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-	'''Decriminalization''' is the abolition of [[crime|criminal]] [[sentence (law)|penalties]] in relation to certain acts, perhaps retroactively, though perhaps regulated permits or fines might still apply (for contrast, see: [[Legalization]]). The reverse process is [[criminalization]].	+
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-	Decriminalization reflects changing social and [[moral]] views. A society may come to the view that an act is not harmful, should no longer be criminalized, or is otherwise not a matter to be addressed by the [[criminal justice]] system. Examples of subject matter which have been the subject of changing views on criminality over time in various societies and countries include:	+
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-	*[[abortion]]	+
-	*[[breastfeeding in public]]	+
-	*[[drug possession]], and [[recreational drug use]]	+
-	*[[euthanasia]]	+
-	*[[homosexuality]]	+
-	*[[polygamy]]	+
-	*[[prostitution]]	+
-	*[[public nudity]]	+
-	*[[Ergogenic use of anabolic steroids|steroid use in sport]]	+
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-	While decriminalized acts are no longer crimes, they may still be the subject of regulation; for example, the licensing and regular medical testing of prostitutes, or a monetary penalty in place of a criminal charge for the possession of a decriminalized drug. This should be contrasted with [[legalization]], which removes all or most legal detriments from a previously illegal act.	+
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-	==Drug-use decriminalisation topics==	+
-	*[[Cannabis rescheduling]]	+
-	*[[Decriminalization of non-medicinal marijuana in the United States]]	+
-	*[[Places that have decriminalized marijuana in the United States]]	+
-	*[[Legal history of marijuana in the United States]]	+
-	*[[Legality of cannabis by country]]	+
-	*[[Legal and medical status of cannabis]]	+
-	*[[Legality of cannabis]]	+
-	*[[Cannabis legalization in Canada]]	+
-	*[[Marijuana Policy Project]]	+
-	*[[Colorado Amendment 44 (2006)]]	+
-	*[[War on Drugs]]	+
-	*[[Law Enforcement Against Prohibition]]	+
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-	==See also==	+
-	*[[Timeline of LGBT history]]	+
-	*[[Legalization]]	+
-	*[[Liberalization]]	+
-	*[[Prohibition]]	+
-	*[[Public order crime]]	+
-	*[[victimless crime (political philosophy)|Victimless Crime]]	+
-	*[[Legal issues of anabolic steroids]]	+
-	*[[Sex trade (Canada)]]	+
-	*[[Sex worker]]	+
-	*[[Sodomy law]]	+
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