Dealing with drugs and alcohol on a daily basis has to be a struggle for people who do them. People often do drugs and drink alcohol in order to get over their situations, peer pressure, or it is inherited from family members and just simply because they want to do it. No one is perfect and you can get help whenever you feel that you need it but just don’t wait too late. Often people have families that are depending on them to stop what they are doing and know that they need them in their lives whether they know it or not.…
Group was focused on learning how drugs and alcohol had gradually changed an individual from a productive member of society into a desperate, Law breaking one. PO attended IOP group for the first time today, reported heroin and methamphetamine as his drug of choice, and his last use date was 05-20-2015. PO displayed a guarded attitude as evide ced by avoiding eye contact with peers and facilitator, and given a short statement to check-in questions. PO was minimallyparticipted in the group activity as evidenced by did not interact with peers and rarely spoke. PO presents in the pre-contemplation stage of change.…
Been discreet can be quite a job but not able to properly continue with such part can be the breaking point of an individual’s unknown. It is the bread basket of the family and at whatever sacrifice is needed then this is compromise as it is considered that the…
Plea-bargaining has been practiced in the criminal justice system for over 300 years. Controversial cases have brought plea bargains to the forefront and have created bias towards this practice. However, if plea bargains were not implemented, a chaotic and expensive justice system would be created. With such cases bringing a negative view to plea-bargaining, this research paper aims to show the positives and negatives of plea-bargaining. Critics of plea-bargaining believe that sentences demonstrate to be more lenient to the defendants, contributes to the issue of mass incarceration, and how the Crown persuades defendants into pleading guilty. Nevertheless, supporters of plea bargains find that plea deals are beginning to including the victims…
Upon careful review of Jay W’s case study, a client who is potentially suffering from a substance abuse disorder, it is deemed necessary to examine his history, compose a chemical use…
Bifurcated Trial has to be broken into two trials one for guilt and the other for penalty face, whether or not defendant should get the death penalty. The guilt face decides the issue of guilt. And, the penalty face includes the presentation of the facts that mitigate or aggravate the circumstances of the…
Substance abuse and dependency persist as a major health and social concern in America. Author Joseph A. Califano, a former secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare notes, “it is hard to find an American family or circle of friends that substance abuse has not touched directly (Califano, J. A., p. 1, 2008).” Califano further explains that although Americans are 4 percent of the world’s population, Americans consume 65 percent of the world’s illegal drugs. Furthermore, one in four Americans will have an alcohol or drug disorder at some point in his or her life. Most of these individuals have parents, children, siblings, friends, community and colleagues who will “undergo psychological and social harm" (Califano, J. A., p. 1, 2008.).” Authors…
Addiction is an issue that many families find themselves struggling with. The film, Addiction: The family in crisis, discusses many of the issues surrounding addiction and alcoholism in the family. Addiction was described in the film as a “family disease”, meaning not only does addiction and alcoholism effect everyone in the family, everyone also has a role to play in the family dynamics which may perpetuate the behavior of the alcoholic. The most notable position prolonging the addict’s behavior is the person who takes the role of the enabler. This person will keep the alcoholic from seeking help by assisting or supporting them in their habit. The enabler can be a wife, a mother, or a friend, but it is usually someone who cares very much for…
Professionals in the criminal justice field have the discretion to make many ethical choices throughout their careers. These choices are so significant that their outcomes can determine the futures of those involved. An ethical choice that prosecutors have to make daily, revolves around plea bargaining. Plea bargains are negotiations for contracts between the prosecution and the defense in an attempt to get them to plead guilty ("Plea Bargain.”). The prosecutor offers to reduce the severity or the length of the defendant’s punishment in exchange for the defense’s agreement to plead guilty ("Plea Bargain."). Sometimes plea deals even require the defendant to testify against someone else, so that they can be convicted of a crime ("Plea Bargain.").…
The United States criminal justice system prides itself on being fair and just. Even if it is one of the best systems in existence, it is not flawless. Wrongful convictions continue to occur despite existing safeguards aimed at limiting wrongful convictions. According to the Global Registry of Claims of Innocence, approximately 15% of inmates claim to be innocent nationwide (2014). Based on exoneration rates, of the 15% claiming innocence between one and five percent of inmates are truly innocent (Global Registry of Claims of Innocence, 2014). Several factors prevent wrongfully convicted individuals from proving his or…
fall somewhere in between two extremes (Sullum 8-9). These extremes can be defined as experimenters and dysfunctional users. The lesser of the extremes, experimenters, are users who try one or more drugs, but the drugs do not play a significant role in their lives. They also don’t actively seek out the drugs and may only use drugs when they are offered. Dysfunctional users are at the other end of the spectrum. In a dysfunctional user, drugs are the most significant part of their life. They have lost control of their drug use to the extent that they are personally and socially dysfunctional (O’Brien Lecture). Sullum believes that our society wrongfully groups all drug users into the dysfunctional category because they are the ones we hear about on the news and see on the streets. However, the numbers don’t lie. There are a far greater number of people who have admitted to using drugs than we see on the news or who are locked up in jail. Therefore, Sullum suggests that the majority of drug users in the U.S. are either social-recreational users or involved users. Social-recreational users use drugs more frequently and for a longer period of time than experimenters, but they are still functional and the drug does not play a significant role in their life. Usually social-recreational users use drugs because they have a happy or social effect on them. Involved users are one step above social-recreational users and one…
This impact on family members sorely relies upon the different roles and responsibilities, for example: the parents of the drug abuser suffer more impact than the rest of the family members (Banard 2006). It affects them in several various ways such as: physical illnesses, education and employment and psychological illnesses. There is a strong possibility that family members experience negative emotions such as anger, shame, confusion, hurt and despair due to lack of knowledge of how to get help or lack of intervention or support from services (Templeton et al 2006). Children or siblings who undertake a caring role can face a risk of loosing their childhood, which can have a negative impact on schoolwork, health, conduct and friendships (Velleman and Templeton 2007). The provision and of services to meet the needs of family members and their involvement in the care of drug users, results in the enhancement and effectiveness of services and drug treatment and plummeting abuse (Velleman and Templeton 2007). It is imperative that services which are designated to offer expert help to family members and carers of drug users implement methods to amplify motivation and resilience because there is a tendency of loosing hope in the process (Templeton 2007). According to Banard (2006), family members play a vital role in influencing people with substance misuse problems to seek or accept help from services. Stanton and Heath (2005), believes that most partners of drug abusers experience physical violence, manipulation, pressure to release money to fund drugs and lying. Family members adults and children equally experience inevitable risks of developing numerous chronic problems such as substance misuse in their own right, physical sicknesses, involvement in arrangement of anti-social behaviours…
Many challenges confront the criminal justice system. One major perennial question is: How can we more effectively deal with individuals who have drug and alcohol problems and are also involved in criminal activity? The complex relationships between drugs and crime have been extensively analyzed. Generally, these studies confirm that drug and alcohol abuse is associated with criminal activity.The magnitude of this problem is also indicated by the recurring finding that about 70 percent of the arrestees sampled by the Drug Use Forecasting program have tested positive for recent drug use. Such findings suggest that it is very important for criminal justice agencies working with offenders to improve their ability to impact the drug and alcohol abuse problems that undermine released inmates ' chances of staying out of trouble.( Holder, H., 1991)…
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