War on Drugs and the Correlation to Crime and Violence Martha Mendoza Arizona State University CRJ 408 Drugs and Crime Word Count: 1‚186 “In the nine years from 1980 to 1989‚ the arrest rate for possession of drugs increased by 89%‚ from 199 to 375 per 100‚000 population” (Belenko and Spohn‚ 2015‚ p 117-118). The 1980’s contemporary War on Drugs established by Ronald Reagan lead us into a more retributive era of drug law enforcement. Changes in laws were rooted
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Anti-war marches and other protests‚ such as the ones organized by students for a Democratic Society‚ attracted a widening base of support over the years‚ which peaked in early 1968 after the successful Tet Offensive by North Vietnamese troops proved that war’s end was nowhere in sight. The protests began from the movement of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War from peace activists. In addition‚ the U.S started bombing North Vietnam‚ which also sparked protesters. The anti-war movement grew
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There are multiple reasons why the second world war started. The totalitarian governments are governments that have total control over all aspects of the lives of its people‚ this government had a huge impact of the start of the second world war. The totalitarian government is seen as a single party political systems‚ with one leader. There goal is to control the state and subject the people to the goals of the leader.These countries Germany‚ Italy‚ the Soviet Union‚ and Japan were all considered
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The Korean War Memorial is a beautiful memorial in Washington D.C.’s West Potomac Park. It commemorates the 54‚246 US soldiers who died in the Korean War. (American Battle Monuments Commission) The Korean War war was dedicated on July 27th 1995 by Bill Clinton and the President of the Republic of Korea‚ Kim Young Sam. It began construction on October 28th 1986 and President George H.W. Bush conducted the groundbreaking of the Memorial. (IBOV) The $18 million memorial had a massive delay because they
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Limited War Ideology Lisa Phillips 11/21/2013 Professor Michel Rules of engagement that the United States followed were formulated to limit the force of operations in North Vietnam. The focus was to destroy North Vietnam’s abilities to fight‚ but in a way that would not upset China and Russia. The last thing the United States wanted was a full blown war with the Communists (Moss‚2010). The ROE with limited war ideology and its assumptions are seen through the perspectives
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Insurgencies during the Guatemalan Civil War Guatemala is made up of 13 million people‚ the second largest country next to El Salvador in Central America. It has had a long history of violence‚ political instability‚ and foreign corporations exploiting the country’s natural and economic resources. There is a large gap in income between the rich and the poor. The indigenous Mayan Indians are the most impoverished people and yet make up the majority of the population. During the colonization period
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War on Drugs and Prison Overcrowding Analysis Jeremy A. Garcia CJA 454 December 10‚ 2013 Edward Lopez War on Drugs and Prison Overcrowding Analysis The war on drugs in the United States is an expensive and deadly ongoing battle that has not yet been won. The term war on drugs provides drug distributors with more income due to the illegal nature of drugs. Americans do not have readily available easy access to many types of drugs that are illegal. Because narcotics are illegal that is enough
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The Spanish American War On April 25‚ 1898‚ the United States became concerned in a war with Spain and began an eight-month war amid the United States and Spain called the Spanish-American War. This action was motivated by Spain’s attack on the Battleship Maine in Havana port on February 15‚ 1898. The United States acted based on the Monroe Doctrine and consideration for the Cuban’s fight for liberty. The Monroe Doctrine was written in 1823‚ and declared that: The Americas were not destined
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Aleppo: City of Beauty and War Aleppo once was a place of beauty and importance; over the last century how has it changed? From a once beloved city to a war zone. Aleppo is and was a very important economic trade center of the middle east‚ and is now a battleground for the Syrian Civil War. Aleppo is a dry city; in Southwestern Asia. It is North of the Arabian Peninsula. Aleppo has an annual precipitation of 13 inches a year. The average temperature of the city is 63.1°F. The combination of
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The Spanish Civil War was the main clash that overwhelmed Spain between July 17‚ 1936 through April 1‚ 1939. It began after the attempt to over-throw the government by a group of Spanish Army generals against the Second Spanish Republic‚ who at the time was under the leadership of President Manuel Azaña. The nationalist rebellion was supported by the traditional Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right‚ monarchists known as Carlist groups‚ and the Fascist Falange. Following the military rebellion
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