The Rise of Illegal Drug Trade in Our Dangerous Economy

One of the main economic problems that many people, particularly gangs, in Robert Taylor faced was the fact that they didn’t want to trade in their status for entry-level jobs because in many cases, gang leaders made far more than they would have if they worked minimum wage jobs (72). Many of the gang leaders such as J.T. held the false belief that the drug economy was “useful for the community, since it redistributed the drug addict’s money back into the community via the gang’s philanthropy” (115). However, the drug economy is not a stable or lucrative economy compared to your average jobs because it was clearly very hard for people to get ahead in gangs, thus no one ever had a fair shot of earning more money in their life span. Nevertheless, the situation can tend to be a grey area of debate since a lot of the residents did attempt to hold blue-collar jobs but continued to get laid off (60). In this case, the underground economy of drug sales may have been the only choice for residents looking for an income. Another way the gangs play into the economic situation is when there are drive by shootings, in which case parents

In the United States crime rates have been on a decline for years, but the United States still has the largest number of people incarcerated in the world. The “war on drugs” as well as policy’s by the government to be “tough on crime” has lead to the uprising of corporate prisons, which are known as for-profit prisons, and private prisons. Private prisons have also lead to States, and federal prisons to become worse when it comes to programs to rehabilitate those who are incarcerated, so that they can function in society as a productive member of it. The conflict between private prisons, and States/federal prisons has worsened prison conditions for both men, and women who are incarcerated.

Every Year millions of immigrants get deported back to their countries.They try to come to the US to have a better life and have a great job.We can't judge other people.

The American Government has passed and encouraged legislation that intentionally criminalized and incarcerated black citizens. During the 1960’s, drugs became a symbol of rebellion against society and politics. The rising epidemic of drugs plagued the country which prompted President Nixon to launch the “War on Drugs” campaign. Nixon increased the presence and funding of federal drug control agencies and enforced mandatory minimum sentencing. However in 2016, one of Nixon’s former aides, Domestic Policy Chief John Ehrlichman, revealed the war on drugs targeted blacks and hippies. He stated "The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people..we knew we couldn't make it illegal

This article, In Search of Respect, “Selling Crack in El Barrio” reflects on the lives of inner-city dealers and their struggle to integrate into legal job markets. The crack industry that surrounded them provided respect and enough money to provide for their families. However, these men were not just interested in drugs but the reasons why most would chose this life over legal ways. Even if it didn’t provide consistent income they would not be made feel less of a person by managers while being paid minimum wage. Both Cesar and Primo discuss how their lives could be different if they were to get legal jobs but they can’t seems to walk away from dealing because they can make more. They would have different friend, live in different neighborhoods,

After reading Mexico’s Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction, I have concluded that this short read is highly informative and intriguing. I personally was drawn in by the horrific stories of violence, kidnapping, and mass murders of deadly encounters, and fascinated by learning how the state planned and responded. Author Nathan Jones, is able to illustrate why Mexican drug cartels have been able to prolong existence while under attack by Mexico and the United States. He is able to do so by examining and comparing two types of illicit drug networks and how they provoke different state reactions based on their business strategy. Jones relates his discoveries to the Arellano Felix Organization because “it was one of the first Mexican cartel to be targeted by the state and split along trafficking-oriented and territorial lines [where] one survived and one did not” (p. 12). This read is significant because it allows for the government to better distinguish between drug networks that will withstand the test of time, and those that will crumble under pressure. Jones utilizes his findings and applied it to the novel, and the current drug prohibition program.

They were rejected in “normal” society and labeled as social problems first by the schools and later by the police. This early experience was devastating and they began to deny their own integrity (Padilla 1996, 89). To build up their own self-worth and integrity, these youngsters turned to gang participation to make a name for themselves, and to feel

The war on drugs has clearly failed, hard drugs are now more potent and easier to buy than ever before. The truth, is crimes rates do not explain the sudden and dramatic mass incarnation in the past 30 years. Drugs offenders alone account for about two-third of the increase in the federal inmate population and more than half of the increase in the state prison population. Michelle notes:

Based on the success and failures of the drug policies of the past, what is the best strategy for the United States to implement to help America’s drug problem?

Pulling into a run-down neighborhood that you will never see again, meeting someone you have only spoken briefly to over text or through a prepaid call. Moving to the door the nerves kick in, Are the drugs tainted? Will I be shot, raped, mugged? Will I even make it out of this house alive? These are all real feelings of someone who uses drugs. Ross Ulbricht created the Silk Road to make a safer environment for those who choose the freedom to use drugs, “A frictionless marketplace where everyone had freedom as long as it didn’t impinge on someone else’s freedom.”(1) Keeping up with other countries the government could have profited from Silk Road because being Free is the Libertarian way.

In 2015, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that 19.9 million Americans use illegal drugs and more than half of The U.S. prison population is convicted of a drug related crime (Foundation for a Drug-Free World, 2015). The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world and drug related crimes continue to add to the prison population. Due to the high incarceration rate in the U.S., controversy over the effectiveness of our current drug legislation has emerged (Tyjen Tsai and Paola Scommegna, 2015). Current drug laws focus on imprisonment and isolation for the drug offenders. This creates a cycle of drug related criminality because the laws do not treat the motives for drug related crime. These motives include the money and addiction involved with drug offenses such as abuse, crimes to gain money for drugs, and drug selling. While arguments have been made that current drug laws are needed to ensure the stability of society, the solution to ending the cycle of drug related criminality is to focus on rehabilitation that treats motives for drug offenses by educating and treating addiction for felons. (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2015).

With globalization of trade, it is simple for crimes between criminals in the U.S and other countries to occur. For example, drug dealers from one country sneaking illegal substances and other contraband into packages and ship it off to the U.S. Drug dealers think and plan this smuggling well, in attempts to successfully enter their product into the country to sell and distribute. In 2016, there were large shipments of narcotics coming from the Caribbean to areas of Southwestern U.S. The task force comprised of the U.S Coast Guard, The Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies. This task force managed to interfere with drug smuggling from the Bahamas and denied traffickers access to do so. (Homeland Security, 2016) There are also products

The United States has one of the most profitable drug markets in the world. “As such, it attracts the most ruthless, sophisticated, and aggressive drug traffickers” The United States has such a demand for illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, MDMA, and methamphetamine, that traffickers will do about anything to sneak in the drugs into the country. The majority of the drugs are brought into the country from the border between Mexico and the U.S.A. These drugs are supplied mainly from Mexico, and Colombia. According to the U.S Drug Enforcement Agency, the price of a kilogram of cocaine ranges from $13,000 to $25,000. That is about 2.2 pounds of cocaine. With that kind of profit, we can for sure know that as long as there is demand

People who are involved in the manufacture, cultivation, distribution or sale of marijuana, hashish oil or hashish may be considered drug trafficking. According to the United States Sentencing Commission, 21.5 percent of the drug trafficking cases reported to the commission in 2013 involve marijuana. Drug-related arrests in Wisconsin, and elsewhere, are often made by local law enforcement agencies. Since drug trafficking offenses are generally considered both a state and a federal offense, these types of charges could turn into federal charges.

After evaluating the impact of Global Narcotics Drug Control, the Republic of Croatia believes that global control is necessary is combating the drug problem. All member states should enforce that there state is participatory is global control. The Republic of Croatia recognizes the many strategies and acts that have previously been instated and updated to deal with the world drug problem. The first National Drug Supervision and Control Strategy and Assistance to Drug Addicts in The Republic of Croatia was enacted by the parliament in 1996. This strategy helped to combat narcotic drug abuse, through programs such as addiction prevention, suppression of narcotic drug abuse, to medical treatment and care for addicts and occasional drug users. The Republic of Croatia believes that the cooperation with the European Union is useful when evaluating the impact on Global Narcotics Drug Control. The Croatian Parliament with the EU adopted the second National Strategy on Combating Narcotic Drug Abuse in the Republic of Croatia 2006-2012, in December 2005. The National Strategy called for the creation of the Drug Abuse Prevention Act, which was an institutional system to help prevent drug addiction, give treatment to those addicted, and help combat abuse. It consisted of members on a national level and on a county level. After an evaluation of the National Strategy initiated by the Office for Combating Narcotic Drug Abuse in 2011 (conducted by an external source) it was determined