promoting access to White Rose research papers Universities of Leeds‚ Sheffield and York http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ This is an author produced version of a paper published in Political Studies. White Rose Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/43142/ Published paper Adeney‚ Katharine and Wyatt‚ Andrew (2004) Democracy in South Asia: Getting beyond the Structure-Agency Dichotomy. Political Studies‚ 52 (1). pp. 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248
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believe the war on drugs is racist‚ you must only view the pie chart in Chapter 8 to see the evidence. (Macionis 2017) While African Americans account for only 13.3% of the total U.S. population they account for 40.7% of prison inmates‚ Hispanics account for 17.6% of the total U.S. population comprise 21.1% of the prison population and Whites who account for 62.06% of the total U.S. population comprise only 29.9% of the prison population. The video that accompanied this chapter The war on Drugs is Racist
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In 1971‚ President Nixon declared and implemented the War on Drugs. Since that time‚ the U.S. has spent approximately 1 trillion dollars funding this campaign. Now‚ I am not a mathematician‚ but that would be about 25 billion dollars per year or 793 dollars per second. Today‚ illegal drugs are cheaper and easier to acquire despite astronomical amounts of government spending to enforce a failing policy. The War on Drugs should be ended for two reasons: the dramatic growth of incarceration rates and
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Boy Overboard Essay how do the characters and setting in morries gleitzmans boy overboard help the reader to understand theme and issues In the novel Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman‚ it teaches the reader about how some governments have a very inhuman nature towards their people. This novel is through first person point of view and it gives us a new perspective towards Afghanistan and third world countries as people have to go to extreme lengths to survive and no one is treated fairly
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history associated with drug criminalization in America contains more political motivators than concerns for public health and safety. The biggest politically motivated aspect to drug deterrence comes from Richard Nixon’s s war on drugs in 1971 which has created a system that discriminates against minority groups and has had little effect on deterring drug use. The war on drugs has thus far been notoriously noted for discriminating against people of color by pumping drugs into their communities and
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The war on drugs is one of the wars that every nation claims to be carrying out. The United States of America is considered as one of the vibrant drug trafficking regions globally. The war of drugs in the United States of America therefore rates as one of the longest wars in the nation (Lurigio‚ 2008 pg. 87). Ideally‚ it has taken approximately forty years since the kick-off of the war. Despite the fact the war may appear to be plain from the word of mouth‚ it posses unimaginable consequences on
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Head: The War on Drugs The War on Drugs and Sentencing Disparities Social Policy Analysis Paper Janet Gaines Hood College Introduction This paper will examine the history of the “War on Drugs” and the racial and sentencing disparities that have resulted because of it. In the House of Representatives a new bill was introduced on January 7‚ 2009. Policy number H.R.265‚ was cited as “Drug Sentencing reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009. The never ending drug trade and
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February 27th‚ 2012 Analytic Paper #3 “Although our war on drugs must be fortified with the best laws‚ enforcement efforts and resources‚ we would not be successful without your individual commitment to this cause.” -- Mel Carnahan Just say no? The legalization of drugs has been a huge issue in politics for an exceptionally long time. Many people believe that the legalization of drugs will allow the government to gain more control and therefore reducing crime on the streets. The idea that a state
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Short Thought Essay on Drugs Marijuana is the most commonly abused drug used by teenagers. Adults‚ teens‚ and even children abuse drugs. The war on drugs does not do much to solve the problems of people abusing drugs. The war on drugs has been inefficient to the world. History has proven that the war on drugs has been a defeat. In the last four decades‚ the government has spent over 2.5 trillion dollars to fight the war on drugs. In those years‚ the number of drug abusers has risen to
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Do you think Peter Stolypin was the Tsar’s last hope? The 1905 Revolution was the build up of the dissatisfaction of Russia’s people with the government. Tsar Nicholas II had turned to key individuals such as Peter Stolypin to save the Tsarist regime. Stolypin‚ Russian Prime Minister from 1906 – 1911‚ had addressed a number of problems which threatened Tsarism by appeasing opposition and therefore putting down revolutionary attitudes. His reforms certainly did help gain back some of the Tsar’s
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