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vigilantism in the west

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small towns feature inactive law enforcement

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letter to the editor Fresno Republic

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complains about the improper regulation of a dance house

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Fresno Republic+ the sands

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both push back on ineffecitve law enforcement in vice districts and red light districts

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where was the first state police department founded

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texas

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Eureaka Method

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remove immigrants by force

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Truckee method

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economic boycotts to drive the immigrant population out

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Bodie

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small predominently male mining town with a high homicide rat ethat was due to the rise in vigalante justice in the area

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cw era-phenomenon

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incarcerations of black individuals increased compared to white individuals

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post war cw vagrancy

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vagrancy was defined different based on a black southerner’s gender

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enforced labor contracts

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people were free but only if they did not reject labor, unemployment was a criminal offense

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wholesome consatraint

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Black women were expected to work but not in a way that defied gender constructs. Non-conformity was punishable by fine or imprisonment

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1980 census

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used as proof that racism did not hold African Americans back, and that they held themselves back as their population was declining even after slavery was abolished

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Behavioral scholarship of race and society:

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used evidence of political economic and social status to confirm physical evidence

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race proclivity

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a claim that black people were just more susceptible to disease and crime

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Morality → morality

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high mortality rates means the race is not suited for society on their own

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Michael ball

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the high mortality rate is caused by a high infant mortality rate, and prisons are filled with those who can’t buy their way out of it

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gibson

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the high population of Black individuals in prison is a widely used argument to support the continued incarceration of poc

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Jeffrey Adler

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the increase in homicide is due to racial violence, and a change in the definition of homicide now including auto accidents and abortion

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Evolutionary Psychology Approach

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specific characteristics of violence are are rooted in adaptive mechanisms that optimize survival

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EPA in chicago

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confronted with dim futures, poor men, become more aggressive and more daring in order to achieve status - jeffrey adler

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In-fighting

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brewers blamed distillers and distillers blamed brewers for the degenerate reputation of alcohol consumption

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“Bille skids”

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william skidmore, managed multiple saloons, and ran chicago’s biggest handbook syndicate

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Volstead Act:

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outlaws the manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating beverages

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Volstead act problems

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allowed alcohol distribution per prescription, religious issues, and for industrial use

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Stewart McMullin
actually named john conway, he was a fake prohibition agent that committed a murder during a sting operation against a cab driver
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Mullan-Gage Enforcement law
prohibited carrying alcohol without a permit and led to massive police crackdowns
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Adaptations to prohibition
alcohol locked in safes because they required a search warrant, alcohol kept near windows and barrels so it could be easily discarded, paying off cops
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Organized crime and alcohol:
liquor is made in other countries and smuggled into the u.s, police are paid off so they don’t interfere
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Overburdened judicial system
with the police crackdown, the courts were overwhelmed and there was a year wait time for a court appearance. Court dates were frequently skipped and put off because the system could not pursue violators
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Opiates:
sedative narcotics containing opium or one if its derivatives
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morphine
narcotic obtained by the crystallization of opium making a stronger substance
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cocaine
derived from coca leaves, used as a stimulant
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patent medicine
mostly fake medicines than claim to be better but have never been approved so they contain narcotics
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Mother gray’s sweet powders:
arketed towards mothers, supposed to help with digestion and illnesses, in reality children stopped complaining because it contained cocaine Teenagers were found abusing this powder making it a public issue
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what happened when the federal gov. cracked down on the distrobution of cocaine
crackdown on cocaine led to a rise in heroin, a narcotic derived from morphine
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american medical association
believed that the rise of opiates stemmed from young people’s need to brighten their lives up
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harrison narcotics act
opiates and cocaine are still legal but only if they are prescribed by doctors registered with the irs, and only if the dose decreases over time
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narcotics unit
the prohibition unit in the treasury department now has a narcotics unit within it
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Pendexter
writes an article that fbn tells him to introducing the reader to the dangers of cannabis and how much of a danger it poses to our society The demonization and government crackdown on cannabis
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marijuana tax act of 1937
put a tax on cannabis ending the medical testing of weed and any properties it may have
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Mc Williams
describes 19th century america as a “drug fiends paradise” Despite multiple acts being passed, drug use in the u.s still leads to higher crime rates, and more strain on the judicial system
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heroin
crystalline, soluble, strong, accessible
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The French Connection
drugs travel to marseille france to be shipped out elsewhere, media used this as propaganda against foreign countries to make america the victim of the drug crisis
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The panic in needle park
an example of the gritty nature of journalistic coverage of the drug crisis, directed to scare people out of using drugs
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Johnson administration
Trafficking drugs should be too dangerous to be profitable The individual abuser should be rehabilitated instead of punished
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Bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs
no longer a treasury department issue, drug use is now a crime under the dept. of justice
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1971 poll
the public has become less concerned about the drug crisis
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nixon drug policy
Distinguish between recreational drug use, and full addiction Pursue treatment options The drug flow from france dwindles making the industry more violent (as drug prices increase, crime increases)
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what did johnson's BNDD turn into
johnson’s BNDD is now the drug enforcement administration
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what is the demographic of the main user of Cocaine
cocaine is a drug mainly used for wealthy white people who have been hooked for 4-5 years
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crack
cocaine goes from being an expensive and privileged hobby to being a recreational and condensed drug sold to less wealthy or poor people
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Roy porter:
portrays the widespread and violent drug issues in the poorer parts of cities Jazz musicians that also ran some kind of drug ring and were also frequent drug users but never got caught by the police
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framing stories
telling a story that fits into a certain schema that people recognize for a specific goal
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trapped
a comic strip that shows the dangers of drugs to a young audience
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gang busters
a popular true crime radio show in the 1940’s that dramatized arrests of small criminals leading to conflicts with the public. The show had issues with framing things in inaccurate ways.
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The politicization of crime
the act of rendering something political in tone or awareness (Politicians use crime as a wedge issue to gain or maintain office to divide people)
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Nixon's southern strategy
win southern states by demonizing democrats and minorities by suggesting they are the demographic that perpetrates crime
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civil rights movement
uses strategies aimed at catching the attention of northern whites, and causing difficulties for southern officials
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contempt for law
a phrase used by Nixon to describe the motivations of those who violate the law (made it a dispositional issue)
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crime waves
a social phenomenon- a grouping of news reports that connect different cases in order to make them a story (crimes against the elderly)
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the black freedom movement
raised discussion about who really had full rights
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Rockefeller’s drug laws
an early experiment in articulating new visions for government Raised questions about the state’s capacity to handle social problems, especially though therapeutic interventions
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what motivated rockefeller's drug laws
essentially not wanting to look weak, and the public call for law and order and the increased strength of the justice system
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rehabilitative ideal
we can make people better and punishment is for their own good. The ultimate goal is to reduce hard to society through discipline, programing, and reformation
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the law and order platform
pushed the federal gov away from rehabilitation

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