off the streets has become so bad they are throwing them into jails and keeping them there without a good reasoning. A reasonable percentage of the population in jails and prisons is composed of mentally ill people. A study conducted in 1999 showed that almost 300‚000 seriously mentally ill people are being kept in jail or prisons. The reasons for detaining the mentally challenged range from disturbing the peace and threats. Is punishing them the right thing to do? I feel that all they
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population explosion in India‚ and the increased population has led to many others consequences. Anyhow‚ steps are taken by the government of India to control this predicament. First and foremost‚ the high birth rate in India is the main root of the overpopulation. The high fertility rate is due to the impecunious of the country. To counter this‚ the nations give birth to more children‚ hoping that there will be more income resources. Besides‚ the people count upon that the survivability of their children
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Topic: Population Growth and Economic Development ‘Poverty is not caused by overpopulation‚ overpopulation is caused by poverty’ Bangladesh is one of the poor countries with one of the highest population of the world. Is the country poor because of the huge number of people or the poverty itself is the reason behind the overpopulation? To answer this question‚ I have looked at the overall development condition and population of the world and tried to find the missing links between the two. First
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look further into the area of birth control. Diving deeper into this topic I wanted to see if there were any other articles out there about this topic. I was fortunate enough to find another article from a reputable publication on the topic of overpopulation and sustainability. This article is in question and answer format and was published in The New York Times. "Talk to The Times: Environment Desk" published on Oct 12 included a question about the population problem. It even brought up the fact
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Prison overcrowding is a major problem in our criminal justice system and it continues to be a hotly debated topic as to how we should address the problem. One of the main reasons our prison systems have a problem with overcrowding is drugs. More specifically‚ the "war on drugs" started by President Reagan in 1982 brought a dramatic increase to the number of people put behind bars for drug offences. Mandatory minimum sentencing and truth in sentencing are two policies which have sent drug offenders
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Over-consumption vs. Overpopulation Table of Contents Introduction: Damages to the Humanity Over-population vs. Overconsumption Who is affected? Who is responsible? Positions: Over-consumption Over-population Common Ground: Environmental Effects Cultural Effects Solution: Overconsumption Overpopulation Introduction: In the world today‚ communication and media use through technology
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Sociology 103 Research Project April 25‚ 2011 Overpopulation as a Social Problem In our world today‚ there are shocking numbers. For example‚ 3 people are born every second‚ 170 people are born every minute‚ 10‚000 people are born every hour‚ and 240‚000 people are born every day (Heyword‚ n.d.). The world’s population is currently approximately 6.9 billion people‚ yet the sustainable population level based on available resources is approximately 2-3 billion people‚ based on a European standard
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The Environmental Issue of Overpopulation Jakira West June 10‚ 2012 The Environmental Issue of Overpopulation As time passes and our world’s population continues to grow‚ overpopulation is becoming a very serious issue deserving of the upmost acknowledgement and consideration. Throughout history crowding of the earth and the overuse of the world’s natural resources has hardly been a main concern. Today however‚ with a population of 7 billion people and counting‚ the diminishment of the
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and rising; resulting in overpopulation. People may not be in a state of trepidation if they heard about overpopulation‚ but they should be.The health care system is expanding the amount of humans‚ which could destroy mankind. If there is too many people on the Earth‚ the entire population will be demolished. In evaluating overpopulation‚ it could majorly affect all of mankind horribly; changing healthcare is a pacifistic solution of many to save humanity from overpopulation because it is expanding
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Overpopulation in Cairo By Grant Lindgren‚ Daniel Jarosz‚ Ryan Petritis‚ Isaiah Carrington The problem in Cairo • Cairo‚ Egypt is completely overpopulated. People have to live in cemeteries from lack of housing. This causes a problem because of the close proximity‚ it is easier to catch and spread diseases and can lead to food shortages. The overpopulation is caused by 99% of Egypt being a desert and impossible to live in. This also causes a problem for the environment because the population
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