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Section 1

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Prohibition Act

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Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933

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Controlled Substance act

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is the statute establishing federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain substances is regulated. (narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and anabolic steroids)

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Merton's Strain Theory

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In sociology and criminology, strain theory states that social structures within society may pressure citizens to commit crime.

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General Risk Factors

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Behavioural. Physiological. Demographic. Environmental. Genetic.

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maintenance

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In this stage, people have sustained their behavior change for a while (defined as more than 6 months) and intend to maintain the behavior change going forward.

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Predisposition model

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states that crime and drugs are essentially the same behavior because they are so closely intertwined and connected. This model differs from the others stating that those who are addicted to drugs are already in a social subculture that already does crime.

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Action

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people have recently changed their behavior (defined as within the last 6 months) and intend to keep moving forward with that behavior change.

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mandatory minimum sentences

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sentencing laws that force a judge to hand down a minimum prison sentence based on the charges a prosecutor brings against a defendant which result in a conviction -- usually a guilty plea.

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Sentencing guidelines

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rules that set out a uniform policy for sentencing individuals and organizations convicted of felonies and serious (Class A) misdemeanors in the United States federal courts system.

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Drug Interdiction

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the act of interrupting the drug trade.

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Systematic Crime

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Criminal activity like violence and corruption are a regular part of doing business in the illicit drug trade because there is no regulation. (black market)

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Subcultural Theories

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deviance is the result of individuals conforming to the values and norms of a social group to which they belong, if you belong to a social group whose norms differ from those of the main society then you will become a deviant.

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Transtheoretical Model

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an integrative theory of therapy that assesses an individual's readiness to act on a new healthier behavior, and provides strategies, or processes of change to guide the individual.

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preparation

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which people intend to take action in the immediate future, usually measured as the next month.

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Enslavement Model

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argues that addiction came first and crime followed as a consequence; addicts turn to crime because of their addiction

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Pharmacological Crime

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crimes committed under the influence of a psychoactive substance, as a result of its acute or chronic use.

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conteplation

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Contemplation is the stage in which people intend to change in the next six months. They are more aware of the pros of changing, but are also acutely aware of the cons.

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Reinforcement

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in operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows

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Harrison Act

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federal law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, and distribution of opiates and coca products. (1914)

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medical model

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disease is detected and identified through a systematic process of observation, description, and differentiation, in accordance with standard accepted procedures, such as medical examinations, tests, or a set of symptom descriptions

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Conflict Theories

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Social conflict theory sees social life as a competition and focuses on the distribution of resources, power, and inequality

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economic-compulsive violence

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violence associated with efforts to obtain money to finance the cost of illicit drugs

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Psychological Theories

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theories that view mental disorders as caused by psychological processes, such as beliefs, thinking styles, and coping styles

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Preconteplation

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people do not intend to take action in the foreseeable future (defined as within the next 6 months). People are often unaware that their behavior is problematic or produces negative consequences

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drug-free school zones

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areas within 1,000 to 1,500 feet of schools and designated by signs, within which people caught selling drugs receive especially severe penalties

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Marijuanna Tax Act

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enacted August 2, 1937, was a United States Act that placed a tax on the sale of cannabis

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Crack- Powder cocaine disparities

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A comprehensive examination of the 100-to-1 crack versus powder cocaine sentencing disparity under which distribution of just 5 grams of crack carries a minimum 5-year federal prison sentence, while distribution of 500 grams of powder cocaine carries the same 5-year mandatory minimum sentence.

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Biological Theories

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theories of abnormality that focus on biological causes of abnormal behaviors

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Regression

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reverting to childish behaviour

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