Drug related offenses

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Term papers   |   05/08/2009   |   .doc   |   14 pages
Document abstract : « Conclusion. Drug related offenses In modern societies it is easy to recognize that consuming drugs is an every day reality. It is ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The addiction and the drug related offences. Drug related offences: A worldwide plague. The state of the world: Datas . The specificity of the united kingdom. Efforts to reduce drug related crimes. A worldwide fight. United kingdom's...»

Problem definition and the Failures of U.S. Drug Policy

Economics & finance   |   Criminal law   |   Term papers   |   05/22/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « defendants continued to receive and serve long prison sentences for drug offenses. dependent people are criminals that so-called drug-related problems such as ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The reasons for which budget allocates more money to demand reduction programs . The cocaine epidemic. President Bush's drug policy . The prohibitive framework . The public health framework . The war on drugs. National Drug Control...»

Racism in the census: Effects on the Judicial System

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   03/25/2009   |   .doc   |   14 pages
Document abstract : « As of 2004, there were 249,400 people incarcerated for drug related crimes in state and one can see similar increases for other kinds of criminal offenses. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Thomas C. Holt's questions on racism. Nixon and his agenda. The current Census Bureau policy . Counting distortion due to prisons. Determining where federal and state funds are targeted. Incarceration: Social consequences on a...»

The systematic failings of the prison system

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   04/21/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « levels or crime and levels of incarceration are not closely related. If the law is supposed to define offenses, if the a new way of punishment on drug offences ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Historical practices of punishment. Policy regime. New punishment policy. New penology . Conclusion. References....»

Can we predict which infants will grow up to offend?

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « that while, individuals may commit offenses; the ingrained pleasures such as smoking, drug taking and and delinquency are not causally related (Hirschi 1990 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Control theory . Involvement in crime. Family as the most important source of social control. Nye's concept of social control . Internal (personal) beliefs, commitment attitudes and perceptions. Discussion on `bonds' of social...»

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