Drug War: Failure or Success? Many people would claim that President Richard Nixon started the war on drugs. Although it is less well-known today that the Nixon Administration also repealed the federal 2–10-year mandatory minimum sentences for possession of marijuana and started federal demand for reduction programs. He also endorsed drug-treatment programs‚ and that Nixon only made an effort of continuation towards the states original acts of prohibition dating back to 1905-1914. Even with these
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The War on Drugs One must wonder if the "war on drugs" helps or hinders our American Criminal Justice System when you look at the overwhelming impact it has had on crowding issues within our prisons. At the present time there are over 1.5 million people in prison‚ 59.6 % for drug offenses alone. The "war on drugs" started over 100 years ago in San Francisco‚ California when the first law against drugs was enacted to stop the "smoking of opium." In all actuality‚ this law was against the Chinese
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The War on Drugs and Prison Overcrowding David Turner CCJ 1020 October 06‚ 2012 Overcrowding is one of the most difficult challenges that prison administrators face in the United States. There are many factors that that affect the constant flow of people being processed into today’s prisons. The “war on drugs” has led to more arrest and convictions that any other crime. The money spent on the prohibition of drugs and the law enforcement presence to stop drug trafficking raises high into the
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In the article “Drugs: America’s Holy War‚” Arthur Benavie speaks of the social problems that can arise with the use and supply of illicit and illegal drugs. He begins asking the reader‚ who’s the enemy in this war on drugs? I asked myself in the beginning if is it even realistic to assume there is an actual war on drugs. Benavie explains that society is constantly reminded of the harmful effects of certain drugs such as marijuana‚ heroin‚ LSD‚ ecstasy‚ cocaine‚ morphine‚ methamphetamine‚ amphetamines
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War on Drugs: Mexican Cartels Geography101B Baker College As Americans in the United States face the war on drugs‚ we struggle to get a grip on the killer of a nation. It seems as if illegal narcotics are killing and destroying families at an alarming rate. Since the early eighties‚ children have dropped out of school to make a profit from this dream killer. Many parents were either addicted to these illegal drugs‚ or in denial of their corruption. In many legal cases you hear the convicted
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The Mexican Drug War and Its Consequences Despite President Felipe Calderon’s good intentions and determination to eliminate the drug cartels in Mexico‚ the Mexican government has not been able to stop the drug cartel’s operations (smuggling drugs‚ people and weapons to and from the USA) for many reasons. The drug cartels have proven to be powerful‚ well connected politically‚ well trained‚ well- armed‚ and manipulation of the masses. Therefore‚ it has been impossible for the Mexican
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* Just war & Crisis decision making * The closest we have ever come to nuclear war – the Cuban missile crisis Kevin Cossner saves the day! Introduced to the theory of just war How just war theory is somewhat of a compromise between a Machiavellian view that justifies all means to a more pacifist view that views war as evil regardless of the reason Just war theory – something that tries to limit the damages of war as much as possible Usually divided into 4 pieces Jus Ad Bellum – justice
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The bloodiest time in history for America was during The American Civil War; a time when Americans fought against themselves for their own rights in which they believed they were entitled to. To many it would be considered shocking and absurd to say the Civil War was something that could have avoided – and they’re right. The Civil War was an unavoidable and ultimately inevitable conflict that was essential to the evolution of our nation. The differences between the North and the South‚ economically
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PERSONAL PERSPETIVES ON THEORIES AND DEVIANCE THEORIST THEORY OWN SUMMARY OF THE THEORY OWN SUMMARY OF DEVIANCE EMILE DURKHEIM CONFLIT THEORY The status of a person affects his life into the society. Because of this class status‚ it defines who will be the right person and who is wrong. ROBERT MERTON STRAIN THEORY When societal norms‚ or socially accepted goals‚ place pressure on the individual to conform they force the individual to either work within the structure society has produced
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Functionalist‚ Conflict‚ and Interaction Perspectives on Mass Media Sammie Sims SOC101: Introduction to Sociology Instructor: Michael Emmart 09/22/2014 It is hard to imagine that just one theoretical view can make clear the many ways that individuals relate with media and technology. Technology covers a wide range from simplistic to complicate. Media is everywhere we look and on every gadget we own. This paper will take a look at mass media from the functionalist‚ conflict‚ and interaction
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