final paper

Civil Rights Law & policy

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Explanation of your topic, including definitions of key terms and a detailed discussion of what your topic encompasses or includes. 

Civil rights policies are these policies that guarantee a person an equal social opportunity and getting equal protection under the law. This is regardless of the race of an individual, religion, and any other physical characteristics.

There are many civil rights policies that people are entitled to; they include having the right to vote, having the right to a fair trial, having the right to assessing government services. All have policies that protect people and ensure that they are getting equal right to education and the right to use public office, amongst other rights. In case there is an individual who is being denied some of these rights, it can be said that they are being denied their civil rights. This can be punishable to those individuals who are doing that, (Johnson, 2017).

A discussion of the current laws and public policies applicable to the topic. 

Nowadays, there are many other current laws and policies regarding legal rights and policies/. Some of these policies and laws include having freedom of the press. The press can express themselves, freedom of religion, and each person, can associate themselves with the religion which they are thinking id of beneficial to them, freedom to vote. Other current laws ensure that people are entitled to have included freedom if having a free court and have the freedom to remain silent when the police are doing their investigations.

 Identify and discuss emerging policy issues related to the topic, including a detailed discussion of the factors or influences that specifically impact each issue's policy-making process.

Some issues can be said to be emerging issues regarding legal law and policies; for instance, the United States Civil Rights Movement, a movement that Martin Luther King formed. The main aim was to protest against racial discrimination, which was happening between the African American citizens. The movement came to be in the year 1950s and 1960s. Some of the violations they were having issues with include unfair hiring practices, lack of voting conditions, and segregation in public places, (Clayton, 2018).

 A discussion of how someone with a Christian worldview should approach your selected topic and the emerging issues.

Christians can deal with discrimination through the teachings that they are being taught in the bible. It is not suitable for anyone to discriminate against the other; this; is because, according to Christians, we are all the children of God, and we were created in his likeness and image. Therefore we should treat each other with respect and see each other as your brother, and through this, there will be no avenue where discrimination can play its role. Such teachings can help even those who would have engaged in discrimination to stop, and they start seeing each other from another perspective.

A discussion of your recommended course of action for future policy-making concerning your topic's emerging issues. Be specific. 

When coming up with policies, especially regarding civil rights, they are supposed to ensure that other people's physical and mental integrity is considered. The issue of discrimination should be unheard of, and this is because severe impacts are resulting from this. Policies in the future should ensure that they are putting into consideration this issue; this can be through ensuring that those who are caught engaging in discrimination can be taken into courts and gets charged. This will act as a lesson for those others who would love to try this, (Hahn, et al, 2018)

References

Clayton, D. M. (2018). Black lives matter and the civil rights movement: A comparative analysis of two social movements in the United States. Journal of Black Studies, 49(5), 448-480.

Hahn, R. A., Truman, B. I., & Williams, D. R. (2018). Civil rights as determinants of public health and racial and ethnic health equity: health care, education, employment, and housing in the United States. SSM-population health, 4, 17-24.

Johnson, K. R. (2017). Immigration and civil rights in the trump administration: Law and policy making by executive order. Santa Clara L. Rev., 57, 611.