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How much of what you have learned so far is new to you, as opposed to what you already knew?
First and foremost, this course is one of the best courses I have taken here at Wilmington University. I have learned about 80% from this course, compare to what I knew before. This course has incredibly added to my knowledge about public policy in the United States. I have learned the importance of publicly policy in America and the intricacies of who and what influence public policies in America.

Most importantly, this course has taught me about how ruthless and unforgiving the American justice system is despite many calls to reform this broken system. I didn’t know that most of the instruments used to convict people accused of committing crimes
This means that whatever I am doing in my processional career, I must be fair and balance in the decisions that I make daily. I am aware that when given position of trust, the decisions that I make will impact the lives of thousands of people. As such, I must be honest and open about my public decisions as well as not let my decision be negatively influence by personal or political ideology.

- The concept also teach me to be cognizant of the fact that public policies are intended to guide our society in a way that the system should benefit all equally and not give one individual or group edge over the others.

- This concept will be applied at all levels of my professional life. I will be true and faithful and will uphold my responsibilities regardless of my social, political and economic status. I recognize that everyone deserve a chance. No one deserves to be judge on the basis of their race, political and economic status. I will be true to myself and to others.

Have you become more cognizant about how public policy affects you and/or your family, friends, colleagues and loved ones on a daily
It begins from the very first stage – investigation. Law enforcement officers especially police officers have consistently targeted minorities. Minorities are widely considered in police circle as criminal suspects. They use petit traffic offenses and non essential issues to criminalize young men. I have personally experience this in Bridgewater NJ, Summerset NJ, Hillsborough NJ, Levittown Town PA, Clark County, Ohio, etc. On each of these encounters, I was saved by some divine intervention. I will never forget these encounters especially the one in Bridgewater NJ and Clark County Ohio. My experience is that the Police and the courts are in cohort. The system is all about criminalizing young minorities and extorting money from them. This is first hand account, not from a third party. I have proof of this, I do not want to go far by listing the names of the officers here, but I personally have little faith in police and the court system in some areas. I hope some day this will change, but I don’t think it will be anytime soon because someone somewhere is benefiting from this system

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