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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November 2‚ 2006 Mayor ’s Office 520 Market Street City Hall‚ Fourth Floor P.O. BOX 95120 Camden‚ New Jersey 08101-5120 RE: Crime and Drug Abuse in Camden Dear Mayor Faison‚ My name is Jeffrey Ho. Currently I am a student of Rutgers University. I grew up in Pennsauken‚ and then moved out to the Voorhees Area. I am very aware of the conditions in Camden‚ NJ‚ and am writing you today to propose a joint project that will help clean the streets of Camden‚ NJ. The reason that I feel very
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Experiences and Reflections from Minority‚ Crime-Involved Adolescent Fathers Katherine Valek Eastern Michigan University Experiences and Reflections from Minority‚ Crime-Involved Adolescent Fathers Adolescent parenthood is often a struggle for everyone involved. Oftentimes‚ the mother must decide if she wants to keep her child‚ abort it‚ or give it up for adoption. If she decides to keep the child‚ her parents may or may not become involved in their grandchild’s care. However‚ there is often
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Baker Communication 2 4 Nov. 2013 The Principles of Power and Conflict in Relationships As relationships are formed we establish power dominances in any kind of relationship such as friendship‚ love‚ family‚ and in the workplace. I believe that the roles of who has power are changing in every type of relationship. Change might be welcome but as roles are changing not all support changes in the relationships such as in the workplace‚ and family. The principle of power comes in play most of the time
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Develop an initiative to reduce the use and sale of drugs within a community that might be proposed to a police chief as a cost effective and practical solution. Summarize‚ if any‚ the involvement of each major component in the criminal justice system in this initiative. Write a paper outlining your initiative. Use external resources to support your ideas. Law enforcement agencies take a critical part in prevention strategies as well as community-based prevention groups. Most communities have
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Important Factors in a Romantic Relationship Why get involved in a romantic relationship? What benefits do they have? People commonly ask these questions when faced with the decision of getting involved with someone. Romantic relationships provide comradery‚ courtship‚ and love. All of these contribute to building a lasting bond between two people. Friendship is the foundation‚ courtship preserves the romance‚ and love makes it last. Friendship is often the basis of romantic relationships. The
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some of the issues that young people may face when they grow up. The Teenage Love Relationship deals with the relationship of love that exists between the teenage groups. In schools the teenagers usually make friends easily and therefore there remains the chance for a young boy/girl to get easily involved in a relationship. The teenagers usually do not consider the various aspects that are associated with the relationship of love and therefore tend to make mistakes regarding the choosing of a girlfriend/boyfriend
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Outline and assess sociological explanations of the relationship between age and crime The peak age for offending is between 15 and 18‚ with young males much more likely to offend than females. Young people have always been over-represented in the crime statistics‚ and in deviant activity in general. Official statistics show that roughly half of all those convicted are aged 21 or under‚ and a 2002 self-report survey found that almost half of Britain’s secondary school students admitted to having
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5) How you feel the issue can be made better either by the use of technology‚ the economy‚ and/or the precautionary principle. This issue can be made better by using technology to update the machinery used to make paper in mills that are still productive. Many mills still operate with the same machines that have been there since the mills opened. The cost of new machinery is too great for a failing mill to absorb‚ even if the update would help the mill become productive once again. It is important
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Heidegger states that‚ “for what is decisive in leading is not just that one walk ahead of the others‚ but that one have the strength to be able to walk alone‚ not out of obstinacy and a craving for power‚ but empowered by the deepest vocation and broadest obligation (Heidegger 6)”. This statement has an underlying relationship with the Fuhrer Principle – “the independence of all factional interests‚ but unconditional dependence on the people (“The Führer Principle”).” Furthermore‚ his statement
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