Firstly, Brown uses expert opinion. He quotes D Lum from the Maroondah hospital and the shocking fact that young children, whilst drunk are being sexually assaulted. This would position his readers, mostly parents to see the dark side of alcohol and teenagers as no parent would want for their teenage child to be sexually assaulted. Secondly he uses statistics. Brown highlights the 300% increase in hospital admissions of drunken teenagers.
The majority of the people voting for the age limit to drop to 18 are the people who are under 18 or who are 18. They feel that 18 year-olds are prepared to make responsible decisions about drinking (Amethyst Initiative). The Amethyst Initiative believes that lowering the drinking age will only make situations worse for society. But the fact is, these people are not thinking about the consequences and are only looking at the pleasure. “More than 1,700 college students in the U.S. are killed each year—about 4.65 a day—as a result of alcohol-related injuries” (The Marin Institute).
In this research, the authors have recommended several strategies for the prevention of underage drinking on university campuses. Two researchers suggested that “to develop effective programs to prevent alcohol use among young adolescents, it is necessary to first identify the causes of use” (Komro & Toomey, 2002). In this research, the authors were primarily focusing on the responses and/or strategies that will be used to either eliminate, prevent and/or reduce the problems from police considerations. The reason this research is important according to Komro and Toomey (2002), is, underage drinking is a significant problem in America and there is the need to prevent it.Their information is relevant because they noted details of treatment programs as ways of preventing and reducing the problem of underage drinking among students on university
It is imperative for case managers to use intervention practices that will prevent risks, reduce the negative behavior, and promote productivity and success. Intervention practices are included in case management plans because they serve as actions to improve life situations. The concept with helping clients in the criminal justice is complex because each person is different and unique, so therefore, the treatment and services have to be different to promote success. In order for clients to change their behavior, they must change their way of thinking. References Freeman, D. W. 2001.
Research findings have pointed to the importance of care-oriented morality for human growth, especially identity and personality development. Johnny should ask his supervisor to be trained in work-life balance activities in order to better care for himself, his marriage, his children, and his career. A new supervisor in the criminal justice agency would be able to prevent this type of actions from occurring among it police officers in the future by developing and implementing ethical systems to be incorporated in the training sessions regarding police officers’ orientation and criminal justice training, moral development training, ethical egoism training, policies and regulations training, counseling regarding alcohol and drug abuse, and reducing the number of hours each agent has to work each day and
Corruption among police is an issue that has been known for many years. In many parts of the United States as well as in other countries the citizens do not trust the police and are even scared of them. Mexico is a very well know country in which many officers are corrupt. In instances such as these, police officers are persuaded and even threatened to work with different drug cartels around different parts of Mexico (Pollock, 2010). This paper will discuss police corruption and misconduct in different areas of the world as well as the ethics involved.
Ashley Johnson June 9, 2010 Why People Should Know The Effects of Alcoholism? Humanity has always yielded to the pressure of different chemical substances that eventually causes irreparable damage. Finding the cure from the damage obtained was the next step. And it seems that only now when the number of the diseases caused by different substances has reached its peak, people have finally understood that the best cure is the prevention of any forms of substance abuse. Alcoholism is the deadliest of these substances.
• The Veterans Administration must continue to adapt to the changing veteran dynamic and be prepared for the influx of these younger veterans in the coming years. • Mental health professionals within the Veterans Administration and those within the civilian community should be educated in traditional and non-traditional treatments and practices. • Medical and mental health care professionals must be knowledgeable about different treatment options and medication choices available. • The military including the National Guard and reserves must continue to inform and assist the public to and to develop outreach programs acknowledging
There are many forms of illegal activity, , I will be discussing drug use, violence, and theft. The benefits of having a drug free workplace are obvious, employees who use drugs are more likely to come to work unprepared, late, or not at all. Employed drug users also have more work place accidents; endangering themselves and others. Workplace accidents result in higher utilization of health benefits and sick time. Drug users are over all significantly less productive than those who choose to be drug free.
Addiction and Awareness Chris Darnell NUR/440 June 6, 2011 Nita Magee-Cornelius Addiction and Awareness Addiction is a problem that touches many families in today’s society. In Madison County Alabama the use of alcohol and drugs is a growing problem in all age groups, especially in the younger generation. Working in a large emergency department nurses and doctors are seeing more drug abuse victims and dealing with patients who are addicted is a huge challenge for most health care professionals. In the emergency department at Huntsville Hospital where 250 to 400 patients are seen daily, many of the patients seen are addicted to some type of mind altering substance. “According to the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and health, more than eight million people in the U.S. are current users of prescription drugs for non-medical purposes” (Alabama Department of Public Health, n.d.).