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    days the society mainly the youth is getting addicted to drugs‚ alcohol‚ smoking and many more. Most of the teenagers even the school boys and girls are taking drugs. Some of them knowing and some without knowing the bad effects‚ they get into these habits. Effects of drugs: Although drug is used for medicine but the illicit use of it damages human body part.Some This is illegal to take such drugs like heroine‚ cocaine etc. Nicotine‚ the drug that makes tobacco addictive‚ goes to your brain very

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    “The policy of diversion of mentally disordered offenders is sound. The problems are in the detail of its scope and application.” Discuss. Diversion is a ‘decision- making process at various stages of the criminal justice system’[1] which enables offenders to avoid being prosecuted‚ imprisoned and punished but alternatively identified and treated in a different way. The treatment of mentally disordered offenders is a controversial area which provokes differences in opinion as to whether they should

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    Case 1 :GlaxoSmithKlines Retaliation Against Cross-Border Sales of Prescription Drugs Question1: what sort of power differential separated GSK from their customers? Answer: “GSK” According to its price differential strategy or price discrimination which is a sort of Monopolistic market power was separated from its customers‚ this power came from where? GSK had sufficient control over prescriptions drugs to determine significantly the terms on which other individuals shall have access to it and

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    including police‚ courts and prison. Being in an environment that glorified violence‚ I saw young men fall victim to the delusion that we could avoid the consequences of crime. But I have also seen the unfairness of the system and the bad results of incarceration for individual and families. Since attending Community College of Philadelphia‚ I have taken two classes that have given me a better insight into this subject. Academic work for History 101 and English 102 have shown me the nation we live in has

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    juveniles in the same way. Children faced quite serious charges in the criminal courts that were not even imposed in some cases over adults. Treating juveniles as adults were problematic in several ways. The absence of proper distinction between offenders using many relevant parameters saw jails teeming with adult and child criminals. Later‚ progressive reforms changed the idea of treating children like adults‚ and they did this through applying a simple philosophy: if a dearth of moral instruction

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    3. During his six years of incarceration in Massachusetts Norfolk Prison Colony he took advantage of the extensive library and became an ardent reader of books and dictionaries; became self-educated and a jailhouse scholar. As well‚ Malcolm acquired his forensic skill by joining the debating classes‚ which made him articulate public orator and exceptional arguer. In 8th grade‚ Malcolm told his teacher that he want to be lawyer‚ but his said he should become a carpenter instead. Obviously‚ Malcolm’s

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    problems. In reality some people underestimate that violence does not solve everything. Sometimes it just takes a good old fashion nonviolent protest. They work just as good and they still get a point across with the same amount of coverage as a nonviolent protest. Even with Violent and Nonviolent protest people have to remember that sometimes change is not immediate .Nonviolent protest can be labeled as causing no physical harm or damage to the property of individuals or collectives. Violent protest can

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    Drug Addiction and Crime: How Does Poverty Contribute to the Two? Poverty‚ crime‚ and addiction are social elements that create social problems. According to Reiman‚ “poverty is a source of crime” (27). Poverty in America is a major problem. In the United States‚ one out of every five children grows up in poverty (Reiman‚ 86). Many factors contribute to poverty. Some examples of these factors include: financial aspects of addiction‚ exclusion‚ images of crime‚ subcultures of

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    Chapter Nine: Sex Offender Registration‚ Notification‚ and Civil Commitment Statutes: Due Process vs. Community Safety will be used in conjunction with my personal experiences to demonstrate the importance of sex offender registration in order to maintain the community safe. Having prior military and current law enforcement experience‚ I have seen and dealt with numerous situations that most people in the community may never encounter. Unfortunately‚ some heinous crimes often go unreported‚ further

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    pedophiles only attracted to children? Some pedophiles may be as attracted to adults as they are to children‚ but it’s hard to know how common that is. That’s because most pedophilia research is based on people who were arrested for sexual offenses against children‚ and they

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