CCJ-4614 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Consensual Crime, Psychoactive Drug, Telephone Tapping
6 Dec 2018
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Consensual crimes distinct because they involve ppl who participate in these behaviors willingly. Critics argue that consensual crime might do more harm> good. Lead consensual offenders to engage in other types of crime. Divert time, money & energy from fighting more serious crime. Prompt law enforcement agencies to engage in wiretapping & other possible violations of civil liberties. Provide much of the revenue for organized crime. Most publicized consensual crimes in the u. s. Fighting drug crime costs billion annually. Most societies have had some kind of drug use. Drug use was common in the u. s. during the late 1800s. Any chemical substance that changes our mood, emotion, perception, other mental states, and sometimes behavior. Most of us use drugs at one time/ another. More than 67% americans use coffee & other caffeine products regularly. Physicians provide 4. 4 billion prescriptions a year. More than half of ppl age 12/ older report alc drinking.
