War On Drugs Essay

Ronald Reagan “War on drugs”, Bill Clinton’s “three strikes you’re out” which lead to a massive incarnation in the 1990s of minorities for a long period of time. In 1989, Ronald Reagan declared a war on drugs. Crack and Cocaine were rising and the usage of the products depended on social class. Crack was an inner city drug and the majority of consumers were from Black and Hispanic communities. Those who were arrested with the drug were sentenced of life, whereas, Coke which was a suburb drug,…

Analysis of lockdown Drug war in United States rose to be a very serious issue and government, through its agencies took all necessary measures to ensure the fight against drugs was a success. It is on this mission that Alexander sees the criminal justice system working contrary to the expected. On this ground Alexander comes armed with vast knowledge in law and social justice to challenge the system of power in United States. Michelle in her book, The new Jim Crow published in 2010 persuades…

documentary on the war on drugs. It discusses how the U.S. jails houses 25% of the world incarcerated but only makes up for 5% of the world’s total population. We are seeing more colored Americans in correction, prison, and parole facilities then there were colored people enslaved. Along with having more inmates, the United States has the largest drug problem in the world. The movies reports that the U.S. citizens, combined, has spent between 10 and 16 billion dollars on illegal drugs each year…

America has had an ongoing problem with drug epidemics, we are currently in the middle of a country-wide heroin epidemic. To slow or stop the epidemic we need to look back on our past drug epidemics, specifically the cocaine epidemic, for it is relatively modern. During the cocaine epidemic, America and the people in it did some things well, but also a lot of things bad. The only way for us to move forward is to look back and learn. We need to check ourselves right now for what we have already…

desserts”) based punishments. This was immediately followed by the “War on Drugs,” a movement in the 1980s which imposed harsh, mandatory sentences on drug offenders. The two-decade long change in criminal justice ideology and policies led the system to be plagued with an overwhelming number of non-violent offenders, many suffering from drug addiction. This led to an increase in prison populations nationwide. It was tougher drug sentencing in particular that caused…

Under no circumstances should drugs be legalized; drugs have negative consequences not only for individuals, but may also affect the entire families in numerous ways. For example, a parent or parents that abuses drugs is more likely to abuse and or neglected their children, these children often grow up and become substance abusers themselves. Authors like William Bennett are advocates for the legalization of drugs. Bennett who is the author of ‘’Should Drugs Be Legalized’’ meet with several…

have an advantage on their opponents. You would think that the athletes would train harder to get an advantage, but ever since performance enhancing drugs have came out athletes began to take the drugs because how fast they work. Sports have banned performance enhancing drugs because of how big of an advantage it gives athletes. Performance enhancing drugs give athletes an unfair advantage as it makes them faster and stronger in a quicker amount of time. The first use of stimulants or…

about the poverty, drugs, addiction, and alcohol. It is entertaining and informative, when Carl uses his own experiences with addiction and war on drugs. The book makes it easier for the audience to connect, because he uses his own experience with drugs, drug addiction, poverty, and racism. One key issue that Carl Hart states, is that drug and addiction is the reason why communities has many problems. Another, is a comparison between the “Rat Park” and people addiction for drugs. The book…

President Barack Obama states that "it just doesn 't make sense to require a nonviolent drug offender to serve 20 years, or in some cases, life, in prison.” After granting pardons to over 58 nonviolent criminal offenders, he came to this conclusion. Obama makes a very good point here, why are we sentencing nonviolent offenders greater lengths than murders or rapists? The truth, America is caught up in the war on drugs. This results in failure to solve the real, bigger issue at hand. Instead of…

Lisa McGirr’s book, The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State, argues that alcohol was a major part of the New Deal and previous scholarship concerning alcohol has marginalized the subject or emphasized the failure of Prohibition. Contrary to this scholarship, McGirr claims the opposite, “that beer took its place in the vanguard of New Deal measures” (xiii). Referring to the title of her book, McGirr convincingly proves that the war on alcohol was waged on African…