...America’s Cash Crop “Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” ― Bill Hicks The legalization of marijuana is a debate being held all over the country. Everyone has their own opinion on the whole idea of marijuana. There are legislators who think that if marijuana is legalized that it will be grown illegally, and medically abused. There are potheads who think it would be cool and that they would get cheaper weed. But what it comes down to are the numbers. Marijuana is a cash crop. How can Wisconsin say no to numbers like fourteen billion, and thirty five billion dollars? Can legalizing marijuana rescue Wisconsin’s economy? Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington. In seventeen states, and DC it is legal to have at least an ounce of marijuana. In fourteen of them it is legal to even have plants (ProCon). Should Wisconsin be state number eighteen? NBC News produced an article Marijuana Called US Cash Crop and within that article they state “The study estimates that marijuana production, at a value of $35.8 billion, exceeds the combined value of corn ($23.3 billion) and wheat ($7.5 billion).” Wisconsin is in forty six billion dollars of debt and increasing every second (WisconsinDebtClock). If marijuana can bring in millions...
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...a very ugly turn and lead to the biggest stressors of their life. According to the European Society of Criminology (ESC), criminology is defined as "all scholarly, scientific and professional knowledge concerning the explanation prevention, control and treatment of crime and delinquency, offenders and victims, including the measurement and detection of crime, legislation, and the practice of criminal law, and law enforcement, judicial, and corrections systems" (Schmalleger, 2009, p. 15). Citizens see crime as unwelcome and needless deviance. In the other hand citizens from lower communities tend to be emotionless and see it as a normal part of their everyday lifestyle. Crime can happen anywhere at any time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation implements a wide database known as the Uniform Crime Report, which is compiled monthly from local and state law enforcement agencies reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation them the information is released to the public nationwide (FBI.gov,2014). The National Incident-Based Reporting System is used to collected data by law enforcement by showing more in depth information on each single crime occurrence (FBI.gov, 2013). The type of data used in the National Incident-Based Reporting System is information on the nature of the crime, type of crime, a description of the victims and offender involved, type and value of any stolen properties, and a complete description of the person arrested in connection with the crime. Although these reports...
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...References…………………………………………………………………...page 5 Blue Cross v. Marshfield Introduction The Marshfield clinic is a health care system founded in 1916 comprised largely in Wisconsin (Marshfieldclinic.org, 2012). It has 2 hospitals, 53 community care centers, and has about 800 physicians in more than 80 medical specialties and subspecialties-from cardiology, to neurology, to dentistry - provide care at over 50 locations throughout northern, central and western Wisconsin. In 1995, Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of Wisconsin brought a suit against the Marshfield Clinic and Security alleging violations of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, a federal antitrust statute (Meili & Sarskas, 1996). The Sherman Act of 1890 sections 1 and 2 outlawed restraints of trade (for example, collusive price-fixing and dividing up markets) as well as monopolization (McConnell, Brue, & Flynn, 2012). It argued that the Marshfield clinic used its monopoly power and engaged in collusion with competitors to charge supra-competitive prices for health care services in the region. Jury and Government Findings In December of 1994, a jury found Marshfield clinic in violation of the Sherman Law and awarded Blue Cross and Blue Shield $48 million on the grounds that it had engaged in anticompetitive, monopolistic practices to restrict the health care market in northern and central Wisconsin (Lutes & Vanderbilt, 1995). Upon appeal, however, the amount of the award was reduced to $17 million and in a written opinion, the court...
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...of vehicle or firearm Wis.Stat.Ann §940.09 Issue: Is the taking of a blood sample a violation of Defendants fourth amendment rights? Rule: Wis.Stat.Ann §343.305(3) (West 2012) states (a) upon arrest of a person for violation of s. 346.63(1), (2m) or (5) or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or for a violation of s. 346.63(2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, or upon arrest subsequent to a refusal under par. (ar), a law enforcement officer may request the person to provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose specified under sub. (2). Compliance with a request for one type of sample does not bar a subsequent request for a different type of sample. S. 343.305 (3)(2) states if a person is the operator of a vehicle that is involved in an accident that causes the death of or great bodily harm to any person and the law enforcement officer has reason to believe that the person violated any state or local traffic law, the officer may request the operator to provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose specified under sub. (2). Compliance with a request for one type of sample does not bar a subsequent request for a different type of sample. A person who is unconscious or otherwise not capable of withdrawing consent is presumed not to have withdrawn consent under this subdivision and one or more samples specified in par. (a) or (am) may be administered to...
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...Racial profiling is a problem that has been going on in the United States for far too long. Everyday, people are being pulled over and searched just because of their race or because of their ethnic background. Police profiling is defined as being law enforcement officers targeting people based on a specific trait of theirs such as their race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or gender. One branch of police profiling that has been in the news a lot lately although it has been a problem for many years is racial profiling. Many people automatically think of black people when they hear the words racial profiling, when in fact, it is a problem amongst other races as well such as Mexican, Asian, and Middle Eastern. Racial profiling has led to many lawsuits and deaths recently and is a growing problem in the United States, as it has led to riots and protests. One case of racial profiling is the Michael Brown case. Michael was a 17 year old teenager from Ferguson, MIssouri who was gunned down by a white police...
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...that commit crimes and get incarcerated often do not receive the treatment that they need. The Wisconsin Prison System is currently so overcrowded that many offenders often do not have a long enough sentence to overcome the waiting list for needed programing. With inmates getting released and more often than not committing a new crime or violation of the supervision and returning to prison overcrowding is continuing to be a problem. As of May 2011 Wisconsin had a recidivism rate of 46-percent rate which was a little above the national average at that time. Luckily recidivism rates have decreased and prospects are looking better for inmates to receive the treatment they need. I have done additional research and just stumbled upon a very interesting article titled, "Stopping the Revolving Door: Reform of Community Corrections in Wisconsin" by Kate Lind. She states that, "Wisconsin’s criminal justice system is marked by a pronounced cycle of crime followed by incarceration followed by parole followed by repeated crime. Several statistics provide evidence of the revolving-door nature of the criminal justice system. In Wisconsin, 38.2% of offenders released from incarceration are convicted of a fresh crime within three years." In my opinion I believe that this can be attributed to lack of treatment and I feel that this is truly the flaw in the Criminal Justice System. Wisconsin is currently in the process of enacting a plan to reduce overcrowding in the prison system, thus...
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...Scott Walker Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker is striving for nothing but the best. He was born in a small town in Colorado, now traveling around the country gaining presidential votes. Walker was born on November 2nd, 1967, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At the age of 10, he moved to Wisconsin and grew up in a Christian household. Growing up, he participated in verity amounts of activities within the church and school. In high school, had an interest in politics and was selected by the American Legion’s Badger Boys State program, to be one of two representatives for Wisconsin in Washington, D.C. During his time in Washington, D.C, he met Ronald Reagan, and said Reagan was his inspiration and role model in politics. In 1986-1990, Walker attended Marquette University, but dropped out to work full time in development for Red Cross. For four years, he worked for American Red Cross, handling marketing and fundraising efforts. At age 25, he was elected a member of the Wisconsin State...
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...If the defendant pleads not guilty at the arraignment, a court date will be established for a preliminary hearing. In this hearing the prosecutor will present the evidence collected to the courts that will be used during the trial proceedings. Additional in this hearing, the defendant, defense attorney, prosecutor and judge will determine whether the evidence collected support the defendant charges and if probable cause is established. In this hearing if probable cause is not established, the case will be dismissed (del Carmen, Rolando V., 2014). In the Gagnon v. Scarpelli case, the state of Wisconsin revoked probationer Gerald Scarpelli rights to a preliminary hearing due to his admission of violating his probation. Under the United States...
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...would allow citizens to see that the Police Department is impartial, meaning they could lose the trust and respect of the community. The Judges in this case dismiss the case because for a group of people to be uniform (collectively similar) their cannot be any appearance of religion and that all those who serve must appear neutral to better server the community. Anything to separate identity could be costly when it comes to the overall good of protection. The Judge(s) decide this because if it seems that the police department is partial then citizens may not or will not comply with the enforcement that the police are trying to achieve. Is it ethical for the judge(s) to make this decision? In my opinion yes the judge(s) were correct in their ruling. I have always viewed the police department as an unbiased organization. Regardless of the sex or race of someone they uphold the law. I may feel intimidated by an officer who would be allowed to display their...
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...are as new as contemporary technology. The Internet has opened a variety of new rooms for cybercriminals to commit cyber-based terrorist attempts, computer intrusions, and major cyberfrauds. Cyberextortion is an outsider threat designed to obtain money, products, or favorable considerations from an organization or individuals by using illegal means of persuasion related to computer intrusion (Cybercrime Investigation & Intelligence, 2012). This paper addresses the relatively new form of sexual exploitation called “sextortion” that has emerged on the cybersex crime scene recently, and its affect upon teenagers and children. In addition, the paper addresses the dangers of scams associated with “sextortion”, its criminal profile, law enforcement initiatives to combat “sextortion”, and the penalties for committing these types of crimes. “Sextortion” is a method of sexual exploitation in which individuals are extorted with nude images of themselves shared online over the Internet. Texting has become the modern day method of communication among teens and children, and in the case of “sextortion” these images are displayed online via the new term of “Sexting” that is done via cell phones. Sexual predators that live online, in chat rooms, and on social networking websites eventually coerce their victims into performing sexual acts, or even performing hardcore pornography by sending threating e-mails through personal sites or social networking sites, such as Facebook, and MySpace...
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...has many elements in the form of laws aimed at limiting, regulating and prohibiting the use of specific substances by certain minorities. This is war has cause major racial disparities within the prisons populations and also force incarcerations rates to rise. This war also keep the economy flowing and have created more job's for police and...
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...Sabrina Childers Andy Tigert Intro to Diversity Studies January 13, 2016 The Oneida Nation My great grandfather, who we call “Grandpa Indian,” was fifty percent Oneida. In turn, my grandmother is a quarter and she is the last generation of the family to receive benefits from the tribe. My mother being an eighth, and I a sixteenth, means that we do not possess enough Oneida blood to be eligible for the benefits but I still consider it to be a big part of my ancestry because it is all I really know about it, even if it does not make up a lot of my heritage. The Wisconsin Oneida Indian Tribe consists of 16,567 members as of today. It falls within the Brown and Outagamie counties. Seeing that their reservation is in northeastern Wisconsin today...
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...Sabrina Farris Women In Politics POL 225 2/26/2018 Tammy Baldwin Tammy Baldwin is a junior United States Senator from Wisconsin. She was born and raised in Madison Wisconsin by both her grandfather and grandmother. Tammy earned her college degree from Smith College. “She is the first openly gay person elected a U.S Senator and the first woman in the senate from Wisconsin” (“International Women's Day: 50 Who Made US Political History.” Time). Tammy Baldwin serves as a Democratic Politician. In office, Baldwin advocated for health care reform and sponsored action related to women’s rights, such as the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2007. Senator Baldwin, serves on several subcommittees...
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...Ohio State University law professor and civil rights activist Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," reports there are more African American men in prison and jail, or on probation and parole, than were slaves before the start of the Civil War. Statistics reported in 2006, by the U.S .Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics support this claim, which show that Blacks made up 41 percent of the nation’s 2 million prison and jail inmates, while Non-Hispanic whites made up 37 percent and Hispanics made up 19 percent. The disproportionate ratio of blacks to whites who are incarcerated is especially great in Iowa, Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota – greater than 10-to-1 (USJB, 2006). Why this structural inequality towards African Americans is happening, why it matters, and suggestions to rectify this, are issues that are discussed in this paper. Why is this happening? Since 1970, the U.S. has experienced a large and rapid increase in the rate at which people, regardless of race, are housed in federal and state correctional facilities (Snyder, 2011). This rapid growth in the prison population has been attributed in a large part to the rate at which individuals are incarcerated for drug offenses, especially minorities (Snyder, 2011). Between1995 and 2003, the number of people in state and federal prisons incarcerated for drug offenses increased by 21 percent, from 280,182 to 337...
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...Measuring of Crime Stephanie Winget CJS/201 03/07/2016 Robin Clawson Measuring of Crime With having multiple ways of gaining crime statistics, it can be difficult to figure out which ones are the most accurate. Uniform Crime Reports, National Crime Victimization Surveys and the National Incident Based Reporting System are three ways of collecting crime data. However all three have different statistics that they collect. Uniform Crime Reports One of the main sources of gaining crime statistics are Uniform Crime Reports, also known as UCR’s. These are crime statistics that are given to the FBI by law enforcement agencies on a monthly basis, based off of their reports. There are only eight crimes that this crime reporting program reports on. Those crimes are murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, auto theft, arson and larceny. National Crime Victimization Survey This crime reporting program is a survey done of households to determine the extent of criminal victimization, more so the unreported victimization. This survey is conducted twice a year. This reporting program helps to determine what amount of crimes people have not reported. Whether it is because they are too scared to because of what consequence could come from the offender, or because they may not have known that they had been robbed right away there are many reasons that civilians don’t report crime. National Incident Based Reporting System ...
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