... does, a robust black market, which inevitably spins off many social pathologies and is a policy that can only fail because its objective- a drug free America- is unrealistic and unattainable#. The upcoming paragraphs will attempt to show how the War on Drugs is failing America because of the infringement ... profiling, the environment of their surroundings, and whether or not a person is in the wrong part of town. By criminalizing drugs, it's enforcement is not particularly effective; it saddles the criminal-justice systems with huge costs; it feeds organized criminal gangs; it causes of...

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... cities in the United States today. Kennedy has also developed techniques that have eliminated many drug markets across the country. The Three Community Perspectives/Explanatory Factors Kennedy explicitly describes how crime is precisely viewed into three separate community perspectives. The first being law enforcement, and how from their opinion in certain neighborhoods, specifically ones that are filled with poor ... minorities, the communities with open air drug markets are utterly corrupt, and that there is no heart left, or that there is no community left ... In this program, Kennedy...

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... important to look at historical examples and learn from them. In Liverpool, England, after a recent legalization of drugs in a regulatory program that focuses on the medical benefits of drugs, most drug pushers have left town because there is no longer a market for them(Priver 28). This shows that legalization actually decreases use because of the increased emphasis on rehabilitation and the ... with greater marijuana smoking(Light). Another result they say will happen is the deteriorization of family values as a result of increased drug using mothers and children. Actually, the legalizat...

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... a name. The practice of racial profiling by our nations police is the consequence of the rising concern about the war on drugs. Drug use and drug selling are not limited to minorities in the US; in fact, five times as many whites use drugs. This war on drugs ... since it began targeted minorities. According to the governments own reports 80 percent of the country cocaine users are white and the typical cocaine user is a white middle class suburbanite. However, law enforcement ... tactics are concentrated in the inner city. This continues to feed the perception that most drug dealers and...

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... gang (Miller, 1975). Research indicates that joining a gang - regardless of the gang structure - is a significant act for adolescent females, often with important consequences later in life (Miller, 2000). Law enforcement agencies first survey was conducted in the 1970's. It estimated that 10% of all gang members were female. 20 years later, in 1992, another survey found that only 3.7% of all ... are forming in a number of cities. A study compared Mexican American, immigrant Salvadoran, and African American female gangs and found distinctly different patterns of sexual exploitation by m...

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... organized police forces. Corruption has taken many forms and has continued to effect the police departments in major cities and small towns. While corruption has been a consistent problem in law enforcement, the nature of corrupt activity has changed dramatically over the years. The attempt to "professionalize" police forces through better recruitment, training, income, and working conditions has resulted in fewer ... in New York City as police officers committing theft from street dealers, radio responses, searches, raids, car stops, and off-duty robberies. They also discovered cops p...

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... in Los Angeles County in recent years. Juveniles commit many of these homicides. (p.A1). In response, Federal officials, in cooperation with local law enforcement, established the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force (LA Task Force), and launched its largest crackdown ever on LA gangs. The FBI increased its gang ... have committed an offense as outlined in Section 707(b) of the W⁣ when the minor had attained the age of fourteen or older. Law enforcement is now able to release information to the public regarding a minor fourteen years old or older who has violated an offense as outline...

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... the situation in Sicily that long domination by succeeding invaders had produced people who were suspicious, diffident, intolerant, and above all, enemies of government-any government-and of all law enforcement. Thus, disrespect for laws, hatred of authority, and contempt for all those who had dealings with authorities characterized Sicilians". Civilians in Italy used crime and violence to rebel against their ... to gain a greater grasp on America. A crime syndicate must have power to have wealth, and wealth to have power. Wealth was acquired through illegal acts such as prostitution, ga...

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... the gang's public behavior a nuisance and asking for special rules directed toward its activity (LAPD). A few years ago, U.S. District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper granted an injunction that allows law enforcement officers to stop and seize any person wearing the Mongols logo. Mongols are a motorcycle club and alleged organized crime syndicate formed in Montebello, California, in 1969. It is estimated that ... 600 fully patched members in California and 14 other states in the U.S. as well in 13 countries internationally. Mongols have a long history of run in with the law and law en...

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