... supportive of educational achievement and conducive to the needs of adolescents during this period of social and cognitive development. During the 1980's, the United States saw an increase in drug use and drug related crime throughout the country. The general public perceived the epidemic to be the result of lenient laws and many advocated for more punitive practices to be implemented by ... ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate