needs to change in order to prevent crimes like this on other college campuses? I believe that college campuses would be safer and better prepared to prevent crimes by allowing students‚ faculty and administration to carry concealed weapons. By allowing concealed weapons onto campus‚ it will provide a way for students to defend themselves from attacks and it will help prevent crimes such as Amanda Collins’s. By not allowing students and other campus attendees to carry concealed weapons on campus
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Drinking is regarded as part of Australia’s culture. People celebrate with alcohol on important occasions and also drink when they wish to relax. The consumption of alcohol is viewed by younger people as a desirable adult activity‚ However it is bad for for young people to indulge in alcohol for many reasons and it is important that deterrents are in place to limit this illegal consumption. Young people drink because of the occasion like Australia day ‚christmas‚ birthday‚ new year and other occasion
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Teenage Drinking Habits Alcohol is the predominant drug in our society. It is on every street corner‚ in most homes‚ and is heavily advertised to young adults. Many teenagers mimic this behavior to gain a sense of maturity or a feeling of rebellion in a period of life that creates identity. Unfortunately‚ the actions of these teens who choose to drink can have dire consequences. Many of those consequences are involved with vehicles: Cars‚ youth‚ and booze are a dangerous
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Mistral W‚ Bengry-Howell A‚ Weale L‚ & Hackley C. (2008). Re-framing ’binge drinking’ as calculated hedonism: empirical evidence from the UK. International Journal of Drug Policy. 19(5)‚ 359-66. Overview: The main aim of this study was to put forward a new meaning to the phrase “binge drinking” when connected to young consumers of alcohol in the UK. The study tries to show the difference between the definitions of binge drinking and calculated hedonism‚ which refers to a process of controlling alcohol
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The Effects of Drinking Behavior on College Students’ Academic Performance Abstract This study investigated the relationship between college students’ academic performance and their drinking behaviors. It was hypothesized that higher alcohol intake levels would be related to lower GPA. In the experiment‚ 28 Psychology students took an online survey which examined their level of alcohol intake in reference to their current grades. Current grades were measured by GPA and alcohol intake was
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night of binge drinking. A study published this month by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reveals that excessive alcohol consumption cost the United States $249 billion in 2010. The journal’s results indicate that: Excessive drinking cost the U.S. $249.0 billion in 2010‚ or about $2.05 per drink. Government paid for $100.7 billion (40.4%) of these costs. Binge drinking accounted for $191.1 billion (76.7%) of costs; underage drinking $24.3 billion (9.7%) of costs; and drinking while pregnant
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2014 Phillip Russo Abstract The team has created a research proposal for the research study of the number of sexual assaults on college campuses. The purpose of this research is to determine if educational and preventable measures about sexual assault are taken more seriously on a college campus‚ than there would be a decrease in the number of victims on college campuses. The paper will introduce the general area of study‚ rationale‚ literature and background review‚ method‚ design‚ procedures‚ analysis
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increase in underage drinking‚ especially within college students. Thus‚ many teenagers and people in their twenties are more easily influenced by alcohol‚ because of their peers and friends. Despite‚ the fact that alcohol can only be purchased and consumed by people of 21 years or older it can still be accessed by other matters. The consumption of alcohol often leads to serious consequences and it can become detrimental to one’s life. Consequently‚ sometimes underage drinking can be caused by freedom
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Abuse of Drugs on College Campuses Today on college campuses‚ it is not possible to make it through college without knowing someone who has at least tried a prescription drug or recreational drug for either party uses‚ to help them study and keep up in school‚ or simply to help them get by day-to-day. Maybe you have tried them yourself? College students all across the nation are abusing substances such as Adderall‚ Vicodin‚ Oxycontin‚ marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ etc. Those students who drink alcohol
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have the methods of cheating‚ and the related consequences of cheating. Cheating on exams used to involve simple and obvious gestures like craning the neck to peek at the answers of the student sitting next to you‚ switching papers across tables‚ passing notes under the tables‚ writing notes in the palm of one’s hand or on one’s shirt sleeve. Today‚ cheating is not as obvious and easy to detect as it used to be. This‚ of course‚ is mainly because students currently study in a technologically advanced
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