployed; Racial prejudice. The abuse of Power by Government and Corporation American lives are dominated by large public and private organizations. Ⅰ public organizations： Ⅱ private organizations： Richard Nixon(1913~1994) 1968 won the position of president 1972 serve for another term of president visit China Watergate affair 1974 resign the position of president Watergate Scandal The Watergate scandal was a 1970s United States political scandal resulting from the break-in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. Effects of the scandal ultimately led to the resignation of the President of the United States, Richard Nixon, on August 9, 1974, the first and only resignation of any U.S President. It also resulted in the indictment, trial, conviction and incarceration of several Nixon administration officials The abuse of power by the FBI the CIA FBI: was responsible for hundreds of burglaries