A study of 113 delinquent youth in a detention facility found that 82 percent reported being heavy (daily) users of alcohol and other drugs just prior to admission to the facility; 14 percent were regular users (more than two times weekly); and 4 percent reported occasional use (DeFrancesco, 1996). More recently, Felson and his colleagues (2008) stated that when it comes to offenses such as those involving violence and vandalism alcohol is an important factor.…
In 2014, America had a violent crime rate of 365.5 per 100,000 residents and a murder rate of 4.5 per 100,000. It is easy to blame that violent crime rate on drugs. Alcohol is the most abused drugs today. Back in 1920s, many people including the President thought that drinking is a serious problem. Organization like the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and Anti-saloons organization saw that alcohol is the reason for high crime, violence, and poverty, unemployment, and corruption in cities.…
Should College Allow Drinking in Campus? In April 2002 The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism(NIAAA) published a report, updated in 2005, that suggests a strong relationship between alcohol and other drug abuse and variety of negative consequences of students who used alcohol and drug. The report estimates that each year 1,700 college students die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes. In addition, it further estimates that alcohol is involved in 599,000 unintentional injuries, 696,000 assaults, and 79,000 cases of sexual assault and acquaintance rape among college students. According to a number of national surveys, about 40% of college and university students engage in heavy episodic…
Alcohol, unlike marijuana has a long wide spread history of use the Western culture. Alcohol contributes to the likelihood of sexual assault and domestic violence than marijuana. About 3 million violent crimes occur each and every year in which victims perceived the offender to be drinking at the time of the offense. Among spousal victims 3 out of 4 incident were report having to do with the offender who has been…
Aims: Committing a violent act is emotionally difficult for an individual. Microsociological analyses of violence have demonstrated that there exists an emotional barrier that inhibits violence. Passage through this emotional barrier is enabled by situational circumstances which serve as enabling factors. While most forms of terrorism have these enabling factors, lone actor terrorism presents a unique challenge for an individual looking to navigate through the emotional barriers and engage in violence. This is particularly true of some recent incidents where the attacker has not used remote bombings or arson, but highly confrontational, face-to-face forms of violence.…
Sociology Personal Statement I first became hooked by sociology when I started it back in GCSE years, and since then I have realised that the world we live in isn’t quite as simple as we once thought it was, and how society can be affected by different things in different ways. I wish to be able to know, how a person can act differently in one area than somebody from a different area, also how the society in which somebody is socialised can cause them to turn to crime whether it be through material deprivation or pressure from their peers. My favourite area of Sociology to learn about is Crime, I am so interested in the ways in which crime can affect our lives in both bad and good ways, and also learn how something that can be perceived as a crime to one person can be seen as perfectly acceptable to another. I carried Sociology onto A-Level and this just went further into detail on the things that I was interested and I can’t wait to be able to go even deeper into why things happen in a society the way that they do.…
Some decisions do not have an immediate outcome but are more progressive. Such is the case when it comes to how we live our daily lives. Some people are, or can be, more at risk than others for becoming victims of certain crimes. There is an epidemic on college campuses across America today. More and more young women are becoming the victims of violent sexually based assaults at parties or just walking back to their dorm late at night.…
“Why do people sell liquor to boys? Why? I know there’s a law against it, but kids get it anyway” (Hinton 110) the character Cherry Valence asks in the novel The Outsiders after her boyfriend, Bob Sheldon, dies as a result of starting a fight while drunk. At some point, most teenagers will face the decision of whether to drink underage.…
For nearly 300 years, researchers have conducted crime surveys (Winfree and Abadinsky, 2010). During the 1960’s, a pilot study, referred to today as the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), was conducted by the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice. The results of this study were recommendations in which federal funding was programmed for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) to conduct the first few national victimization surveys during the years 1972, 1973, and 1974. The findings of these surveys were published in a report titled the National Crime Survey. This publication proved to be quite controversial when the findings showed the incidence rate of crime to be much greater that…
College Drinking and Sexual Violence Binge drinking and poor “sexual decisions” seem to go hand in hand and are almost what is considered an epidemic that’s sweeping the younger majority of our population. With college culture it is important to understand and realize the many negative outcomes of these decisions and be educated on the issues at hand. Sexual assault under the influence of alcohol, whether it be attacker or victim, is unfortunately a ramification. Many young women are affected and remain silent about their experiences, afraid of consequential occurrences. It is important for these women to stick together and inform others of the possible repercussions of drinking.…
One informal survey of alcohol-related deaths among college students during 1997 turned up 11 more fatalities: Three students fell from dormitory windows, one darted into the path of a motorcycle, one fell through a greenhouse roof, another was asphyxiated, and five died in highway crashes. At Frostburg State University, seven students were charged with manslaughter in 1997 in connection with the death of a freshman who guzzled beer and 12 to 14 shots of vodka in two hours at a fraternity party” (Smith). A mistake made several times should not be considered as a mistake but as an ignorance. We have not learned yet from the…
Character of the Clinical Issue Alcohol Use Disorder is a problem that is related to an individual’s use of alcohol that leads to negative effects on the individual’s life. According to the DSM-5 (2014), the level of which the undesirable effects of the substance may affect the individual’s life is what determines whether their disorder is mild, severe, or somewhere in-between. These impairments can affect the individual’s life by impacting their physical, mental, social, or professional functioning in a negative way. There are many symptoms and signs associated with alcohol use disorder. These symptoms include frequent intoxication, nausea, sweating, tachycardia, amnesic episodes (blackouts), mood swings, depression, anxiety, insomnia,…
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the physical, social, and mental effects of alcohol abuse. Central Idea: Alcohol abuse can cause serious physical problems, lack of a social life, and strain on mental stability. Introduction I. Think of a person you know who is healthy and has everything going for them in life with a strong support system. A. Attention Getter:…
Alcohol impairment is the primary factor in traffic fatalities. In the United States, where drunk driving is among the most common types of arrest made by police, the number of alcohol-related crash deaths is roughly the same as the number of homicides. In addition, vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in young people ages 15 to 20; many of these are alcohol-related”(Center for Problem). Not all of the accidents are tied into drinking and driving, some of the traffic accidents that have caused death in the past, mainly for teenagers, were speed racing, speeding, hit-and-run crashes, aggressive driving, or even driving with a revoked or suspended license. Here are some examples of what harm drinking and drinking could cause, anything from car crashes too getting a very pricey ticket: “drivers, passengers, and pedestrians are killed and injured.…
The Effects of Alcoholism on College Students Alcoholism is the plural form for the word alcohol. Alcohol is a colorless liquid that is intoxicating, it is considered as wine, beer, and sprints. Alcohol can be found in restaurants, departments, and connivance stores, like Applebee’s, Wal-Mart, and ABC liquor. According to the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) Chicago article, a deadly scene took place at New York State on Friday night.…