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Drug Offenders Issue
The proportion of drug offenders globally increased in jails and custody. The criminal justice system identifies drug offenders to be associated with a wide range of criminal activities. These activities include; drug misuse, drug importation, drug peddling, supply offences, production offenses, and profession offenses. Drug offenders have contributed negatively to social behavior through misconduct. An improvement plan would be recommended for solution provision purposes. Remedies such as counselling through mental illness clinics would be helpful for mental health, and drug offenders go hand-in-hand, effectively dealing with peer pressure and examining and educating the public about risk factors that can offer a chance for behavioral change.
D'Urso et al. are of the idea that cases such as property destruction, injuries, poor living standards, and deprivation of childcare and generally worse or no healthcare to innocent citizens contributed towards undesirable living conditions (419). Drug abuse costs everyone by the use of money and leads to an individual economic crisis. States that encourage drug deals have more rape cases, theft issues and uncontrollable situations of mental health. According to data collected by Drugrehab.org, nearly $600 billion are consumed over drugs. Annual deaths caused by drug abuse sum up to 11.8 million. Consequences of drug offenders are accrued at a higher cost, a reason that should push societies and law enforcers should act accordingly.
Drug offenders' plan for improvement includes forming a discussion platform with counselors to advise them on the matter to deal with drug misuse. This open discussion, if utilized well, can offer an opportunity for behavioral change. Societies would benefit from eliminating crimes associated with drug abuse. The plan would take three months and would be steered by counselors from the psychology department in the state. Drug offenders can reform from committing a crime to positively participating in activities of economic gain.
In attempts to know whether open discussion would be effective, youth withdrawal from drug supplying, peddling, consummation, reduced crime, and purchasing would be an indication of a successful plan. Societies that perform better in terms of economic activities are the ones that discourage drug misuse. D'Urso et al indicate that drug offenders associated criminal activities and cases keep on reducing as societies get involved in rehabilitation programs (423). Youths start engaging in resource generating activities for nation-building purposes. Counselors help in reducing crime associated with drug misu...