Criminal justice system, The argument has been made that

Criminal justice system

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The argument has been made that our criminal justice system is bogged down by too many people who have committed victimless" crimes-e.g., drug use and prostitution-and that stops the system from accomplishing much in the way of prosecuting violent crimes that society may be more concerned with. Additionally, keeping these activities illegal certainly hasn't stopped them from occurring (though that is not exactly an argument for legalizing them). Since it has been proposed that we either legalize some of these crimes or simply make them into ticketable offenses (decriminalization), please discuss what would be the possible pros and cons of legalizing prostitution and drug use. Would the potential ripple effects be worth the positives of freeing up the justice system to pursue more dangerous criminals with a higher percentage of their resources? Do you feel drug use should be legalized or decriminalized? Perhaps just for specific drugs? What about prostitution? Are there any other crimes they feel may be justifiably decriminalized or legalized?

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