Drug detecting dogs are vital components in the search and seizure of illegal substances. Many law enforcement agencies have canine officers in all countries. The use of canine officers varies however, depending on the budget, size, and the needs of the agency. Drug detecting dogs are not as efficient in their discovering of illegal substances and deterring of repeat offenders as most have thought. However, the efficiency of the drug detection dogs varies on many different factors. In a study conducted in Poland in 2013, it was found that the effectiveness of drug detection varies by several factors. Among them was breed, training level, and the type of drug. In the study, they chose several different breeds. Sixty-eight Labrador retrievers, …show more content…
These two breeds were further broken down into four groups; forty explosive detecting Labradors, fifty-seven drug detecting Labradors, fifty explosive detecting Shepherds, and forty-six drug detecting Shepherds. Both genders were used in the study. The most important traits in both specialties of the responders that were studied were; the willingness to sniff objects, concentration during and on their task, their ability, acuity of smell and the willingness to bring an object back to a person. They were also rated in boldness in the areas of; novel surroundings, and fear of specific things and of sudden loud noises. All of those traits being in the ideal. Taking all traits together forty-three-point seven percent of drug detecting dogs and forty-four-point four percent of explosive detecting dogs showed an “ideal” level of the traits …show more content…
Instead of testing the dogs, the opinions and experiences of local regular drug users were the focus. For this study, they used the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System between the years of 2008 to 2010, a three-year period. The targeted area for this study New South Wales, which had the most reported Ecstasy use sightings. This is mostly attributed to the large amount of different festivals and different live-music concerts. The study viewed both regular Ecstasy users and infrequent Ecstasy users at said festivals and live-music concerts. With the increased police presence, along with the detection dogs, it was hypothesized that there would be a dip or a cut down in Ecstasy use. This hypothesis was proven to be incorrect. Detection and deterrence numbers remained low. While users both regular and infrequent noticed the dogs, they acted much differently than suspected. According to the study, approximately two-thirds of participating subjects had seen the dogs and had the substances on them. Out of that two-thirds, only seven percent of those people were pointed out and indicated by the dogs. The majority of the regular Ecstasy users who saw the dogs did not seem to care and took no actions to; dispose of, hide, or ingest. On the other side of the spectrum, the minority including the infrequent users, panicked and consumed the portions as quickly as possible, to dispose of the drug.
be a dog. It wasn’t just any type of dog, this was a special, bomb-sniffing dog use for military
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In brief, while ecstasy at one point may have been a facilitator in the field of psychology between therapists and patients, it soon became a facilitator in society between recreational users and death. Ever since ecstasy was introduced to the curious public back in the 1960's, it has become a popular preference among drug addicts. Till this day, teenagers all over the world are being pressured into experimenting with MDMA leading them to a life controlled and regulated by not only ecstasy but other various drugs as well. It is actually quite interesting to see what lengths society will go to in order to attain and maintain a sense of happiness and ecstasy.
SUMMARIZE: The article focuses on studies related to anesthesia which were conducted on dogs by researchers. Topics discussed include Arthur Guedel anesthetizing a dog using tracheal tube and cocaine crystals numbing cornea. It also goes on to talk about the numbing of Nazi dogs by Jews using cocaine. Also the use of curare by a surgeon named Mario Jascalevich which resulted in a neuronal cell death. Numerous stories on chemicals tested on animals, preferably dogs and facts were presented. (78
Every year an estimated 4.5 million dog bites occur in the U.S. BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) is a law that suggests that certain breeds are more prone to aggression than others. By banning or restricting the breeds in question, it is believed to help reduce the number of attacks. BSL determines which breeds are dangerous using statistics. These statistics cannot be relied on for two reasons. One, there is no concrete method to determine a dog’s pedigree. Thus, a victim, animal control officer, or owner is trusted with identifying the dog through appearance. According to Scott and Fuller, authors of Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog, “It has been known for decades that the cross-bred offspring of purebred dogs of different breeds often bear little or no resemblance to either their sires or dams (1965).” Visual assessments are questionable. Two, population is not accounted for. Population is important, in that it provides context to percentages. Because a dog’s breed is impossible to pinpoint, we cannot provide numbers. BSL’s cause is rendered useless when we consider these points.
Narcotic dogs are not like patrol dogs. There not aggressive, or trained to attack. There carefully handed picked for their temper. They have to be patient and willing to work for long periods of time. They have extremely high levels of drive and enjoy there work. Dogs are trained to detect marijuana, hashish, cocaine, crack, heroin, and methamphetamines. Canines are trained to search for narcotic odors in all different areas. Like vehicles, luggage, warehouses, buildings, and open areas. Dog breeds used in narcotics are, Labradors, golden retrievers, German shepherd's, and Belgian millions.
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Credibility material: Its intake results in adverse medical conditions that are further exalted by its addiction properties that ensure a continued intake of the substance. The drug can be abused through multiple means and is medically recorded to produce short-term joy, energy , and other effects such as increased heart rate and blood pressure. This ultimately results in numerous psychiatric and social problems; factors that played a major role in its illegalization after multiple and widespread cases of its effects were reported in the country during the 1900s. In addition to this, the drug results in immediate euphoric effect, a property which the National Institute of Drug Abuse (2010) attributes to be the root cause for its increased po...
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The second type of drug dog would be the compulsive dog. This dog compares closely to the aggressive dog. The compulsive dog will tend to be a dog that is ready to go at all times. This dog will have to be held back even ...
Ecstasy alone makes people biased towards ecstasy without even doing the research necessary to judge it. There are some 500,000 regular users of the drug Ecstasy in the United Kingdom alone. (lec.org/DrugSearch/Documents.Ecstasy.html, p.1) It can't be all that bad, can it?
Yes ecstasy is used at “raves”, but not by everyone. Natural “ravers” (sober ravers), are given a bad rap because their title “raver” is automatically connected to ecstasy. Yes many people at raves drop ecstasy but just as many do not. Many people have been permanently effected by “ecstasy “, but those people say that the drug “ruined their life” when in actuality “they ruined their own life.”
Implications of implementing this approach may be “to reduce the dangers of drug use for the community and the individual, and to shift the focus of illegal drugs as primarily a criminal justice of medical issue to a social and/or public health iss...
There are many different types of work dogs. Some types of work dogs also have different jobs for which they are trained for. Law enforcement dogs, for instance, are normally detector dogs. Detector dogs have a large interest in fetching and retrieving. There are two major types of detector dogs. These types are narcotic detectors and explosive detectors. Narcotic detectors are used to search for drugs and narcotics. Explosive detector dogs are used to detect TNT and other like explosives. There are three main dog breeds used as law enforcement dogs. The German shepherd is the best breed for law enforcement. They are easily taught to attack with full control and know how to restrain someone without hurting them. They are very agile and strong. They have heart and are very brave dogs. Another breed used is the Labrador retriever. They are used as detector dogs, both narcotic and explosive. They naturally have the urge to retrieve things. Golden Retrievers are also great dogs for detecting, again, both narcotics and explosives.
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