The War on Drugs, it’s a political issues that effects public safety. Congress, and other Government officials have fought the war on drugs for decades. Although crime is committed by every race and ethical background. It is said that individuals who are having a financial hardship or live in poverty are more likely to commit crime for profit. Urban communities have a high rate of African American males Incarcerated. African American construct approximately 1 million of the 2.3 prison population. African-Americans represent 26% of juvenile arrests, 44% of youth who are detained, 46% of the youth who are judicially waived to criminal court, and 58% of the youth was sent to state prisons (Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice). 14 million Caucasian
