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Further, there is an increase in a variety of mental health problems associated with alcoholism, and there is also an association or correlation between alcohol abuse and the abuse of other narcotics.... In a study focused on south Australia, and the health effects of alcohol, it was reported that: during 2004/05, over 6 750 hospitalizations in south Australia were attributable to alcohol and in 2005, 280 deaths in south Australia were attributable to alcohol....
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Essay
In the paper 'Youth Justice in England and wales' the author tries to understand the current legal system applicable to youth justice and how the media has been influential in shaping it.... The central pieces of legislation in England and wales are the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.... The focus of this analysis is to critically evaluate the current legal system applicable to youth justice in England and wales and consider the influence of the media in shaping youth justice initiatives....
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Research Paper
The paper "Special Needs in Forensic mental health" discusses that we have many youngsters around us who often fall a victim to irregular, uncontrolled lifestyle and resort to destructive processes.... Advanced researches in Forensic mental health can formulate innovative techniques in the sphere of Juvenile Justice and considerably help society in general.... Studies in Forensic mental health can help us to decide how a society can fight the menace of juvenile delinquency and surge ahead towards a better future....
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Case Study
"mental health and Criminal Justice System" paper discusses responses to mental health problems from the perspective of at least one part of the Australian criminal justice system.... Another survey conducted by the NSW Corrections health Service stated in their findings that 50% of the total population of women prisoners and the 33% of the total population of men prisoners have been a part of treatment for mental illnesses and cognitive issues (NSW, 1997)....
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Coursework
The author of the paper 'mental health in Los Angeles County' states that using estimated statistics given on Los Angeles population for 2004, different mental health indicators can be isolated to confirm widely held theories on mental health prevalence.... The projected estimates in the statistics originate from the 2000 census figures, to characterize expected 2004 mental health prevalence in Los Angeles.... Adult factors such as marital status also showed the marked characteristic of mental conditions, with the married having 6....
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Report
For the side of the New South Wales local court has criminal authority that deals with the popular criminal prosecutions in new south wales, they also conduct primary proceedings to determine whether a case should be determined in the district or the supreme courts.... hroughout the assessment of new south wales Local Courts Statistics, the most common offenses prosecuted in the state involve offenses like larceny, malicious destruction (damage), assault occasioning bodily harm, possession of prohibited drugs, and driving while disqualified....
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Article
Since 2007, the Ambulance Service of the new south wales, Australia, as well as other emergency health departments have increased their emergency services to people with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems.... The paper "Emergency Care in mental health" paints the picture that the Act, or the ambulance services- being a part of it- have totally failed.... On the contrary, the Act and the ambulance have generally had successes that have made things better for mental health care....
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Literature review
ATS poses a severe health risk to addicts due to their obscure purity and contents.... A scope of other stimulants under this group are; fenetylline, ephedrine, methcathinone, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylphenidate, and pseudoephedrine(World health Organisation, 2015).... It majorly entails the primary types(Australia Department of health, 2014).... Its usage is mainly non-medical and it has resulted in adverse, social, physical, and mental effects....
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Essay