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- 321: Juvenile Justice System In America
- ... period studied, juvenile arrests decreased slightly each year. Unofficial reports, however, suggest that a higher percentage of juveniles are involved in minor criminal behavior, grossly underreported common offenses include vandalism, shoplifting, underage drinking, and using marijuana. Official records indicate that most juvenile crime is a group or gang activity. Juvenile gangs are typically classified as violent, delinquent, or social. Members of violent gangs sometimes have unstable personalities. Disputes center on territory ...
- 322: Should Drugs Be Made Legal?
- ... These drug addicts would not be forced to kick the habit due to the availability of the drug they would partake eagerly. The temptation to use drugs would increase when advertisements for cocaine, heroin and marijuana are displayed on television. Instead of money used by employed addicts, you will see welfare funds used to purchase drugs. If welfare funds were being misused, this would cause a major problem in the economy ...
- 323: Crimes
- ... the offender should be given medical help instead of being put in jail. There is also widespread disagreement about whether certain practices hurt society and should be considered crimes. Such acts include gambling, use of marijuana, and homosexuality between consenting adults. Organized crime consists of large-scale activities by groups of gangsters or racketeers. Such groups are often called the "crime syndicate or the underworld." Organized crime specializes in providing illegal ...
- 324: Serial Killers
- ... Ramirez The third sociopath I will write about is Richard Ramirez. Ever since Richard was a boy he was a loner. By the time he was in 8th grade he was sniffing glue and smoking marijuana but shunned group activities such as youth gangs. The one thing about Richard that is the most frightening is that he killed randomly. There were no racial, sexual, or age preferences. Richard would just break ...
- 325: Adolescent Drug Abuse
- ... of parental attention and supervision was significantly different for both groups. C) Source 3: This article said that the rise in drug use among teens was driven by a dramatic rise in the use of marijuana and more use of stimulants, LSD and inhalants. It also describes how this trend was a reversal from the recent downward patterns of drug use among teens. D) Source 4: It was found that most ...
- 326: Serial Killing: Is It An Addiction?
- ... even been compared in strength to heroin (Orford, 1985). The importance and similarity among the addictions is their mood-modifying nature. Exercise, gambling, and sexual behavior are all psychotropic behaviors, just as alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana are psychotropic substances. Essentially, the addictive substance is psychotropic, and as such, is an understandable coping device. All of these behaviors can make an individual feel better for a while, and this brief respite from ...
- 327: Heroin: The Most Dangerous Drug
- ... decide, such as the level of addiction, the extent of the withdrawal, ad most importantly the amount between the effective and lethal doses. side affects might also determine a drug's place in a continuum. Marijuana is often considered the softest drug since it is nearly impossible to overdose from, and heroin is easy to overdose from and it is considered the hardest. The heroin addict's ripping and running lifestyle ...
- 328: Prohibition
- ... conditions of the Nation were clearly better without Prohibition and the Eighteenth Amendment. One of the most discussed and debated of this century, will this issue be carried into the next on the back of Marijuana?
- 329: Steroids
- ... help in the healing process of muscular tissue by first injuring them, then the muscles heal quicker adding more fiber increasing their bulk. Many athletes turn to steroids more often because they're cheaper then marijuana or cocaine. A ten week cycle of testosterone cypinate and methandrostone costs only about one hundred dollars. Steroids are also very hard to trace because of their water base composition. They can pass through the ...
- 330: Should Drugs Be Made Legal? (Against)
- ... These drug addicts would not be forced to kick the habit due to the availability of the drug they would partake eagerly. The temptation to use drugs would increase when advertisements for cocaine, heroin and marijuana are displayed on television. Instead of money used by employed addicts, you will see welfare funds used to purchase drugs. If welfare funds were being misused, this would cause a major problem in the economy ...
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