Ethnocentrism‚ Class Discrimination‚ and the Historical Shortcomings of America’s War on Drugs Ethnocentrism‚ Class Discrimination‚ and the Historical Shortcomings of America’s War on Drugs In the mid to late 20th Century‚ the United States experienced several states of Cultural Revolution. The Civil Rights Movement‚ the Women ’s Movement‚ the anti-War Movement‚ and the increasing presence of a widespread‚ politically active and highly vocalized youth counterculture which led the United
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Drug use is widely regarded as one of the most serious health problems in our country today. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2002) “an estimated 13.6 million Americans were current users of illicit drugs in 1998‚ meaning they used an illicit drug at least once during the 30 days prior to the interview. This represents 6.2% of the population 12 years old and older. An estimated 1.8 million (0.8%) Americans aged 12 and older were current users of
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11/10/12 The Mexican Drug War There has been a lot of hype surrounding the War on Terrorism overseas‚ but what if there was a similar war being waged close to home? The Mexican drug war is an ongoing‚ armed conflict between rival drug cartels fighting for regional control and against the Mexican government forces. It has claimed almost 50‚000 lives since 2006‚ and accounts for over ninety percent of all illegal illicit drugs entering the United States. The Mexican drug war should be of concern
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The world is currently engaged in a War on Drugs‚ a war that has been waged for decades and which shows no indication of being successfully concluded in the near future. As with other types of wars‚ this one has fronts both within the domestic borders as well as in foreign lands and the war affects the country ’s economic policy and shapes relationships with numerous foreign powers. Military and intelligence services are engaged in the war‚ as are various law enforcement agencies at the local‚ state
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Drugs - what do you associate with this word? I dare say most of you think of words such as violence‚ self-destruction‚ problems - and some of you might even think of gangs‚ wars or murders. But why has this word been so hard for so many people to come to terms with? Why is it‚ that so many of us has this violence depicted picture of drugs imprinted in our minds? Almost all conducted studies show that the claims of the media are all either exaggerated or just downright false. To understand this painfully
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Background Drug Policy within the United Kingdom has been a highly controversial cross-cutting issue‚ encompassing all types of policy areas predominately Health and Justice departments. The current drug policy within the United Kingdom is dealt with from a criminal justice perspective by the Home Office and are dealt with under the Misuse of Drug Act (MDA) 1971. Currently under the MDA‚ both possession and supplying are dealt with as criminal offences. These controlled substances are categorised
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and the Israel’s threats to the Lebanese water security. Also the solution of the water crisis like constructing dams and wells‚ rationalize the consumption of water‚ and the building of the filtration stations for water. Abstract Years of war have left the Lebanese water sector in a very bad shape. This has caused excessive water waste in practically all aspects of water consumption. As Lebanon wastes water‚ its neighbors are desperately seeking to secure their water needs. Consequently
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A New Mexico What is a Drug Cartel? An illicit cartel to control the production and distribution of narcotics drugs to a certain location‚ (freedictonry.com). Why is this affecting our community? A drug cartel is not just transportation for drugs; it’s also a source for prostitution‚ which that brings a negative vibe in a community. Also A lot of young men in Mexico joins the cartel due to poorness and resources‚ like drugs and girls. Till this day Mexico is still in war with the cartels. First
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Drug Trafficking in the U.S. Daniel Bliss ENG 122 Instructor McAdams August 6‚ 2012 The research topic that I have chosen for this class is Drug Trafficking in the U.S. I have chosen this topic because it both interests and affects me in my daily life as a law enforcement officer. While working my patrols at night I see many living situations‚ violent crimes‚ and diminishing qualities of life caused by drugs and drug trafficking. I wanted to conduct research on this topic in order to educate
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How successful has the prison system been in achieving a balance between disciplinary and therapeutic strategies in dealing with drugs? Introduction: The role of the prison can be described in various ways. Nevertheless‚ in a broader sense‚ prisons are meant to perform the varied objectives of punishment which include deterrence‚ retribution and rehabilitation. The generalized understanding of the function of the prison is however‚ at the least‚ to keep troublesome individuals away from the society
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