Some courts have sentenced juveniles to stand on street corners wearing a sign that states they stole/shoplifted.
1. What are the positive and negative effects from this type of labeling?
2. Would the association between drugs and crime disappear if drugs were legalized or decriminalized? Should certain drugs be decriminalized? If yes, which ones? Why?
3. Are there any ways to balance the medical needs of society (by de-criminalizing marijuana) and the abuse of marijuana? Is it a double edged sword?