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The Rockefeller Drug Laws, 2005.
This paper argues that the Rockefeller Drug Laws should be reformed.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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The paper explains that the Rockefeller Drug Laws of the 1970s set mandatory prison sentences for unlawful possession and sale of drugs using the weight of the involved drug as the key factor in determining the length of the sentence: The judges can't consider the person's character or background, if they are violent or nonviolent, a first time or a repeat offender and the criminal can't receive parole after serving the minimum time, which is 8 or 15 years. The author points out that the New York State Catholic Conference and many other organizations are calling for a change these laws by changing in the sentences, restoring judicial discretion, increasing treatment alertness and adjusting prior convictions. The paper stresses that the drug problems of prior decades are still here because no law can stop drug addicts from getting the drugs he or she needs; the growing population of drug dealers, which are clogging the prisons, won't stop if the Rockefeller Drug Laws remain active.
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"Anthony Papa was a man who was struggling to make ends meet. He had a shop in the Bronx and business was not going well. He had to provide for his wife and child. He was desperate for cash and word spread to the neighborhood drug dealer. The drug dealer wanted Anthony to deliver an envelope that contained 4 ounces of cocaine. At first Anthony didn't want to do it, but he convinced himself and did the delivery. To Anthony's surprise, his delivery was to an undercover drug operation. Then Anthony was sentenced 15 years to life in Sing Sing prison. This example shows how ineffective the law was. When Anthony was given a sentence of death, the drug dealer received a shorter sentence because he cooperated with the police. Anthony was just the drug dealer's pawn and went to serve painstaking time for his first criminal offence."
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Rockefeller Drug Laws, 2004.
A discussion of the need to remove the Rockefeller Drug Laws from the New York State penal code.
1,286 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines the Rockefeller Drug Laws and, in particular, discusses the need for their reform. Supporting information is presented to show that these laws, which require vary harsh prison terms for the sale of small quantities of drugs, are disproportionate to the nature of the crime. It looks at how these laws are over thirty years old and were originally passed during Nelson Rockefeller?s administration in the 1970s, when drug use was associated with antiwar demonstrations, hippies, and ?flower power?. This paper reviews the laws, discusses the negative impact of these laws on the individual as well as the state, and discusses the alternatives to these laws and the current political climate regarding these laws.
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"The Rockefeller Drug Laws have often been referred to as harsh, draconian legislation that caused more harm than good. According to the Campaign for Effective Criminal Justice (CECJ), ?these laws have forced the incarceration of tens of thousands of non-violent, addicted individuals who use or sell small quantities of drugs, and condemned hundreds of offenders who are not major drug kingpins to prison sentences as long or even longer than those imprisoned for murder or rape. These laws deprive children of their parents, waste enormous human and financial resources, and fail to address effectively the addiction that underlies most drug offenses? (CECJ, 2002)."
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Is Drug Court Really Effective: A Review of Current Drug Laws and Drug Courts, 2002.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 106.95
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This legal analysis examines the American drug courts in order to assess the effectiveness of existing policy in dealing with crimes associated with drugs in the United States. This paper evaluates the scientific validity of resources that are used to determine drug policy, and in the critique finds these systems of information ineffective. The author of this essay then offers recommendations for a drug policy that includes a description of drug court environments, and rehabilitation programs for women.
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John D Rockefeller, 1981.
This paper examines the career of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the man who established the fabulously wealthy Rockefeller dynasty: Childhood, business dealings, rivalries, labor relations and anti-trust laws.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 111.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the career of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the man who established the fabulously wealthy Rockefeller dynasty. John D. Rockefeller's life was fairly typical of that of many other 19th-century Americans. In many other respects, it was a life that has never been equalled. John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839. One report of his childhood says that "his first distinct recollections were of the rough farming country near the villiage of Moravia in western New York, where he lived from his fourth to his eleventh year; in 1843 his father paid $3100 for the ninety-two acre tract in Moravia township.".
This farm country of western New York was practically wilderness. The Rockefellers were not frontiersmen in the sense that they had to fight off Indians, but they did live in the ... "
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John Davison Rockefeller, Sr., 2006.
A review of the life and accomplishments of John Davison Rockefeller, Sr.
4,445 words (approx. 17.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 116.95
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This paper reviews and discusses John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. According to the paper, he was an empire builder, a philanthropist, a hero and a ruthless businessman and his Standard Oil Company was the greatest business empire in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. The paper goes on to report that Rockefeller was such a shrewd businessman, that before he was forty years old, he controlled about 90 percent of all oil refining in the United States.
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"Ironically, Rockefeller was also responsible for ushering in another new phase, investigating reporting due to journalist Ida Tarbell. She approached Standard Oil and Rockefeller by pouring over hundreds of thousands of pages scattered throughout the United States, and interviewing current and former executives, competitors, government regulators, antitrust lawyers, and academic experts (Weinberg 2001). When Tarbell began her research in 1900, investigative reporting on such a scale did not exist (Weinberg 2001). When editor S.S. McClure needed someone to explain the "tentacles of the gigantic trusts" to his readers, it chose Tarbell because she was all too familiar with the oil business, having grown up listening to her father and his contemporaries complain about Rockefeller (Weinberg 2001). President Theodore Roosevelt used her findings of anti-competitive practices, especially lower-than-market shipping rates Standard Oil negotiated with the railroads, to push for increased government regulation, resulting in the 1911 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that "Standard Oil had to be broken into smaller units to decrease its sometimes adverse impact on wholesale and retail fuel prices" (Weinberg 2001)."
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Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, 2002.
An analysis of the reasons behind the dissolution of Rockefeller's Standard Oil company in 1911 which eventually caused stocks to rise.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 39.95
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This paper will focus on the breakup of the Standard Oil company in 1911, and will briefly discuss some of the reasons why this dissolution came about. This paper argues that the company's clandestine, and often dubious business practices began to take their toll on public opinion which was becoming increasingly hostile to the Standard. It was not only the practices of a single company that faced such hostile opposition, although it was the largest and most successful of the developing trusts at the end of the nineteenth century. It was also that Standard Oil was the industrial flagship of a wider trust-busting movement. The paper will conclude by discussing the inefficacy of the dissolution, which ironically caused the company's stocks to rise.
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Women of Color and the Prison Industrial Complex, 2004.
A discussion on the intricate relationship between girls and women of color, law enforcement and drug laws, and the prison industrial complex.
4,509 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 117.95
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This paper examines how the Rockefeller Drug Laws issue different punishments for usage of crack and cocaine, with the former more prevalent in communities of color and carrying a greater sentence. White women charged with drug use are viewed to have a problem that can be cured via therapy, whereas women of color are incarcerated for similar offenses. Drug-abusing pregnant mothers are discussed, as well as the differences between the private and public forms of justice that lead to racial inequality in the judicial system. Different court cases are integrated into the argument as means of proof. Behind bars, the gendered differences between male and female prison systems is discussed, as well as the constant abuse and sexual degradation experienced by female prisoners at the hands of male guards. The prison industrial complex is also compared to a modern institution of slavery.
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"The American legal system often targets women of color through unjust law enforcement and the prison system perpetuates systems of inequality found among non-prisoners. Women are mainly incarcerated for non-violent offenses and the circumstances in which their behavior is deemed "criminal" are influenced by racialized stereotypes and the manner in which gender roles are defined and distributed by our society. A majority of feminists have typically failed to address that violence against women by the state/and or military is a tangible enough dilemma and instead focus on domestic violence or violence initiated in the public sphere. Drug laws, in particular, target young and older women of color and their racially specific enforcement in the 'free world' manifests into the ultimate form of domination behind bars, a control that even transcends the color line."
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The War on Drugs, 2004.
Looks at the U.S.'s efforts to fight effectively in the war on drugs, with emphasis on Governor Nelson Rockefeller's plan.
1,170 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses the changes in the criminal justice system that have taken place since WWII and looks at how these changes have led to a lessening of the deterrence effect of law enforcement. The paper then looks at the New York drug laws passed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1973 and argues that these laws, as well as the war on drugs, have been good for America.
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"The concept behind sentencing and criminal justice has become murky over the past half century in our country. In the years immediately after the Great War, juvenile crime theory changed from the idea of punishment of a person guilty of committing a violent crime to that of rescuing a victim of a harsh and oppressive urban environment. This shift in legal sentiment also affected the public?s attitudes toward committing crime, and the problem of crime has been rising in urban centers every since."
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Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean, 2001.
The paper discusses the drug problems of the people of the Caribbean and the drug trafficking that goes on there. It also deals with the dangers that drug trafficking causes to other countries and their people.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 101.95
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This paper is about the drug trafficking problems of the Caribbean. The author examines the Caribbean region as a long standing area where illegal substances have been grown and sold. The people are poverty stricken and sell drugs as a means to make money. The author looks into the Caribbean?s climate and location which make it an ideal place to grow and sell drugs. The people are able to transport drugs to other countries through the use of planes, boats, etc. The paper goes on to discuss how this poses as a threat to all countries because it makes drugs available which leads to drug problems for their citizens.
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"The Caribbean is known for its agriculturally equipped weather conditions, which makes for most islands to be very fertile. Many farmers in the Caribbean grow drugs as part of their produce to earn more money. They can then sell the illegal substances to islanders, tourists, and then ship the rest off to be sold to other countries? citizens. This poses as a threat to the health of all people who are able to buy drugs as a result of drug trafficking in the Caribbean. It also poses a threat to governments because they have to use their funding on programs to educate citizens about the dangers of drugs as well as rehabilitate those citizens that are addicted to drugs and suffer from drug abuse."
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Legalizing Drugs: Fiction or Fix, 2000.
Discusses the failure of the ?War on Drugs? and how legalizing drugs would change the role of the police from the enforcer, to the protector.
1,938 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 5 sources, $ 61.95
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This paper deals with the shortcomings of the current measures taken to curb the rising problem of drug abuse in America and how legalizing drugs would change the role of the police from the enforcer, to the protector. A discussion of the question of getting current abusers to stop their self-destructive ways and ways to prevent new drug abusers is given with a realistic looks at how the current systems tries to solve these problems. Also a short dissertation on how DARE has failed to prevent new drug abusers is also given.
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The War on Drugs: A Critical Perspective, 2002.
Discusses what aims our society seeks to achieve in criminalizing the use of drugs and how effective drug laws are in achieving those aims.
2,020 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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Gives a critical analysis of "the war on drugs". Through examination of the history and present motivations of drug laws, this paper argues that the reasons behind drug criminalization are invalid. The paper also shows that the current law enforcement approaches are ineffective in dealing with the drug problem.
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"The illicit drug problem is seen as a paramount concern within all western communities and is clearly the source of some of society's most major public health issues. The so-called "War on Drugs" is given unprecedented resources in the area of law enforcement and often headlines our major media outlets. The reasons for our community seeking to criminalize drug use will be explored in the following essay by tracing drugs laws to the original sources of public concern and exploring how community concern has evolved since. It will be shown that the original notions that are the basis of drug criminalization have been flawed from their inception. Furthermore it will be illustrated how current and past drug laws have been completely ineffective in achieving the aims that society has sought to achieve through drug criminalization."
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Psychoactive Drugs and American Law, 2006.
An analysis of four psychoactive drugs and drug families that are commonly used and abused in America: nicotine, marijuana, anabolic steroids and alcohol.
1,399 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The paper reviews the American legislation that "controls" certain substances. The paper examines smoking laws and tobacco usage to determine the American use / abuse of nicotine. It also contrasts that with the greater illegality of marijuana, and compares that to sports drugs such as anabolic steroids. Finally, the paper reviews the history of alcohol legislation and abuse. In conclusion, the writer feels that nicotine and alcohol should be treated more as health hazards, in line with the legislative treatment accorded marijuana and metabolic steroids. Table of Contents: Legislation Affecting Drugs in the United States; Nicotine; Marijuana; Anabolic Steroids; Liquor; Bibliography
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"Scheduling occurs according to certain criteria that are applied to drugs according to their medicinal value, harmfulness, and potential abuse or addiction to the drug. There are five schedules, of which Schedule I is assigned to the most dangerous drugs with the least medicinal value, with Schedule II-V being applied to drugs with decreasing danger and increasing medicinal value. Schedule V would then include the least dangerous of the drugs."
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Marijuana as a Gateway Drug, 2007.
This paper examines how marijuana is considered a gateway for higher level drugs within American drug culture.
1,433 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper explains many of the social theories as to why marijuana is deemed a gateway drug for harder illegal drugs. The paper discuses statistical evidence that many young people find it safe to use marijuana, which leads them to heavier narcotic progressions in adulthood.
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"In sociology the study of cultural norms and social policies created by authorities is one aspect of the drug culture of marijuana that has been a problem in America. For many analysts, the study of marijuana has often been connected with what is called a "gateway" drug for higher level narcotics. The "drug culture" that defines this issue on low level drugs is often connected through societal norms that encourage the validity of marijuana within multiple addiction scenarios. The government, as the major authority on the illegality of marijuana, sets the law and then enforces a penalty for breaking the rules. In this manner, the moral foundation for deviancy is created not only by the government, but also by local ethical or religious groups that find a commonality for social deviancy (Becker 133). This two-fold creation of governmental authority and moral authority (Churches, social organizations, etc.) relates directly to why marijuana users are easily demonized, but more so, these institutions often categorize the drug as an early stage primer for harder drugs."
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The U.S. Drug Policy, 2007.
This paper argues that the War on Drugs and the U.S. drug policy is failing.
2,810 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper explains that the War on Drugs, which began in the late 19th and early 20th century, despite the massive amount of money and time poured into the issue of drug control and criminalization, is ineffective. The author argues that the War on Drugs strategy actually has helped the drug problem become an underground and criminal black market with no protection for the consumers. The paper suggests the ever increasing costs of the War on Drugs could be better used for social programs that help low-income groups plagued by drug abuse and for educational programs that teach the real problems of drugs and the damaging complications they cause society.
Table of Contents:
War on Drugs: Where has it failed?
Narcotics Prohibition: The First National Prohibition Alcohol Prohibition
Table : Arrests for Alcohol, Violent, and Drug Offenses as Percentage of All Arrests in the U.S.
Marijuana Prohibition
The Modern War on Drugs
Effects of the War on Drugs and Inefficiency Spending
Table: Average Sentence Length in Months
Solutions for the Reform of the US Drug Policy
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"The 18th amendment to the US Constitution along with the Volstead Act of 1920 prohibited alcohol selling, manufacturing, and transporting. However consumption and possession of alcohol were never made illegal. By 1916 alcohol was banned in about 26 of the 48 states. Then with the new amendment alcohol consumption dropped but within the year consumption was on the rise again through the typical black market that is a continual side effect of any drug's prohibition. It was extrapolated that only within one year after the end of prohibition alcohol consumption would have been above pre-prohibition levels, but with the 21st amendment which repeals the 18th amendment prohibition came to an end."
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Legalizing Drugs in America, 2006.
This paper argues in favor of legalizing drugs in the United States.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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The writer of this paper contends that the ongoing war on drugs has not succeeded and that drug use should be prevented rather than made illegal. This paper also examines the argument that drug use will dramatically decrease if all illegal substances are legalized. This paper also discusses how school programs educating students on the risks of substance abuse has had a dramatic impact on teenage drug use.
Topics covered in this paper include:
The War On Drugs
The Drug Business
Alcohol and Drugs
The Effect of Drug Education
Drugs and Jail
Addiction
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Because drugs are illegal, their cost is astronomical, providing enormous profits to those engaged in the business of importing, exporting and selling drugs. There is no question that legalization of drugs would put an immediate stop to this rich source of economic gain. Legal drugs could be sold at a reasonable price to those who choose to use them, and the illegal drug community would not be able to compete."
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