Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, it is illegal to discriminate in any aspect of the hiring process in employment. ... In an effort by the city to help ensure a fair testing process compliant with Title VII Civil Rights act they hired a professional testing company, IO Solutions, Inc. to design and administer a race neutral examination process. ... As a result of the test scores the CSB voted to decertify the results in fear of allegations of disparate impact in conjunction with the Title VII of ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ten years later Congress stepped in and passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... Here the court was asked whether "the University of Michigan's use racial preferences in undergraduate admissions violates the Equal Protection Rights Act of 1964. ... Points were also awarded based on high school GPA, standardized test scores, leadership qualities, extra curricular activities, etc. ... The brief says that diversity in higher education prepares students to be great leaders of this nation. ...

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Discretion being defined as the ability or power to decide responsibly or the freedom to act or judge on ones own, in this instance still according to the law and regardless of ones own prejudices. ... Policies limit their discretion and give the police guidelines to act upon. The policy is to reduce officer discretion as well as to help officers prepare for situations they may confront. ... Also from experience it seems that less experienced or rookie officers exercise more discretion and act tougher on the job. ... It says the police are basing the policy on the state Supreme Court'...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate