... point where the majority of inmates are in prison due to drug related offenses" (Debate, 4). Prison systems are getting too many drug offenders sent to them. "The fact that the levels of drug-related crime would significantly decline would result in less crowded courts, jails, and prisons, and would free law enforcement personnel to focus their energies on the real criminals in society ... " (Inciardi/McElrath, 287). Legalizing drugs would lead to less criminal activity, and in turn, less drug-related criminals ... in prisons. Ant-drug laws have unfairly targeted minority groups. "Histo...

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... succeed in reducing overall alcohol consumption. But researchers S. B. Duke and A. C. Gross (1993) concluded, "if con- sumption of alcohol was reduced, it wasn't by much; the costs of enforcement, in money, corruption, crime, disrespect for the law, alcohol and related poisonings far exceeded, by virtually anyone's measurements, the tiny gains in alcohol control- (86). Recent research has found that ... crucial variable is not the presence of firearms, but the degree to which young people are successfully socialized into non- criminal, responsible behavior patterns- (154). Prohibiting D...

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... out there that live in a home that lacks a positive family structure and therefore parental guidance and discipline is extremely weak. The role model may end being a criminal or drug addict. These alibis normally take the form of accusations against society in general. Thus, children are taught early that they are not responsible for their actions. They become accustomed to ... has received 1,225 referrals from Denver-area youth advocates. Participants show improved test scores in mental health and family functioning, and also shown decreased reliance on negative peer influences and drug ...

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... , cases handled or citizen contacts, but the quality of contact between the police and their clients. Some of the duties required of the early police officers were the traditional law enforcement and crime prevention, custom officers, regular patrols into sparsely areas to check on the well being of settlers. They also assisted with treaty payments to native peoples, fought fires, served ... time at the force and their job description. Another program working well in the US is the DARE program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). This program was first introduced in California to students ...

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... 25,000 Americans die each year as an indirect effect of drugs. A large part of New York City's 2,000 annual homicides are because of drug trafficking (Bender 30). The consequences of this "war" are as followed: neighborhood turf wars and shoot-outs, family ruins, school failure and wreckage ... drugs would be taxed at the point of sale. The companies or pharmacies that made the drug/marijuana "cigarettes" would also pay income taxes. Second, there would be a reduction spent on law enforcement efforts to prosecute users and sellers of marijuana and other drugs (Marshall 92). The most imp...

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... society as a productive and changed person. Some of these rehabilitation programs include counseling, job training, life skills training, anger management or even drug and alcohol programs. When we look at three comparable cities we can see how their crime rates in robbery, rape and murder will compare. ... quot; (Bennett, Holloway & Farrington, 2006, para. 1). These neighborhood watch programs involves the members of that community working with the local law enforcement to prevent crime by lowering the criminal activity that is happening. "The main objective of early, placed-based preve...

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... used marijuana. For over 26, about 8.9 million have used. Statistics also show that of the nations local police and sheriffs departments, 80% of their officers primarily work with only drug law enforcement. 55% of state officers do the same. Instead of placing the most emphasis on minor smoking of marijuana, our officers should be putting more attention into greater dangers, such ... as traffic safety, abuse, and other more serious crimes. The FBI reported that by 1996, arrests had increased to 9.9% of all combined arrests. Drug offenders, primarily marijuana, now constitute for ... fo...

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... communities are facing and to take a load off of police officers shoulders. This is an act to create a bond between the community and their law enforcement. Each play an important role and enforcing this style of policing will only create a better atmosphere to live. Branching off the idea of POP, John ... problem at hand was that civilians were drinking alcohol in public parks, using drugs and vandalism. Enforcing a curfew, removing many pay phones used for drug deals, and patrolling was how this was dealt with. The next intervention was from the Braga et al study. Many hot spots rose d...

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... notorious for being involved in a variety of crucial acts such as, grand theft auto, auto and residential burglaries, criminal mischief, weapon possessions, drug sales and or use, and loitering in neighborhoods and around businesses. Also, violent crimes, such as battery, aggravated battery and even murder are always ... these extra forces gang related crimes decreased 19% from what it was a year earlier (www.cnn.ca, 2003). Another way for law enforcement to deter gangs is to toughen penalties for convictions. Penalties can range from boot camp, to community service and probation for fir...

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... still challenges that need to be dealt with. Gangs are one of the oldest organized crime entities and they still pose a challenge to law enforcement due to their size and criminal activity. Many people think gang activity has slowed down. It seems that way because they are not the topic ... gives some summaries of what is going on currently with gangs, by looking at this website you can tell gangs are still a challenge for law enforcement. The computer is now a place where criminals can thrive and commit more crimes. We are now in the information age and information is readily available ...

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... bring police officers and citizens together in neighborhoods. Second give the Police responsibility for solving problems in the community.@ (Wilson pg. 21) As stated above the new Law enforcement philosophy incorporates two elements: Community partnership and Problem solving. These two elements are the cores of the policing strategy for the future of American large communities( inner cities ) ... achieve the results promised by C.B.P. is through constant education and the application of the two elements of C.B.P. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP means adopting a policing perspective that exceeds th...

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... these studies show that police profiling might be a problem. So what's being done about it? Civil Liberties groups wants federal legislation requiring all law-enforcement agencies to track racial data from traffic stops (Drummond 61). New Orleans police set up a warning system to spot cops with repeat offenses of ... saying that certain crimes were associated with certain ethnic groups and that it would be nave to think that race was not an issue in drug trafficking. "Two weeks ago,"" Mr. Williams reportedly said, "the President of the United States went to Mexico to talk about drugs. He ...

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... more money. Money does not solve problems such as drugs and violence in America or the world. The thought out distribution of money between all the law enforcement agencies could. The bigger agencies should receive more money because they have bigger resources to put to use and because they can go after the "big fish". ... shipments of drugs from other countries. The jails should get the money to rehabilitate their inmates. This, rehabilitation and education, is the key that can prevent drug use in the world. The crime rates in America are the highest in the world. Do we want the world t...

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... though they smoke far less." Source: Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, The War on Drugs is not a failure, crime statistics show that drug use, drug-related and murders have all gone down. The War on Drugs is more expensive than ever. Sure it has not gone down as much as we would like ... will stop their evil work just because we have legalized drugs. In fact, it will "legitimize" them and turn our law enforcement community into enforcers for "legalized" drug pushers. Another reason violent crimes will not go down is that people commit crimes because they are on dr...

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... when he signed the 1994 crime bill. This bill created sixty new crimes punishable by the death penalty including; large scale drug trafficking, terrorist homicides, and the murder of a federal law enforcement officer. On January 25 of 1996, a man by the name of Bill Bailey was the last execution by hanging, and ... different states have done something similar and have no death penalty at all in their states. Ohio became the first state to try the new one drug lethal injection in 2009. This resembled a similar way of how animals are euthanized and cost less and is said to be more humane. ...

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... have certain characteristics this told by the National law journal "more then 50 percent have some type of learning disability. Over 60 percent are drug users, 66 percent are from broken homes. Statistics show that 50 percent of all prisoners are young African- Americans, with most stemming from below ... drug related offense. Does that mean drug treatment programs would be more human and will be a cost effective alternative? The increased number of crimes and arrest, particularly drug arrest are more than the current system of police, and prosecutors and judges can handle. According to...

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... names are usually kept secret and their records are kept confidential. The only people that can get access to a juveniles record are law enforcement personnel. These include the juvenile attorney, parent/guardian or the military. The reason why they keep all the information of the juvenile a ... to commit crime because they may live in places with substandard living conditions or may sometimes even be homeless. Homeless people are at risk of drug addiction and sexually transmitted diseases (J. Siegel & C. Welsh, 7). These places attract criminals because there is a sense that you can do...

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... or prosecuting his or her activities; advising, directing, authorizing or assisting in the murder of someone. Also, The Anti-Drug AbuseAct of 1988 calls for the death penalty for all drug related killings. Along with that, the bill amending sec. 848 to controlled substances act calls for the death penalty or ... 188 were from 1977-1996. In 1996, there were a total of 15,168,100 arrests; 33,050 for forcible rape; 1,506,200 involving drug violations and 19,020 for murder and non-negligent manslaughter. The death penalty was enforced 45 times. The death penalty is an expensive punishment, ...

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... every individual can live in total peace and security. But some people refuse to abide by the laws under several circumstances and compulsions. The law enforcement agencies have punishments for such people, so as to remind them about the laws and more importantly to correct them. Capital punishment, more commonly ... the state to authorize killing as a policy. Why Yes to Death Penalty? Capital punishment, as some believe is the most effective form of law enforcement. Death penalty has many advantages which prove it to be better than any other form of punishments. Firstly, death penalty gi...

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... in their youth years for various reasons such as wanting a sense of belonging, poverty, protection, perceived respect, peer pressure, and family association which leads to a vast majority of crimes including drug dealings, murders, robberies, and other heinous crimes. American gang membership began evolving in the early 1800s, originating in large urban cities like Chicago and New York. Along with gang membership ... different factors. A variety of factors contribute to gang membership. Drugs became an essential factor in determining gang membership. People were not only using drugs, th...

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... so many crimes that can be completed with the police not even knowing it happened until many days later. A good example of how the America's law enforcement was little to nothing in the early days is the movie Gangs of New York. In this movie gangs essentially run the whole city and murder, rape, ... . Denzel is a Los Angeles Police Officer and he is in charge of the undercover narcotics unit. He receives payments from drug lords so he doesn't turn them in. One of his main drug lords has 4 million buried underneath his floor and Denzel knows this. Denzel shoots his mouth off to the Russi...

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... wrapped in a series of social issues such as crime and drugs. Guns have become closely linked to drugs and murder in the public mind. Drug dealing and high tech weaponry have escalated the warfare in cities between long established loosely knit gangs. Predominantly guns of crime are used by gang members ... . Many police officers are killed every year due to drug and gang related incidents involving guns. For example in 1988 on February 26 rookie New York City police officer Edward Byre was sitting alone in ... his police car guarding the house of a drug trial witness in South Jamaica, Q...

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... is also a Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative grants being given. The grant requires comprehensive, integrated community wide plans to address school safety developed jointly by local school districts, law enforcement and mental health authorities. Here are some other statistics from a range of sources. Hear are some from the National center for education statistics 57% of public elementary and secondary ... despite controversy. Here are some federal programs that are offered to help young adults today, and also some strategies thy use with the program. You have the Safe and Drug Fr...

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... problems, solutions will be discussed, focusing on political reform, education, and citizen review boards. These measures are necessary to protect ourselves from police taking advantage of their positions as law enforcement officers with greater permissive rights than private citizens. Because of this significant differential, all citizens must take affirmative action from physical brutality, rights violations, and information abuse. Problems arise, ... and you do not have to oblige. However, the officer can claim he or she had probable cause if, for example, you had alcohol on your bre...

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... across state lines into jurisdictions that have abolished it, and so all benefit by its continued use. Perhaps this is the intended goal of the Violent Crime Control And Law Enforcement Act of 1994. It "establishes constitutional procedures for the imposition of the death penalty for federal crimes. It applies to federal statutes that previously carried the death penalty and creates ... may now be imposed for nearly sixty federal crimes. New capital offenses include the murder of a federal prisoner serving a life sentence, and drive by shootings in the course of certain drug offenses" (...

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