Discuss public drunkenness

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Assignment:

Part 1

Answer the questions below.  Your written answers must be at least one half of one page in length and should utilize APA guidelines for formatting and citations.  Please cite examples from the textbook or this module’s required Web resource, when applicable.

Question 1. Perhaps one of the greatest problems our complex and growing society has faced and continues to face is drug use and abuse. In this essay, compare the primary state law that was enacted in the states, "The Uniform Narcotic Drug Act of 1932," and contrast it with the later, federal "Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1972."

Question 2. Discuss public drunkenness. Is it a crime? Why or not?

Question 3. With extortion, the accused must be a public officer. Compare and contrast these two positions: the de jure officer with the de facto officer.

Question 4. Demands by public officers in their official capacities for illegal fees are extortion. Describe the elements that make up blackmail and what various state statutes say about blackmail.

Question 5. Compare and contrast these concepts: (a) nonfeasance and (b) misfeasance. A local politician named Hillary sells her votes, along with her ability to influence the board of which she is a member, to a local lobbyist. Of what crime or crimes is she liable?

Part 2

Answer the questions below and cite examples. Your written answers must be at least two paragraphs composed of five to seven sentences and should utilize APA guidelines for formatting and citations.

Question 1. List the eight points needed for a drug to be listed under one of the schedules in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

Question 2. Explain the difference between external and internal possession of drugs.

Question 3. Discuss the issue of illegal manufacture and selling of alcoholic beverages.

Question 4. Discuss public drunkenness.

Question 5. Define extortion.

Question 6. Discuss blackmail.

Question 7. Discuss bribery.

Question 8. Discuss the difference between nonfeasance and malfeasance.

Question 9. Discuss the Controlled Substances Act.

Question 10. How did our nation’s view of drug control begin?

Answer each question in a paragraph form. And ensure they are numbered.