How much crime is inflicted by drug and alcohol, and what can we do about it? ... People who are under the influence of drugs and have a mental illness tends to be more aggressive without taking the drugs. ... I believe that some aspects of the law should be changed, but drugs and alcohol are always going to have an impact on crime in society. ... Society I believe that if the law for crime changed,society would also. ... Conclusion I believe that what ever influences have over crime it can't really be minimised. ...

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The War on Drugs in this sense is convenient; instead the War on Drugs should be understood as a special case of what war has always been on how force and violence against certain communities pertains to certain political objectives. ... As Herbert explained, state's efforts to control drugs are also a way for dominant group to express power. ... Society has grown to believe this definition is true and will continue to be false. ... Most people believe that racial profiling was an outcome of the drug war, "but Derbyshire dismisses the argument that racial profiling is chiefly a bypro...

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The reasons that I agree with the Deontologist perspective with a Social Contract theory are as below; GSK is a pharmaceutical company that deals directly with human rights issues and I believe that a minimum set of responsibilities are generated whenever dealing with fundamental rights. ... However, social responsibility and the actions such as granting drugs voluntarily, may conflict with the shareholders' interest, that is, to maximize the shareholders' value. ... Let say that instead of giving HIV drugs at cost to South Africa, would not it be better to give drugs at cost ...

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Anderson points out that other cities are also facing problems such as teen pregnancy, strive for respect, drugs, and people committing crimes. ... Anderson differentiates "decent families" and "street families" in that decent families work hard, are independent, and believe in many mainstream morals and values. ... Drugs in these communities play a large role in the code of the street. ... Since crack has been introduced to the drug industry, it has only worsened, and in turn has increased the use of violence on the streets. ... I thought the book was very insightful as t...

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One will always believe that one's behavior is unacceptable and thus label them as being deviant. ... One of the more popular drug, Marijuana is used by many of youth today. The use of this drug is known for being a deviant act. ... I also ask them if they believed that smoking weed was wrong, one of them answered with,No, not really. ... He taught his best friend how to use the drug. ...

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Some people believe that the law and the concept of crime is influenced by those who hold social power and use it to reflect their way of thinking. ... To lower the crime rate the government should redirect their resources on providing social programs such as after school tutoring, counseling for drug prevention. Resources should not be directed toward prosecuting the man who get caught with a small amount of drugs that he was going use for personal use and treating the drug kingpins lenient because they can afford the high powered attorney. Police departments should not waste valuable time on...

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It ignores the social order and some organizations believe, the reality in the society. ... The individual in this condition can accept and move on or can achieve alternative means of obtaining the success such as robbery, drug trafficking or use of violence. ... The outcome is cultural deviant such as high level of crime rates, drug trafficking, prostitution, robbery, and other related crime activities. ...

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Castells said this business relied upon a system of supply and demand poorer countries supply to the strong western demands within, for example, the sex and drugs industries. ... An example of this would be in Los Angeles, which has seen a surge in the drugs trade due to de-industrialization. ... Glocalisation is also explicitly seen within the drugs trade, as Class A drugs on the streets of the UK are unlikely to have been produced here but rather in places such as South America. ... This can be observed in Winlows study of bouncers, men who legitimately worked as bouncers but participated i...

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Sheriff, Tony, and Lewis go to Malaysia on a vacation filled with drinking, drugs, and girls. ... After his two friends left, he was caught with drugs and the only way for him to escape the hanging for the punishment of the crime was to have Sheriff and Tony agree to come back to Malaysia and serve a three year sentence in a Malaysian prison. ... Malaysia I believe would have an authoritarian government based on the way they felt about drug use and the harsh punishments. ... In Malaysia any kind of drug use is considered deviance. ... Other sociological insights/patterns/con...

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Most kids are expected to amount to nothing, but drug dealers or crack heads. ... Material objects were items such as guns, 40's and drugs. ... Everyone believed that school wasn't going to teach them how to survive on the streets. ... So stealing or dealing drugs was an ideal thing to do. ... They were poor, and the only way to get money was to deal drugs or steal. ...

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Similarly, in 1984 only the leaders know the real truth behind wars, but the rest of the society is brainwashed into believing what the leaders want them to believe. ... In Brave New World, one of the prime leaders of the society believes that the only aspect of life that matters is happiness. ... These people support promiscuity and the consumption of drugs. The leaders are performing a great injustice to the rest of the society by supporting drugs and sex. ... Socrates believes that he can create a society that is free from crime and has perfect citizens. ...

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Things such as rape, murder, drug addiction, and prostitution are considered to be deviant behavior in our society. ... Heartless killers and habitual criminals have always existed, but the number of crimes committed by younger kids has gotten higher Many have tried to figure out why and think it results from the growth of single parent families, rise in child abuse, drugs being easier to obtain and the ease of obtaining weapons on the street. ... For some kids both male and female drugs, gang and guns are simply vehicles through with to satisfy a more basic yearning or belonging (Witkin, 27)....

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It is unfortunate that young people in Australian society are most often under scrutiny for violence, crimes, and drugs rather than for their positive contributions to society. ... Choosing various fashions, beliefs and interests may determine what a young person wears, believes or does, but is also an experience of growing up. ... Young people who may be in the process of forming their identities and interests in subcultural groups in Australian society are most often under scrutiny for violence, crimes, and drugs rather than for their positive contributions to society. ...

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Their mothers all used drugs while they were pregnant, and this caused the children to have this special skill. These children were taken from their mother because she used drugs, and when they were found to have this special skill, they were put to work. ... Witwer does not believe him and asks to see the Pre-cogs. ... This scene shows that everyone is conforming to believe that the Pre-cogs are flawless. ... He has no clue why someone would set him up, and now believes that there is something wrong with the system. ...

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Also the family would reject the kids, because they are just to caught up in themselves or in drugs, alcohol or they simply don't care. ... The government may or may not be the number one cause that people turn towards the streets and drug sales. ... But these teens" conditions are just too horrible that they just turn towards drugs, and to the point of selling drugs. Not only is selling drugs is an issue, but also that they have those negative role models that give them connections in the streets to make money. ... Solutions to this problem may be to actually let religion give ga...

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Born a Greirson, Emily was raised to believe that she had certain privileges that other members of the community were not given. The town was raised to believe that they should protect Emily and her family name. ... In one such instance, Emily believed that she was exempt from public taxation by an agreement between her ancestors and Colonel Sartoris. ... In the end, the druggist sells Emily the poison, even though she gives no intention for the drugs use, only because of her heritage. ... After Emily's cousins leave town, Emily is seen in the drug store purchasing a set of men's toi...

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Rideau believes that as a community it is more effective to work to prevent criminal acts in the first place than getting tough on crime and violence. ... Many had grown up in backgrounds where serious violence, drug and alcohol abuse are common experience. ... Some people believe that the prison system should "get tougher" (Rideau) and just put everyone arrested for drug offenses in treatment. ... I believe that prisons should be an important part of responding to crimes, and I agree with what Rideau says that the system is not a cure-all. ... They may experience a religious conver...

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Upon being injured one receives relief from opiate-based drugs, similarly, when people are in distress religion gives solace. ... Society is maintained by social consensus, and if this is believed by the majority, then it is hardly likely that they will create an atmosphere in which the economic conditions that are causing so much pain, and suffering will be eradicated and, therefore, the need for soothing drugs like religion will cease. A drug that is administered by the same oppressors responsible for the pain and suffering in the first place. ... It is sure that human beings will continue ...

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Believing that others are plotting against you is statistically abnormal and is usually diagnosed as a delusion of persecution. However, intelligence is believed to be distributed along a normal, bell-shaped curve, and people with IQ above 132 are statistically infrequent, or "abnormal". ... Disability or dysfunction is the primary criterion for identifying abnormal drug use. ...

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If a youth disagrees or does not believe in these values one is more likely to engage in antisocial acts. Also, if the youth believe that laws are unfair, this bond to society weakens and the likelihood of committing delinquency becomes stronger. ... Along with the six family conditions we will be examining six different behavioral outcomes; property crime, violent crime, mental disorder, alcoholism, drug addiction, and status offenses. ... Juvenile delinquency studies have also found significantly high rates of alcoholism, drug dependence, mental disorders, and sexual deviance among juvenil...

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I believe the media turned most of us into the most disrespectful, insecure, and immature people. ... There was a time when everyone believed they can be an independent and successful person now everyone wishes they can be like someone else. ... Lyrics are mostly about money, fame, alcohol, or drug use. I believe as teens we should appreciate the real role models who influenced us. ... In conclusion, I believe social media has ruined the moral compass of many young people today. ...

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Drug offences for example drug & alcohol offences, political crimes for example espionage, conspiracy & terrorism. ... This I find hard to believe as nearly every one I know has been burgled more than once in the past ten years. ... It is no use saying if the police cracked down on all drug dealers there would be no users as most drugs are bought off low-level dealers who are themselves users. ... The majority of crime in Chapeltown, in Leeds happens at night especially for the many drug deals that goes on. Although I am not saying the deals are only carried out at night, there are many exch...

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I believe the main reason that the U.S, one of the richest countries in the world has not taken initiative in helping poor children is because almost all of the poor children live with a single parent. ... Odds of poor kids being less productive in school are greater, odds of being a criminal or drug addict are also greater if the kid was poor in his youth. This may make people believe that if they do help poor kids they will still end up a criminal, these people may believe that there is just no hope for them....

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The movie begins by naming all the main drug dealers and their territories across the South Bronx region, Victor's territory noticeably bigger than the others. Out of the four competitors, we only see one that Victor has any trouble with later in the movie and that is the drug dealer known as Tito. Tito is another successful, Hispanic drug dealer who sells his product in the territory just south of Victor. ... This is when Victor makes the most reckless decision of all, meeting with the drug lord that supplied him and the other dealers in the area, La Colombiana. ... A society that doesn&...

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Another example might focus on juveniles living in a subculture in which selling and using drugs are a common practice and as a consequence of these activities there is a likelihood to develop attitudes favorable to drug use and trafficking. ... Sutherland believed that a person is incapable of inventing criminal behavior. ... Sutherland believed that some societies flourished when adhering to definitions favorable to the laws governing society, however, others support the violation of such laws. ... Sutherland believed that like every other behavior, criminal behavior is learned. ......

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