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Describe the issue in the social sciences that you have selected to investigate. Why is this issue significant? -The issue in the social sciences I selected is criminality of drug use and abuse. This issue is significant because addiction often a root cause of criminal behavior. Fifty percent of most crimes are committed by individuals using and abusing drugs. Identify the social science principle(s) that apply to your issue. In other words, which principles of social science apply to the issue you selected? (The social science principles of interest in this course are social roles, social norms, social institutions, and beliefs and values.) -The social principles that apply to my issue are social norms and social institutions. Explain how the principle(s) you identified apply to your issue. In other words, how are the social science principle(s) you identified relevant to your issue? -Social norms as we consider drug abuse regular and now acceptable in our current society. An example being the drug epidemic in Philadelphia, PA. We are allowing such behavior to go unnoticed that drug use and abuse has escalated as well as the criminal behavior of those addicts. -Social institutions mainly from the government who don’t step in on this matter and have blended with the social norm that it’s acceptable for drug users to freely take resident on public sidewalks, streets, parks etc. and hand them “slap-on-the-wrist” charges for criminal behaviors that non-drug abusers would be sentenced accordingly for. Another social institution is economy. Money spent supplying addicts with Narcan instead of helping clear them off the street and into rehabilitation centers or other therapies to combat the reasoning behind their addictions. The social institutions have become enablers to the addicts and the crime rates. Describe the issue in the social sciences that you have selected to investigate. Why is this issue significant? -The issue in the social sciences I selected is criminality of drug use and abuse. This issue is significant as I have researched that criminal behavior stems from drug use and abuse due to an addict falling on hard times with homelessness and the need to feed their drug use, so they commit various crimes. But it’s also significant that early childhood intervention and mental health help can prevent someone falling into criminal behavior from the root of drug abuse. Describe at least three social science resources that you could use to investigate the issue you selected. Your sources must be relevant to your issue and must be of an academic nature appropriate for the issue. In your description, consider questions such as: What are the similarities and differences in the content of your sources? What makes them appropriate and relevant for investigating your issue? What was your thought process when you were searching for sources? How did you make choices? -My first resource is Drug Abuse and Mental Health I found in the SNHU Shapiro Library. This resource makes it appropriate and relevant to my investigation because it draws comparison how drug abuse has effects on mental health. When I was searching for a source like this one, it came

to mind that drug abuse can cause various mental health issues, plus if someone is already suffering from mental health issues, drug abuse will only cause more harm than good. -My second source is Insights into the link between drug use and criminality . I discovered the resource on Google Scholarly. It compares differently from my first source as it focuses on how drug use links with criminality. This source is appropriate for my investigate as my main focus was criminality and drug abuse. This addresses the link between people who use drugs are at a higher percentage of committing various acts of crimes. -My third source is How Childhood Development Stages Affect Adult Life is appropriate for my investigate as it goes back to the very beginning of someone’s life before criminality and drug abuse and can determine so much. It can show how a child’s early upbringings affect how they live as adults. What signs for mental health issues can be seen in early childhood development to prevent adult drug abuse and criminality. This source is similar to my first source as they both interloop about mental health and drug abuse in both childhood and adult. Based on your investigation, develop a research question related to the issue you selected. In other words, what would you like to know more about? -What resources are being provided for drug abusers to stop criminal behavior? Explain how a social scientist would go about investigating the research question you developed. In other words, what would the next steps be if a social scientist were to continue researching your question? -If social scientist would investigate my research question, they would go about finding what available resources are provided for drug users, such as rehab centers, therapy, mental health centers, shelters, etc. They would also research how effect these resources are and what outcome has come to the crime rate in certain high populated areas that experience criminality due to drug use and abuse. Provide a reference list that includes all of the social science resources you used to investigate your issue and question. Ensure that your list is formatted according to current APA guidelines. - Chopra, Shreya. (2022). Drug Abuse and Mental Health. International Journal of Law Management & Humanities, 5, 1775-[clxvi]. - Pierce, M., Hayhurst, K., Bird, S. M., Hickman, M., Seddon, T., Dunn, G., & Millar, T. (2017). Insights into the link between drug use and criminality: Lifetime offending of criminally-active opiate users. Drug and alcohol dependence , 179 , 309–316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.024 -Reference Psychology Writing. (2023, September 11). How Childhood Development Stages Affect Adult Life. Retrieved from https://psychologywriting.com/how-childhood-development-stages-affect-adult-life/

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