The first article is written by Barry Goetz and Roger E. Mitchell (2006) called “Pre-arrest/booking drug control strategies: diversion to treatment, harm reduction and police involvement” and the second article is called “Drug Enforcement and Crime: Recent Evidence from New York State” by Edward M. Shepard and Paul R. Blackley in 2005.
Summary
Goetz and Mitchell (2006) discusses the United States drug policies is pluralized and should emphasize public health and therapeutic measures. Goetz and Mitchell (2006) examines cities to provide a strategy that supports harm reduction policies and noncompulsory treatment diversion. Goetz and Mitchell (2006) provides the limitations of police involvement and the conflict with reintegrative community …show more content…
Shepard and Blackley (2005) conducts this study using 62 counties in New York State by examining recent drug arrest on reported rates of assault, robbery, burglary, and larceny. In addition, Shepard and Blackley (2005) provides suggestions to reduce crime and control drug use.
Themes
Admittedly, one the themes that came from Goetz and Mitchell (2006) research paper was that the current strategies of drug control emphasize on punishment not harm reduction and treatment. Furthermore, Shepard and Blackley (2005) provides the second theme of that the law enforcement agencies use drug enforcement as tool to help reduce other types of crime. All of the articles provide a theme of the current drug policies increase the amount of arrests, when it not reducing crime rate.
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Additionally, the drug policies are based on politicians that are not concerned about the costs that is associated with current drug control. Lastly, the United States needs to consider a different approach when it comes to community policing. The impressions that I gathered was that the drug policies effects our social environment and economy. Future Study In final consideration, one of the future areas of inquiry based on the readings is the issue of current drug policies and their increased effect on the criminal justice system. Additionally, a research question that can open up future areas of inquiry is to see if drug reform is needed to solve the problems with drug enforcement? Lastly, it does open the topic that if the United States were to change to an alternative drug control approach would it help the criminal justice
Summary
Goetz and Mitchell (2006) discusses the United States drug policies is pluralized and should emphasize public health and therapeutic measures. Goetz and Mitchell (2006) examines cities to provide a strategy that supports harm reduction policies and noncompulsory treatment diversion. Goetz and Mitchell (2006) provides the limitations of police involvement and the conflict with reintegrative community …show more content…
Shepard and Blackley (2005) conducts this study using 62 counties in New York State by examining recent drug arrest on reported rates of assault, robbery, burglary, and larceny. In addition, Shepard and Blackley (2005) provides suggestions to reduce crime and control drug use.
Themes
Admittedly, one the themes that came from Goetz and Mitchell (2006) research paper was that the current strategies of drug control emphasize on punishment not harm reduction and treatment. Furthermore, Shepard and Blackley (2005) provides the second theme of that the law enforcement agencies use drug enforcement as tool to help reduce other types of crime. All of the articles provide a theme of the current drug policies increase the amount of arrests, when it not reducing crime rate.
Supporting …show more content…
Additionally, the drug policies are based on politicians that are not concerned about the costs that is associated with current drug control. Lastly, the United States needs to consider a different approach when it comes to community policing. The impressions that I gathered was that the drug policies effects our social environment and economy. Future Study In final consideration, one of the future areas of inquiry based on the readings is the issue of current drug policies and their increased effect on the criminal justice system. Additionally, a research question that can open up future areas of inquiry is to see if drug reform is needed to solve the problems with drug enforcement? Lastly, it does open the topic that if the United States were to change to an alternative drug control approach would it help the criminal justice