Drinking and Driving Thousands of road accidents recorded per year are due to drunken drivers. Under the influence of alcohol, the driver and the car have the potential for becoming most lethal weapons. They pose a hazard to themselves as well as the public on the roads. According to Dr. Isaac of NIMHANS, who mentions in a recent book “Alcohol and Emerging Markets” that while alcohol’s contribution to road traffic accidents...

Boys Are Blessings and Girls Are Curses Newspapers in Punjab were full of congratulatory messages for Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal. Senior Akali Dal leaders were congratulating the Chief Minister for his ‘achievement’ in having been blessed with a grandson! The extravagant praise for this ‘blessing’- not only from politicians, but also from senior bureaucrats – was conspicuously absent when Badal’s son, Member of Parliament Sukhbir Singh Badal, earlier had two...

Juvenile Crime   Juvenile crime rates have nearly doubled in many countries. In the news we keep hearing about youngsters got mixed up in shady affairs and committing petty crimes. What actually is a juvenile crime? It is a term denoting various offences committed by children or youths under the age of 18. Such acts are sometimes referred to as juvenile delinquency. Children’s offences typically include delinquent acts, which would be...

Divorce and Children   Irrespective of age, race, sex or religion, divorce has disturbing, often long-term, penalty. The immediate effects of divorce, such as hurt, anger and confusion, are evident in both children and adults. The long-term effects are not so easy to pin point. Divorce, or dissolution as it is increasingly becoming known is a legislatively created, judicially administered process that legally terminates a marriage no longer considered viable by...

Corporal Punishment is against Humanity   Corporal punishment a term in criminology is some manner of physical punishment inflicted by judicial order on the body of an offender. The term generally refers to flogging, branding, or mutilation as punishment for a crime. Corporal punishment has been practiced since ancient times. It was assumed that the injured criminal would be less likely to commit other crimes, but this assumption was never proved,...

The Threat of Drugs   The illegal or harmful use of drugs is a major threat to the world and to future generations. Drugs are substances that are becoming more common in our communities as each day goes by. The demand for drugs is also increasing daily. People need to act and play a part in the combating of drugs starting in their own homes. Every individual needs to be aware...

Television Promotes Violence in Children   What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school and even at home. The last of these is a major source of violence. In many peoples’ living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television and the children...

The Bad Effects of Drinking   So much information about adverse effects of alcohol is known. Yet, a large number of people condone what is known to them. Overlooking the negative effects of alcohol can turn the alcohol into a deadly weapon. Alcohol can cause deaths, diseases, and family problems. Alcohol can end your life in a matter of a second. Alcohol related deaths are five times greater than the number...