Crime and its direct link to drugs
The link between drug use and crime is not a new one. For more than twenty years, both the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Justice have funded many studies to try to better understand the connection. One such study was done in Baltimore on heroin users. This study found high rates of criminality among users during periods of active drug use, and much lower rates during periods of nonuse (Ball et al. 1983, pp.119-142). A large number of people who abuse drugs come into contact with the criminal justice system when they are sent to jail or to other correctional facilities. The criminal justice system is flooded with substance abusers. The need for expanding drug abuse treatment for this group of people was recognized in the Crime Act of 1994, which for the first time provided substantial resources for federal and state jurisdictions. In this paper, I will argue that using therapeutic communities in prisons will reduce the recidivism rates among people who have been released from prison. I am going to use the general theory of crime, which is based on self-control, to help rationalize using federal tax dollars to fund these therapeutic communities in prisons. I feel that if we teach these prisoners some
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Gottfredson Hirschi, Project RECOVERY, John Taxpayer, Delawares Key-Crest, Stayn Program, Project REFORM, Drug Abuse, Institute Justice, Crime Act, RECOVERY REFORM, therapeutic community, et al, therapeutic communities, drug abuse, et al 1997, commit crimes, al 1997, inciardi et al, treatment programs, justice system, inciardi et, criminal justice, criminal justice system, al 1997 pp, prison-based therapeutic community,
Approximate Word count = 2600
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
 |
