Public Order & Drug Crimes Flashcards
Drug offense
Any violation of the laws prohibiting or regulating the possession, use, distribution, sale, or manufacturing of illegal drugs
public order offense
an act that is willfully committed and disrupts the public peace or tranquility
Drug
A chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being
Psychoactive Drugs
Affect the central nervous system and stimulate or dull the senses, promote a feeling of euphoria, or alter perceptions
Opiates and Opioids
Opiates: Drugs derived from the opium plant
Opioids: Completely synthetic drugs that are not derived from opium
Hallucinogens
Their chief feature is to cause altered perceptions
Stimulants
Excite the central nervous system
Depressants
Inhibit the central nervous system
Schedule I
marijuana, heroin, opioids, peyote
No currently accepted medical use, high potential for abuse & doctors cannot prescribe
Schedule IIcocaine, opium, morphine
Sometimes accepted for medical use, high potential for abuse & doctors can prescribe but with very stringent rules
Schedule IIIanabolic steroids,
ketamine
Currently accepted for medical use, lower potential for abuse & doctors routinely prescribe
Schedule IVXanax, Valium, barbiturates
Currently accepted for medical use, lower potential for abuse & doctors routinely prescribe
Schedule VCough & cold remedies
Currently accepted for medical use, low potential for abuse & can be purchased over the counter
Drug Trafficking
The manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, importing, and exporting (or possession with intent to do the same) of a controlled or counterfeit substance.
Pharmaceutical Diversion
the process by which legitimately manufactured controlled substances are diverted for illicit use.
Drug-defined crimes
(Violations of laws prohibiting the possession, distribution, or manufacture of illegal drugs)
Drug-related crimes
(Offenses that do not involve a violation of drug law per se, but rather a violation of a law of some other type)
Psychopharmacological framework
- Properties of the drug lead a person on drugs to commit crimes
Economic Compulsive framework
The want and need for the drug relates to the committed crimes
Systemic Framework
Crime occurs in connection to drug use because drugs are illegal and sold on the black market
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Forced patent medicine industry to list on the labels the presence of ingredients such as alcohol, opiates, cocaine, and cannabis
The Harrison Act of 1914
Required anyone dealing in opium, morphine, heroin, or cocaine to register with the federal government and to pay a tax of $1 per year.
Marijuana Tax Act of 1937
This law prohibited the transfer of marijuana without the purchase of a transfer tax stamp
Source Control
Activities aimed at limiting the cultivation and production of illicit drugs in foreign countries.
