Subject Code & Title: JALE2024 Drugs And Crime
Assessment Type : Report
Weighting : 50%
Length: 2500 words
Learning Outcomes :
a. Examine key issues relating to licit and illicit substance use in Australian society
b. Demonstrate knowledge of the various factors that inform the drug debate and shape drug policy, such as historical, health, political and societal influences
c. Examine the association between substance use and anti-social behaviours,including criminal offending
d. Analyse attempts by authorities to prevent or reduce substance use and abuse and the difficulties encountered by authorities when attempting to do so
JALE2024 Drugs And Crime Assessment 2 – ACAP Australia.
Assessment Details and Instructions:
Task: Choose one of the following substances:
• Alcohol
• Cannabis
• Heroin
• Methamphetamine
• Prescription opiates.
Focusing on one of the illicit drugs listed above, write a report 2500 words (+/-10%) in length that examines the nature, history and use of the chosen substance, and ultimately a policy recommendation on how to respond to its use. Your discussion should focus on Australia. The report must provide:
JALE2024 Drugs And Crime Assessment 2 – ACAP Australia.
• A brief description of the chosen drug, including its psychoactive effects
• A brief history of the drug, including its initial use (i.e. what it was designed for)
• A brief examination of which groups in Australian society are considered most ‘at risk’ in relation to the chosen drug
• A brief discussion of the harms (individual/social) caused by the drug, and if these warrant the current response (i.e. regulation/criminalisation)
• A policy recommendation on how to respond to the drug (i.e. de criminalisation/legalisation/continued criminalisation).
JALE2024 Drugs And Crime Assessment 2 – ACAP Australia.
Also include a brief introduction outlining the aims of the report and a conclusion summarising the report, including the policy recommendations you have reached.
A minimum of 12 valid references must be integrated throughout your report. Ensure all citations conform to the APA 7 style of referencing.
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