In Chapters 5 and 6 of Law, Justice and Society entitled, "Crime and Criminal Law," and "Criminal Procedures," we find out what actually constitutes a crime and how criminal procedures are handled. Both of these chapters are relevant in the case of drug abuse. According to Chapter 5, there are five elements of criminal liability that make up a crime and must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The first is the criminal act itself and in the case of drug abuse, this would be the actual use of illegal drugs. The second is criminal intent meaning that the abuser intended to use the drugs. The third is concurrence which is the combination of the criminal act and criminal intent. The fourth is causation which factual and legal and the fifth liability is harm which can be to the person or to someone else.
Chapter 6 of the textbook deals with how criminal procedures are conducted. Certain issues such as the search warrant are discussed. This is extremely important in dealing with drug abuse cases because there can be no arrest made if no drugs are found. Generally, a search warrant is needed in order to perform the act, but there are certain instances where this is not the case. If the individual consents to the search, then no warrant...
Although the advances in law have progressed greatly over the past two hundred years that is still progression that can and needs to be implemented to first establish and then maintain equality within the legal system that deals with domestic disputes in the form of divorce and child custody issues. Bibliography MAN and WIFE in AMERICA: A HISTORY. By Hendrik Hartog.([dagger]) Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 2000. 408 pp. Norma Basch, Framing American
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