1. Victimless Crimes
Crimes such as gambling, drug possession, and certain public order offenses do no harm to others and yet are commonly enforced and prosecuted. ... However due to its history of having ties to organized crime groups most forms of gambling have remained illegal, although not strictly enforced, throughout the United States. In 2009 an estimated 26.4% of all peoples in some kind of correctional system are solely there for drug related offenses(drugwarfacts.org). Although it is obvious that the drug use and distribution are commonly linked more serious crimes such as larceny, assault and even 2ho...
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