public attention of racial profiling by the police began in mid-1980‚ when the (DEA)‚ Drug Enforcement Administration‚ released guidelines that would profile drug couriers. The DEA notified all the police departments across the country to search for narcotics traffickers on major highways. Dependent on the area‚ the police were told which ethnic group to focus on because that group would tend to dominate that drug trade in that area. Although very
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The correctional system is set to punish those who have wronged society. NCCI Gardner is a prison in which these people stay to carry out their punishments. NCCI stands for North Central Correctional Institution and it is located in Gardner‚ MA (North Central Correctional Institution – Gardner). NCCI Gardner is a medium/ minimum security level prison (North Central Correctional Institution – Gardner). According to The Official Website of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security‚ the superintendent
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Jade Johnson November 30‚ 2010 SA 5005 Social Welfare Policy and Services Drug Addiction: A Hobby or a Disease What is Drug Addiction Whether talking about any drug addiction: alcohol addiction‚ cocaine addiction‚ methamphetamine addiction‚ or even heroin addiction‚ the pattern is the same‚ the person tries to escape some physical or emotional pain by taking drugs. This could be a physical or emotional pain‚ or the discomfort of boredom‚ peer pressure‚ and/or lack of social skills. The
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(2008). Substance Dependence‚ Abuse‚ and Treatment Need. Retrieved July 26‚ 2010‚ from http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k8state/Ch5.htm Step12.com (2009) http://www.step12.com/alcoholics-definiton.html Schaffer Library of Drug Policy (2008) Alcoholics Anonymous (1956). A.A. Fact File. Retrieved July 26‚ 2010‚ from http:// www.aa.org/pdf/products/m-24_aafactfile.pdf TIPS (2005). TIPS Homepage. Retrieved July 26‚ 2010‚ from http://www.gettips.com/ Lauer‚ R
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Conceptualizing Addiction Paper Montoya Williams BSHS/455 November 4‚ 2014 Carla Malewicz Conceptualizing Addiction Paper Introduction For many years‚ individuals have battled substance abuse and addiction. My position comes from hearing about it‚ having seeing results from it‚ and reading about it‚ also developing my own thoughts about addiction. Weil and Rosen (1993) believe that a drug use (and addiction) results from humans longing for a sense of completeness and wholeness‚ and searching for
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The witness‚ Ms. Wanda Moore‚ known to the Department as a female‚ black‚ DOB: 4/21/1979 was interviewed regarding the allegations. In sum and substance she stated that she has never spoken to Mr. Tuthill about a drug problem in the neighborhood or any police officers protecting drug dealers. Mr. Tuthill alleged that Ms. Moore had information regarding drug dealers in the area and police officers cover for them. Ms. Moore stated that even though she has not witnessed any drug deals‚ she is believes
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The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life Jamie Sivels Georgia Military College November 28‚ 2012 The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life People with severe mental disorders also experience a co-occurring substance abuse problem; approximately 50% of individuals with a mental disorder are also affected by substance abuse; 37% are alcohol abusers‚ 53% drug abusers (Medline). This is also called dual diagnosis which is when someone has a mental disorder
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Medicine is a treatment‚ which was used to prevent illnesses and diseases of all kinds. Different types of diseases were dangerously life-threatening to majority of the victims. Before then‚ if a person happened to be ill‚ there was not a guaranteed cure to treat the disease at the time. In the late 1800s‚ medical cures such as patent or herbal medicines‚ were promoted and sold but did not provide the desired aid for the illness. In the 1920s‚ scientists and doctors researched and discovered treatments
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A Paper on Police Drug Law Enforcement presented by Michael Jakobam‚ S.S‚ SSP‚ O.C Anti-Narcotics Unit at the Interministerial Drug Coordinating Workshop‚ KCCT Mbagathi-Nairobi‚ 10th-14th May‚ 1999 | |3.0 LEGISLATION In response to the International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances‚ the Government of Kenya enacted in 1994 the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4. The main features of this Act which incorporates various provisions of the three
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The War on Drug Outline for Junior Research Paper on Controversial Issue Title: The War on Drugs. Should the U.S end the war on drugs? NO Introduction Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I— I took the one less traveled by‚ And that has made all the difference- robert frost The war on drugs is a prohibition campaign to reduce drug trade Drugs control the lifestyle of society‚ mostly the lower class. (How does it impact our society?) Opposing position: We should stop the war on drugs
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