Drug related crime: a distinction between crimes rooted in prohibition and crimes caused by drug use
Title: Drug related crime: a distinction between crimes rooted in prohibition and crimes caused by drug use
Category: /Law & Government/Law Issues
Details: Words: 3043 | Pages: 11 (approximately 235 words/page)
Drug related crime: a distinction between crimes rooted in prohibition and crimes caused by drug use
Category: /Law & Government/Law Issues
Details: Words: 3043 | Pages: 11 (approximately 235 words/page)
The concept of drug related crime is defined as a causal connection, which can be established between drug consumption and crime commission . However the two principal aspects of drug use which are connected to crime can be distinguished as :
1)<Tab/>Crimes, which are directly related to drug use, or
2)<Tab/>Crimes, which are rooted in policies of drug prohibition.
Drug related crime is a dynamic social occurrence,
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