Nixon was looking for a way to decrease crime in the Washington D.C. area. ... Carter's drug policies were based on a doctrine developed in Europe that stated that the government would never stop drug use, so they should work on preventing the harm of usage. ... A small percentage of all drug crimes do get caught, so fear of the law is small. ... Racial profiling is based on the premise that minorities commit most drug offenses. ... This results in the persecution of innocent people based on skin color. ...

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Legalization of drugs will stop an enormous number of deaths and crimes. ... On their web page the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) states, "the costs of crime attributed to illicit drug abuse were estimated at 59.1 billion. These costs include reduced earnings due to incarceration, crime careers, and criminal victimization; and the costs of criminal justice and drug interdiction". ... Based on this information it is not hard to realize that prohibition costs money, and lives. ... This would have an impact on the amount of money flowing through criminal channels, and this might weaken o...

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This inherently leaving various law enforcement agencies with less ability to confront other crimes. ... The statistics show a rise in crimes concerning personal property; drug abusers in hopes of supporting their drug habit committed seventy-five percent of all property crimes such as burglary and robbery. Studies have shown that out patient drug programs or programs that offered drugs for a lower cost drastically reduced the amount of crimes committed. ... This would lead one to acknowledge that maybe our opinion drugs may be based in fear and social The Goal The optimal goal of any policys...

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Since everybody has their own personal reasons why they do such a thing as use and abuse drugs, it makes even more difficult to prevent such a crime. ... The Control Act distinguishes among several categories of drugs based on their potential abuse and their medical utility. ... We tend to think that drug users are the victims of the drugs that they take, but it is a victimless crime, because nether the seller nor the user is likely to report the crime to the police. Drug use is a real crime that injures both users and the society, but its punishment should not involve infamy for it is itself ...

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"Some would argue that legalizing drugs would lead to substantial reductions in drug costs and a corresponding reduction in drug-related crime" (Inciardi/McElrath, 287). If drugs were legalized, all drug-related crimes would end. "The police prosecutors, and courts would focus their resources on combating the types of crimes that people cannot walk away from" (Inciardi/McElrath, 295). The police could focus on more important crimes. ... "Government corruption and intimidation by traffickers as well as drug-based foreign policies would be effectively reduced, if not eliminated entirely" (Inc...

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Tolerance of drug use resulted in terrible increases in crime between the 1960's and the early 1990's and the landscape of America has been altered forever. ... By the time that the DEA was created by Executive Order in July 1973 to establish a single unified command, America was beginning to see signs of the drug and crime epidemic that lay ahead. ... In addition to distributing cocaine and methamphetamine in the West and Midwest, these Mexico based groups are now attempting to expand the distribution of those drugs into eastern U.S. markets. ... Finally, criminal groups base...

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In 1933, the prohibition on alcohol was lifted due to an overwhelming public concern with widespread organized crime, police corruption and violence (Encarta, "Prohibition"). ... Also in relation to alcohol prohibition, those profiting most from America's "War on Drugs" are the organized crime barons, who make an estimated $10 to $50 billion dollars a year from drug trade alone (More Reefer Madness, 15-25). ... It is a criminal act of the U.S. government by it's own manifesto, the Constitution, to make a personal behavior a crime. ... The National Academy of Sciences issued its fi...

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I was shocked by how much adversity and affliction she had to bear by slipping deeper and deeper into the vicious circle of drugs, prostitution and crime. ... In this paper I want to point out and discuss drugs, prostitution and crime, some of the most important components that Rosa Lee brought and trapped her in a vicous circle. ... Ronnie himself started out with alcohol and a codeine-based cough syrup to help him feel more secure and adequate since he "was very shy and talked with a stammer- (Dash, 134). ... This brings me to the next topic I would like to talk about in this paper...

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Upon examining the relationship between marijuana use and violent crime, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded, "Rather than inducing violent or aggressive behavior through its purported effects of lowering inhibitions, weakening impulse control and heightening aggressive tendencies, marihuana was usually found to inhibit the expression of aggressive impulses by pacifying the user, interfering with muscular coordination, reducing psychomotor activities and generally producing states of drowsiness lethargy, timidity and passivity." ...

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Upon examining the relationship between marijuana use and violent crime, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded, "Rather than inducing violent or aggressive behavior through its purported effects of lowering inhibitions, weakening impulse control and heightening aggressive tendencies, marihuana was usually found to inhibit the expression of aggressive impulses by pacifying the user, interfering with muscular coordination, reducing psychomotor activities and generally producing states of drowsiness lethargy, timidity and passivity." ...

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DRUG ABUSE: COCAINE AND HEROIN Drug abuse in our country is a major problem. Not only does it affect the person taking the drugs, but also family and friends. When you are taking drugs, the way you see the whole world changes. You don't care about anything or anyone. All you care about i...

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Addiction Recovery This report is based on the processes of change an addict must pass through while healing. ... Treatment may include a combination of programs, facilities, services and therapies including pharmacologically based treatment. ...

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Accidents and injury, sickness and disease, truancy, premature death, crime, violence and antisocial behaviour, as well as personal and social disruption, loss of quality of life, and loss of economic costs. ... The Hot House which is a community based service that provides free counselling for people under the age of 25. ... Other names for Speed are Crystal Meth, Sulph, Uppers, Wake Ups, Billy Whizz, Whites, Ritalin, Dexedrine, Base, Ice, and Shabu. ...

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My devotion to Walter grew stronger along with his cancer diagnosis, however, I began to question his character's integrity momentarily during his DEA ride-along with Hank; Walt's curiosity involving the meth industry peaked as Hank discussed the financial gains and the specifics of the crime. ... As the series continues, the relationship between Walt and Jesse ebbs and flows based on serious events occurring in their lives that brings them closer together or pulls them apart. ...

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Drugs have become a very serious problem in the United States. They have become a component of one's every day lives. This Nation's reliance on drugs for pleasure, depression, and medical relief dominates the political and economic scene. Much debate over the drug issue occurs daily. Pleasure i...

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