trend‚ especially in the U.S.‚ has been to use prison sentences‚ particularly what are known as mandatory sentences‚ to achieve this goal. Mandatory sentences are grid-like sentencing prescriptions that attempt to make the "punishment" fit the crime. Judicial discretion is severely limited as regards weighting of individual circumstances in sentencing. Almost all U.S. states and the federal government have some sort of mandatory laws‚ wherein drug crimes have figured prominently. California has
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analysis of the use and abuse of illicit drugs within the prison systems on a global basis. With information gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in and out of the prison system‚ the control of (or lack there of) by prison officials‚ the drug gangs and dealers in correctional facilities‚ the rate of addiction
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Harsh prison sentences will prevent people from committing crime. Punishment is defined as the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense (Oxford Dictionary). In this essay‚ an attempt will be made to discuss whether harsh prison sentences will prevent people from committing crime. Firstly‚ in countries like Indonesia different crimes are punished with the death sentence which causes problems in families of those that are executed. Secondly‚ prison conditions have been
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Drug dealers and drug users Introduction The drug dealers are criminals because they violate the laws against sale of drugs. They engage in activities such as manufacture‚ cultivation‚ distribution‚ and sale of drug substances prohibited in law. Because of the illegal drug dealings‚ the smugglers carry severe penalties that include sentencing‚ depending on the drug classification. The drug users become addicted to the drugs and finally die. A good example of a drug dealer is Frank Lucas who used
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Reese was a big time drug lord located on the eastside of Los Angeles California. Thomas Reese had a nickname‚ Tootie. Tootie Reese was also a gang member from PJ Watts Crips which are also known as Project Watts Crips. PJ’s were founded on the eastside of Los Angeles better known as Watts. Imperial Courts Housing Projects was and still are considered their homeland. Reese started selling cocaine and heroin in 1965. Being that cocaine and heroin were addicting drugs‚ it didn’t take long
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incarcerated for drug related and drug influenced crimes has significantly increased over the last two decades. Using drugs inside a prison is a terrifying thing to think about. How is it that under the order of law and in a highly restricted environment‚ drug use is still possible? It is due to a number of reasons: overcrowded prisons‚ stealthy smuggling‚ concealed manufacturing‚ prison gangs and corruption. Some of the ways drugs are smuggled into prison‚ is by human bodies. The drugs can also be thrown
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Topic: Some people are of the opinion that prisons are basically universities of crime‚ fostering the kind of behaviour they aim to eradicate‚ and are‚ therefore‚ not effective. Others feels that prison life is not hard enough. Discuss the arguments on both sides of the issue. What is your own opinion on the matter. The fast development of society and enhancement of economic have led to change a variety number of people’s characteristics‚ namely materialism lifestyle and downgraded morals. Consequently
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As early as the Reagan administration until 1986‚ there were anti-drug campaign funded by the federal government were their declared $250 million war on drugs. The war on drugs were one of the main reasons for mass incarceration and is responsible for close to over half of the arrest in the United States. According to Lynch (2012)‚ changing of drug laws have caused the increase in the number of prison population and caused the overcrowding of federal penitentiary systems. Alexander (2010) argues
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CJA 453 Juan Campos February 5‚ 2009War on Drugs and Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is a major problem1in our criminal justice system and it continues to bea hotly debated topic as to how we should address the problem. One of the main reasons our prison systems have a problem with overcrowding is drugs. More specifically‚ the "war on drugs" started by President Reagan in 1982 brought a dramatic increase1to the number of people put behind barsfor drug offenses. 1Mandatory minimum sentencing
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UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX Prison and The War on Drugs Week One Assignment CJA 234 [Type the author name] 10/4/2011 Prison and the War on Drugs. The war on drugs has been implemented for more than 30 years. Currently‚ there are close to a half million persons imprisoned on drug charges in this country. That is a tenfold increase over the 50‚000 in 1980. (jrank.org‚ 2011) In the past few years‚ close to $40 billion has been spent annually fighting the war on drugs. As a result of the
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