Drug offences
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Drug offences
Drug offenses are the crime of the illegal manufacture, possession, use of or trade in (in particular recreational) drugs.
Description
Drug offences, although illegal, are in itself often not a major problem for society. Its spin-off effects (as mentioned under [[#impacts|]]) in contract, are.
Attributing circumstances
Impacts
Spin-off problems associated with drugs include:
- traffic congestion (due to roadside trading),
- noise (from traffic and people),
- disorderly conduct,
- begging,
- loitering,
- vandalism,
- littering (discarded drug paraphernalia),
- criminal damage to property,
- prostitution,[1]
- robbery,
- residential and commercial burglary,
- theft from motor vehicles,
- fencing stolen goods,
- weapons offenses, and
- assault and homicide.
Measures
Footnotes and references
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