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- 2791: Drug Abuse
- ... to obtain and consume. It is taken as a beverage and, since it is legal, it can be purchased at the corner store. The immediate effects on the user are relaxation and a slight anesthetic effect. Alcohol is a very addictive drug. There are more than 18 million alcoholics in America2 , an indication of how widespread its harmful effects are. Alcoholics normally drink a lot on mornings and weeknights, at times ...
- 2792: Capital Punishment Should be Abolished
- ... death penalty and homicide rates, conducted for the United Nations Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, in 1988, has concluded that:"this research has failed to provide scientific proof that executions have a greater deterrent effect than life imprisonment."1. Many murders are committed under the influence of alcohol and drugs, some murderers might be mentally ill. If one of these factors influenced a person, how could he/she control and ...
- 2793: Death to the Death Penalty
- ... was 306. In the four months following his highly publicized execution, an average of 333 persons fell victim to homicides, an astonishing 9% increase. This shows that the death of a fellow murderer had no effect on whether or not they would commit the crime. It proves that the death penalty isn't an effective deterrent. Another reason why capitol punishment isn't a good idea is that we can never ...
- 2794: Letter Regarding Young Offenders and Threat of Public Exposure
- ... should be exposed and shamed. And I agree with him 100%. The threat of public exposure will encourage young offenders to face up to the effects of their crimes.This will also have, hopefully, some effect on the parents too, who will be forced to be more strict and control their children because, as the ministers believe, parents are the key to reforming youngsters' behaviour.And that has to be done ...
- 2795: The Drinking Age: An 18-Year-Olds Right
- ... should be lowered to 18. During the period in the 70's when many states were lowering their drinking ages scientists started doing studies to determine whether or not the younger drinking ages had any effect on automobile accidents. These studies generally concluded that traffic accidents significantly increased among teenagers after the MLDA was lowered.(Toomey 1) It can, however, easily be argued that since these studies came out right after ...
- 2796: Drugs in Sports
- ... 1980s, the use of anabolic steroids had become quite common. These drugs - and the allied substances, testosterone and human growth hormone - were basic muscle builders. They increased mass and strength, while producing, as one side effect, a heightened aggression. In other words, they made winners in sports. The problem seems to be in the definition of drug. For example, if it is all right for a competitor to take a pain ...
- 2797: Divorce Litigation
- ... In response to social pressures, trial judges and lawyers often permitted spouses to terminate their marriages with out proving grounds if both parties wanted the divorce. Such divorces were obtained by having the plaintiff in effect lie about the grounds without objection from the defendant. A divorce reform movement took place in the early 1970's in the United Kingdom and the Untied States. The movement was initiated by a group ...
- 2798: The Social Plague of Crime and Criminals
- ... Midwestern state prison system revealed that 104 of 516 respondents (20%) had been pressured or forced at least once to have sexual contact against their will while incarcerated. Most targets rated the immediate long term effect of the incident to be negative.(Journal of Sex Research) Now that some statistics have been presented, let's examine the first view on conjugal visits. The justice view is a get tough perspective on ...
- 2799: Ross Rebagliati and the Marijuana Issue
- ... faster etc. These drugs are said to give the athlete an unfair advantage over the others. Any ruling based on the use of performance-enhancing drugs is justified, but since marijuana has little or no effect on an athlete's performance, and it would not give him an advantage over other athletes, a ruling based on the use of marijuana isn't necessary. In addition to this, many doctors have stated ...
- 2800: Capital Punishment: The Just Punishment for Serious Crimes
- ... of the criminal, the chances of committing crimes of that criminal is eliminated. Potential serial killers could not have been serial killers if they were executed after the first murder. Furthermore, it has a threatening effect to the public, making use of human's basic fear of death, implying that the society would deal with capital offences with a just hand , by taking away the lives of the criminals who knowingly ...
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