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| − | '''Drug offenses''' are the crime of the illegal possession, use or trade |
+ | '''Drug offenses''' are the crime of the illegal manufacture, possession, use of or trade in (in particular recreational) [[wikipedia:drug|drug]]s. |
== Description == |
== Description == |
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| + | Drug offences |
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== Attributing circumstances == |
== Attributing circumstances == |
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== Impacts == |
== Impacts == |
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| + | Spin-off problems associated with drugs include: |
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| + | * traffic congestion, |
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| + | * noise (from traffic and people), |
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| + | * disorderly conduct, |
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| + | * begging, |
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| + | * loitering, |
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| + | * vandalism, |
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| + | * littering (discarded drug paraphernalia), |
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| + | * criminal damage to property, |
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| + | * prostitution,<ref>The links between sex and drug markets have been well-documented. May et al. (1999) [[http://www.popcenter.org/problems/drugdealing_apartments/PDFs/fprs118.pdf|Full text]] [[http://www.popcenter.org/problems/drugdealing_apartments/PDFs/brf118.pdf|Briefing Note]]found that the majority of the sex-workers they interviewed were drug-dependent. See also the POP Guide on Street Prostitution. [[http://www.popcenter.org/problems/prostitution/|Full text]]</ref> |
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| + | * robbery, |
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| + | * residential and commercial burglary, |
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| + | * theft from motor vehicles, |
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| + | * fencing stolen goods, |
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| + | * weapons offenses, and |
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| + | * assault and homicide. |
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== Measures == |
== Measures == |
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Revision as of 13:10, 25 October 2012
Contents
Drug offences
Drug offenses are the crime of the illegal manufacture, possession, use of or trade in (in particular recreational) drugs.
Description
Drug offences
Attributing circumstances
Impacts
Spin-off problems associated with drugs include:
- traffic congestion,
- noise (from traffic and people),
- disorderly conduct,
- begging,
- loitering,
- vandalism,
- littering (discarded drug paraphernalia),
- criminal damage to property,
- prostitution,[1]
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- 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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