He clearly notes that decriminalization does not mean legalization. Decriminalization refers only to allowing drugs possession for personal use that should be medically supervised when necessary (Mate 320). I agree with him on his idea of harm reduction for this reason: since drugs are illegal‚ the price
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Zahid 1 Rabia Zahid 2015-11-0049 SS 100 Writing and Communication Rabia Nafees Shah 6 December 2011 Should Prostitution be legalized? Prostitution‚ also commonly known as sex trade‚ is the trade of sexual services in exchange of some monetary reward. The one who agrees to sell a sexual service for money is known as the prostitute‚ while the one paying for the service is the client‚ often referred to with many other names. Prostitution is one of the oldest existing professions in different
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Analysis “Should Laws Against Drug Use Remain Restrictive?” In this article‚ executive vice president of the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse Herbert Kleber‚ along with the founder of this organization Joseph Califano Jr. states their opinions supporting the restrictive laws against drug use. On the other end of the spectrum‚ author Peter Gorman provides his ideas as to why these drug laws have been ineffective and actually increase the amount of drug abuse in our society. Kleber and
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Police discretion in law enforcement has always been a hot topic with the police and the community. The community thinks the police do not use enough discretion and the police think they use too much discretion. In my opinion I believe that the police should use discretion when they can. The police make very hard decisions on a daily basis and you do not want the police officer to rush into a decision where he either has to shoot‚ or has to talk you down. Discretion is a very important tool used
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The Therapeutic Justice program is not punitive in nature‚ even when applied after conviction.The program has features of a defensive nature that does not enter into the debate on the relevance of decriminalization of drug use; CRAS and CREAS may be providers of treatment satisfactorily.It is still an open concept‚ it is a path that is more beneficial than the traditional procedure. It is concluded that the Therapeutic Justice is a multidisciplinary and
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unjust and arbitrary law enforcement. Powerless persons are imprisoned while more powerful persons go free. People of colour‚ first nations and poor people bear the brunt of unequal law enforcement. The crimes most frequently considered for decriminalization are those which are "victimless"....offenses that do not result in anyone’s feeling that s\he has been injured so as to impel him\her to bring the offense to the attention of the authorities ....behaviour not injurious to others but made criminal
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Reagan’s War on Drugs: A Never-ending Battle The phrase “sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll” held true to its well-earned spot in 1970’s and 1980’s society. With a new‚ looser culture‚ explicit music‚ raunchy and rambunctious movies as well as a societal focus on many things immoral‚ it was an era of challenging social norms. As the use of recreational and psychoactive drugs‚ as well as alcohol‚ increased‚ a new problem arose; how does law enforcement and the government undo the damage being made by
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In order to understand what effects the decriminalization of cannabis could lead to‚ it is important to understand what the effects of the illegalization of cannabis are. First of all‚ cannabis is an extremely controversial topic. For many‚ the fact that it is illegal is extremely unjustified. Actually
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and disorders. They begin their argument with the fact that marijuana is becoming more common and acceptable in society. They claim studies have shown that 40 percent of Americans have tried marijuana at least once‚ and 58 percent are for the decriminalization of the plant. . They also use the fact that many celebrities and people in the public
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Prostitution is the act of exchanging sexual acts for goods or services that are agreed upon by both consenting parties. Depending on where you are‚ prostitution may be deemed legal or illegal. Prostitution should be legalized because‚ if it is‚ more regulations can be put in place to make it safer for both the client and the worker in regards to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. It should also be legalized because prostitution is a victimless crime‚ which means that both parties are consenting
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