There are four major modern drug law enforcement methods utilized by police departments in efforts to apprehend drug offenders. These methods are, the reverse sting, the controlled buy, the undercover buy, and the “knock and talk” (Levinthal, 2012). The reverse sting occurs when a law enforcement officer goes undercover and poses as a drug dealer. The law enforcement officer is then tasked with selling a controlled substance or imitation controlled substance to buyers. Once the law enforcement officer has a buyer, the buyer is the arrested and his assets can be seized. The reverse sting has some drawbacks as it puts the law enforcement officer at risks and is used to put the buyer behind bars rather than the seller, the dealer, or the manufacturer (Levinthal, 2012). The controlled buy occurs when an undercover informant buys drugs while under the supervision of law enforcement officers. The informant is usually either paid or is “rolling over” on other traffickers to avoid charges themselves. The controlled buy utilizes an informant who is supervised which allows less risks. It also works to put the dealer behind bars, and thus cutting the source in one area (Levinthal, 2012). …show more content…
A buy bust operation is set up by an undercover cop for a specific time at a specific location that is monitored by a team of officers using hidden surveillance equipment. Once the undercover officer sells a particular drug to a buyer he then gives a secret signal to the team of undercover officers monitoring the buy so they can close in and make an arrest. The buy-walk occurs when an undercover agent buys drugs from a dealer but does not make an arrest at the time of sale. The deal aids officers in securing a warrant for the dealer that is served later to protect the identity of the undercover buyer (Levinthal,
The war on drug not only change the structure of the criminal justice system, it also change the ways that police officers, prosecutors and judges do their jobs. Even worse, the way politicians address crime. The tough stand on drugs started during the Nixon presidency, most of the resources was focus on medical treatment rather than punishment. Although it was a better strategy and alternative than the drug war policies that exist today, it was a very divisive issue between the conservatives and the liberals. The war on drug ignited during the Reagan administration, two third of the financial resources were being spent on law enforcement. In addition, the end of the cold war left the United States with weaponry and resources that needed to be repurposed. As a result, small town were given high power grade artilleries and weaponry, and means to form specialized tactical units such as SWAT teams in case of unusual event. To maintain and justify the need for these new expenditures, SWAT teams are used in any drug warran...
Concerned authorities have focused essentially on criminalization and punishment, to find remedies to the ever-increasing prevalent drug problem. In the name of drug reducing policies, authorities endorse more corrective and expensive drug control methods and officials approve stricter new drug war policies, violating numerous human rights. Regardless of or perhaps because of these efforts, UN agencies estimate the annual revenue generated by the illegal drug industry at $US400 billion, or the equivalent of roughly eight per cent of total international trade (Riley 1998). This trade has increased organized/unorganized crime, corrupted authorities and police officials, raised violence, disrupted economic markets, increased risk of diseases an...
Due to the serious consequences of the drug problem and its related crimes in the United States, law enforcement identified six goals to handle cases of such nature. The first goal is to reduce the gang violence associated with drug trafficking and prevent the emergence of powerful organized criminal groups. Organized group are the main distribution of drugs in the community. They sell drugs for many reasons. It’s fast money, help fund other criminal activities and difficult for law enforcement to build a case against them for it. The drugs problem brings other crimes into the community. With drugs comes violence, drug wars and death. It is the main cause of the degradation of the community. Therefore, confronting the root of the problem by
After the development of the drug court in Miami, rising drug crimes were able to be more controlled as well as getting the drug offenders supervision and help through the co...
Drug trafficking is a prohibited, global trade that involves the production, the distribution, and the sales of drugs. It is a topic that has become a very large issue all over the world. It also has had a very big effect on many different countries because they often depend on the business that the drug trafficking creates. Since it has become such a problem, there have been many different efforts to put a stop to drug trafficking by different enforcement agencies. A website about drug statistics, drugabuse.net, indicated that the Drug Enforcement Agency or DEA, as it is well known as, makes over thirty thousand arrests each year dealing with the illegal sales or distribution of drugs. It is also believed that Mexico’s economy would shrink by over sixty-three percent if they lost their drug trafficking industry. There are many different tribulations like this that drug trafficking has created. Many people see it as such a vital asset to some countries, so it has emerged as an extremely big business that brings in a boatload of money. Just like any other immense problem, drug trafficking has its causes and effects
We cannot afford to keep using the same approach in hopes of diminishing our drug problem in the United States. In a study posted on RAND.org, the author Jonathan P. Caulkins compares many methods we can use to help with drug crime. The first graph compares federal mandatory minimum sentences, conventional enforcement at all levels of government, and treatment of heavy users. Conventional enforcement prevented around thirty kilo grams of cocaine from being used, while federal mandatory minimums prevented around forty kilograms from being used. Treatment of heavy users blew both of the other methods out of the water.
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...
How did barbed wire impact the expansion of the west? It changed the way cattle was ranched. Barbed wire helped farmers keep livestock out of their land and kept livestock from eating up all their crops. Barbed wire also stop the open range ranching and cut down the number of cowboys they needed to hire. It also kept the livestock from being easily stolen. Barbed wire impacted the expansion of the west by changing the way cattle was ranched and lands were divided.
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The National Drug Control Strategy was issued two years ago to reduce drug use among teenagers and adults. The success of the President’s drug policy can be measured by its results. The student drug testing approach has reduced drug use and discouraged first time users significantly. Communities have been more actively involved in anti-drug programs for youth and adults. The increase in budget for law enforcement will enhance their effectiveness in detaining drug lords and cartels.
Technology shapes our society in many different ways. Before the invention of the Internet, people would have to use typewriters to write what is known today as an email. Delivery mail would be by a man on a horse instead of by a mail carrier in a mail truck. Before television, children would have to play outside with one another. Technology not only made people lazy, but also increased the obesity rate in young children.
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Drug trafficking has been a massive concern between the borders of Mexico and the U.S. “since mid 1970s” (Wyler, 1). Drug trafficking is “knowingly being in possession, manufacturing, selling, purchasing, or delivering an illegal, controlled substance” (LaMance, 1). A dynamic relationship exists amongst Columbia, Mexico, and the U.S. the informal drug trafficking economy. This growing informal drug economy leads to many individuals creating a substantial living through this undercover market. These individual drug cartels monopolizing the trafficking market are a growing problem for the U.S economy and need to be located and controlled. If this trafficking continues, the U.S. informal economy will crush the growth of legal industries. The trafficking and abuse of drugs in the U.S. affects nearly all aspects of consumer life. Drug trafficking remains a growing issue and concern to the U.S. government. The U.S. border control must find a way to work with Mexico to overpower the individuals who contribute to the drug trafficking business. This market must be seized and these individuals must be stopped.
One of the most prevalent misconceptions, Benson and Rasmussen, contend is the notion that a large percentage of drug users commit nondrug crimes, what might be called the “drugs-cause-crime” assumption implicit in the government’s drug-war strategy. If true, then an effective crackdown on ...
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