Law enforcement officials feel that if a disproportionate amount of crime is committed by a certain race, then they deserve a larger percentage of attention from law enforcement. ... The history behind what is known as racial profiling started back in the mid to early 1980's as a tool to fight drug trafficking. ... Bob Vogel began accumulating tremendous arrest statistics and earned the attention of the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). ... "African-Americans are 13% of drug users, 37% of arrests, 55% of the convicted and 77% of those sentenced for drug related crimes". ... The ...

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The enforcement of alcohol also cost the government large sums of money. After the first year of enforcement, America lost 5 million dollars. ... Both cases involved in some way the banning of a mind altering drug or drugs. ... This so called "War on Drugs" has done nothing to lessen illegal drug use in the US. ... I'm not saying that all drugs should be made legal, just the so called "Soft Drugs" like Cannabis and Phsycadelics. ...

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Since there is a strong relationship between student violence and the use and sale of drugs, special efforts should be made to keep schools drug-free through both monitoring and searching. ... These services may include the efforts of religious and recreational organizations, social service, and even law enforcement agencies. ...

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While the so-called "war on drugs" is in full stride, it still has had problems accomplishing its main goals. ... "In 1987, 10 billion dollars were spent alone just on enforcing drug laws- (Long, 114.) ... "The drug enforcement authorities might reduce their budget requests, or, more likely, focus more intensely on hard drugs and violent crimes- (Baker 23). All drug enforcement agencies could reduce their budget, and all marijuana sold can be taxed, adding tremendous amounts of what is basically profit to our: governments funding for schools and monuments/buildings, government spending and ...

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Why Don't More Kids Have Assets "Adults and institutions have become uncomfortable about articulating values or enforcing rules and consequences". ... Now days it has become uncomfortable about articulating values or enforcing rules and consequences. ... Another thing I blame is television, no America showers and crowns rappers, drug dealers, and children now get the wrong idea of the concept of things. Children think it is cool for them to sell drugs, use profanity, do drugs, and disrespect the authority. ...

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In fact, it is the third most popular drug in America, exceeded only by alcohol and tobacco. ... That is why we should stop wasting limited law enforcement resources a! ... Approximately 44 percent of all drug arrests in this country are marijuana arrests. Unfortunately, this focus on marijuana has caused a shift away from enforcement against more dangerous drugs such as cocaine and heroin. ... Former president Jimmy Carter said, "Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. ...

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Unfortunately, the "wrong hands" are not limited to those who have mental problems these days, but there are also instances where law enforcement resort to their last option before exhausting all scenarios. ... However, after enforcing tougher laws that were put in place, more firearm crimes were committed. ... Similar to those who put their mind to getting alcohol during prohibition, distributing illegal drugs or robbing a bank, once a person decides to put a plan in action only they can stop themselves. ...

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It's this drug that helps them pass the time, day after day. ... And it is becoming more common to see this helpful drug being prescribed by doctors. Enforcing marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers around $10 billion annually and results in the arrest of more then 734,000 individuals each year. ... President Jimmy Carter once said "penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual then the use of the drug itself." ... How about a little fact to end on; marijuana is a stimulant and sedative drug at the same time. ...

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In Alaska there are laws against marijuana however, law enforcement refuses to punish individuals who grow up to two plants. ... Marijuana is the only illicit drug that has never had a fatality because of overdosing. This drug has never been proven to be addictive in any way. Alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine are what I believe to be the worst drugs in the world because they are some of the most addictive drugs in the world (even more so than cocaine, and met amphetamines) and the most acceptable drugs used in the world. ... These drugs have been legal ever since this great country has been here...

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With marijuana a lesser problem, law enforcement could concentrate on more hazardously addictive problem drugs such as amphetamines or MDMA (Extacy). ... This has led to a crackdown on marijuana and more frequent attempts at harsher legislation against the drug to be passed, but the fact still remains that marijuana is a nonlethal drug often used by people from all backrounds the same which may include alcoholism. ... Since marijuana's spread in the early-to-mid 1800's, the drug has been used to treat ailments as prescribed by doctors for pain, nerve damage, psychosis, and ...

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He should have to help out at a hospital where babies are born addicted to alcohol or illegal, explicit drugs. ... The third way teens can be penalized for drunk driving, is by enforcing a very high fine. ... If these three penalties are strictly enforced, I believe it will reduce the number of deaths caused by teen drunk driving. ...

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Unfortunately, the introduction of collaboration between local police and immigration law enforcement has not made communities as safe as intended. Tensions between police officers and community members increase, as does the distrust people feel towards law enforcement (Grigsby). Not only does this collaboration increase tensions and distrust but, as CounterPunch puts it, "It is easy to imagine the [collaboration between police and immigration law enforcement] will lead to more hit and runs, as undocumented migrants involved in car accidents will fear that any police encounter could lea...

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There is no strong evidence that shows law enforcement to be corrupt, but in recent years the FBI has shown to be a little irresponsible when it comes to confiscated evidence such as drugs, firearms, etc. These superior law enforcement agencies seem to just shrug as if nothing really happened. ...

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Throughout America the drug that is used the most among teens is alcohol (Social 1). ... Georgia implemented a plan in 2001 to enforce underage drinking. ... Necessary tools were provided to help enforce these laws as well. More law enforcement was also provided to help communities in their fight against underage drinking (Georgia 1). ... The Albuquerque Police Department has come up with a recent cost effective plan to enforce underage drinking. ...

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Wealth was acquired through illegal acts such as prostitution, gambling, and drug and alcohol distribution. ... In order to have a hold on drug trafficking crime syndicates had to be centered in good geological locations to be able to receive imported drugs. Cities near water, such as New York and New Orleans made perfect places for drugs to be smuggled. Drugs then were distributed throughout the country. ... Narcotics were not the only drugs that were illegal during this time. ...

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Guns should be used strictly for law enforcement, and should not be available to the citizens. If gun control is enforced (guns banned), then criminals will not have guns, and non-criminals will not need to "protect" themselves. ... While only 20% of suicide attempts by teenagers by drug overdose are fatal, 90% of attempts with a gun are fatal." ...

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Drugs and Alcohol use affects juveniles themselves which leads to higher crime; this is the major cause of peer pressure. ... Drug use can cause the same effects, but also violence can occur as the juvenile needs to support their habit with money. ... The problem ahead now is getting the court to enforce the laws and use the centers available to help out these problem juveniles. ...

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I believe guns should be banned from the United States. In many cases, guns are not used to protection, but they for revenge and may take the lives of an innocent human beings. Many accidents leading to death involve guns. In order to avoid incidents of shooting in schools, we all need to take actio...

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The outcome was future generations of broken homes, lost heritage and tradition as well as large numbers of unemployed and poor resulting in mass depression, drug abuse, alcoholism and suicide. ... The Constitution enforced the return of fleeing slaves to their masters, empowered local government to use force against uprising slaves and ensured the Atlantic slave trade would continue to thrive in Southern territories. ...

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Guns can promote violence or enforce order and safety in certain places like a bank if seen with a police or any law enforcement agent and at the same time could cause problems if it was seen in the hands of a masked individual who ran in the bank demanding for money. ... Most of his classmates and neighbors claimed that he was using drugs regularly, saying that, "He smoked pot, he was a pot smoking loner.... Every job has its benefits and the right to own a weapon(s) is one of the benefits that various law enforcement officials are entitled to. ...

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The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, believes that mass executions of "27 or 30 or 35 people at a time" would be effective in the reduction of the importation of illegal drugs in to America (Taylor, 1995). ... Murphy wrote, "Like the emperor's new clothes, the flimsy notion that the death penalty is an effective law enforcement tool is being exposed as mere political puffery" (Murphy, 1995). ...

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Ten percent of all public schools had experienced one or more serious violent crimes (e.g. murder, rape, suicide, sexual battery, and physical attack of fighting with a weapon or robbery) reported to police or other law enforcement during 1997. ... One of the goals of the National Education Goals states that by the year 2000, "all schools in America will be free of drugs and violence and the unauthorized presence of firearms and alcohol, and offer a disciplined environment that is conducive to learning." ...

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Drugs and alcohol are also a major contributor to school violence. ... Alcohol is the number one drug used by teenagers and young adults. ... In addition to school-wide codes, each teacher must enforce basic rules and regulations starting on the first day of school. ...

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Cigarettes kill more than 400,000 Americans every year, that's more than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs and fires combined. ... The first major step that must be done is to enforce tougher laws on tobacco use and sales. ...

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Louis County, two unarmed black men (one who had drugs in his possession), were pulling into a parking lot of a Jack in the Box, when they realized they were surrounded by Police Officers and Detectives. ... Post-9/11, under the administration of Bush and Obama, federal, state and local law enforcement has engaged in racial/ethnic profiling, which the ACLU calls "a widespread and pervasive problem throughout the United States, impacting the lives of millions of people in African American, Asian, Latino, South Asian, and Arab communities....

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