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Abhishek answered on
Nov 23 2021
Running Head: DRUG ABUSE IN AUSTRALIA 1
DRUG ABUSE IN AUSTRALIA 2
DRUG ABUSE IN AUSTRALIA
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Type of Crime in Australia and Possible Causes as well as Consequences 3
Theoretical Discussion — Functionalist Theory 5
Recommendations 6
Conclusion 7
References 8
Introduction
Australia has been reported from multiple sources as a potential site of crime with the vivacious effects of murder, death by dangerous driving, ro
ery, burglary, manslaughter, rape and sexual assaults, which lay impact on making disintegration in the developmental of Australia. During 2016-2017, the number of drug addicts is increasing and making a diverse effect by negotiating the progressive factors. The drug abuse victims have decreased from 453 victims to 414 victims from 2018 to 2019 (Hughes, Chalmers & Bright, 2020).
The decreased rate of 9% indicates the effective impact and governing implications of Federal law. The Federal government has made prudential rules and norms in reducing the intense impact of the members of a transnational organised crime syndicate, which is popularly known as Yakuza. The frequently detected crimes in Australia could be traced as a drug offense, which associates 81,160 offenders to impact national integrity by dissociating the peace and governing norms.
Furthermore, acts, which are performed to intend injuries like the death of people or serious damage of their organs, have been recorded with 78,421 offenders and 78,093 offenders as theft crimes, along with 61,198 public order offenses (van de Ven, Dunn & Mulrooney, 2020). With strict implications and focus of government, however, the rate of crime is decreasing, still initiatives need to be made to a
est the cause and restrict the offenses to intensify progress.
Type of Crime in Australia and Possible Causes as well as Consequences
The crime rate with drug addiction and the actions associated with it have a greater implication in society. For the prospect of Australia, this critically dominates the progressive outcomes of the youth and notoriously diminishes their careers. This is not only degrading society but also making an impact on the economy by destroying and influencing other people and young hearts.
Studies reveal that the social backdrop and the familial influence have a very negligible influence in imposing crime related to drug addiction, the intensity and chain influence of adductors have caused the vivacity of this crime and influenced different prospects of the society (Mann, 2017). Hence, drug offense among other potential crime factors has been chosen as a topic of discussion for the paper.
The two different types of drug offenses have been categorised as possession and supply. Possession of drugs is associated with the identification of a particular drug by a person that is ethically prohibited for intake; hence, a person ca
ying the drug is subjected to criminal offense to governing norms. On the other hand, ‘supply’ is associated with the accompaniment of the drug to get associated with ca
ying. These two kinds of drugs have made an enormous impact in the society and economy.
Hence, strict rules have
ought into force since 1985 with Australia’s National Drug strategy that has been underpinned with a set of objectives and targeted to minimise the harms that associate intake of alcohol, excessive rate of tobacco intake, use of illegal as well as pharmaceutical drugs (Hughes, Chalmers& Klimoski, 2018). The term, ‘other drugs’, comprises of the use of pharmaceutical as well as illicit drugs, to control abuse and malpractices, by the practitioners. A national drug strategy has been developed...