Drug-related crime

Research Indeed, there must be a connection between crime rates and incarceration rates. Whether the problem of mass incarceration tends to lower the rate of crime is up for discussion. It is only logical to think that when people are behind bars they are no longer able to contribute to crime and raise the crime rate. The more people that are incarcerated must mean that crime rates are expected to fall as a result; studies have shown that this statement is false. An explanation for this could…

fear that. The United States should use the death penalty because the use of it deters crime, it is cheaper than feeding an inmate for life, and it also gives the families the closure they deserve. The usage of the death penalty deters the crime rate. Using the death penalty shows criminals that their actions will not be tolerated lightly in society. If people can willingly hurt…

punishment of crime has a salutary effect on society by reaffirming the collective consciousness that punishment is done on behalf of society (Burkhardt & Connor, 2015). Based on this valuable information, Durkheim would assess the causes surrounding the drug war and how it negatively impacts children, families, and others in our society. In addition, he would assess how drugs and delinquency are related to delinquent offenses including assault, vandalism, alcohol abuse, and long-term…

In response to a spike in juvenile crime rates during the transition into the Civil Rights era, states enacted tough punitive transfer laws that made it easier to automatically transfer juveniles to the adult criminal justice system, trying and sentencing adolescents as adults. Automatic transfer laws exempt certain crimes from being processed through the juvenile justice system by addressing the issue of juvenile delinquency based on irrational fears of a juvenile superpredator. Over the last…

question, have the “get-tough-on-crime” laws sent too many Americans to prison? Both Democrats and Republicans agree that the mandatory penalties given the the “non-violent” criminals are too harsh, and we as a nation need to withdraw from these punishments. The solution? Sentencing reforms. Congress has been reconsidering the “mandatory-minimum-sentencing laws” and the results could include releasing prisoners serving time for nonviolent crimes, those such as drug possession early. The Goal? To…

psychology and law. I love reading crime/thriller novels and watching documentaries on television. I particularly have an interest in reading Karen slaughter and Peter James novels. Crime is everywhere and there is an element of fear, which is perhaps one of the reasons I find criminology so fascinating. There are a number of key questions I am hoping to study in depth; what it is that makes a criminal commit a crime? What can the justice system do to deter crime? How is the victim affected and…

individuals perceive the world and how our mind and function affects our outright behavior. Criminology is the study of crime and criminals. I will highlight how Psychological research has been used to study the etiology of serial homicides. I’ll explain how Psychology can help answer why males are more likely to be incarcerated. I will describe the positive correlation between Drug Court Probationers and Psychiatric illness. Lastly, I will expound upon how Psychological evaluations of criminals…

2018 Annotated bibliography for Alcohol and Crime Lee, Kye-Seong. "The Relationship of Alcohol and Crime in Korea." Journal of Korean Medical Science 28, no. 5 (2013): 643-45. This article starts by giving back ground of the effects of alcohol on humans and human illnesses and behavior. It talks about alcohol related behavior and the annual cost in Korea of 21 billion dollars and that there are still 6 billion that are not accounted for that is due to crime and violence. The author sees alcohol…

contrast those held by other members of society. These clashing norms and values are often the driving factors for crime. When members of communities hold different values in importance a break down in social control occurs causing neighborhoods to ineffectively address crime. Therefore the break down in social control allows crime to flourish and leaves communities at odds on how to combat crime. Warner’s (2003) article addresses the two current theoretical approaches to the role of culture in…

He has paid for his crimes and now faces this all too common experience explained in “Free at Last: Legalized discrimination against convicted felons” referring to the book, “The New Jim Crow”, Aditi Fruitwala describes how racism has continued through the justice system by…