Office of National Drug Control Policy

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY The term bureaucracy has been defined as "a body of non-elective government officials" and/or "an administrative policy-making group". Historically, bureaucracy was government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials. Today, bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution1. Bureaucracy encompasses both public and private sector organizations that are large, hierarchically organized and highly…

States, also ranking first among both genders (The Heart Foundation, 2015). Take control of your health conditions and make healthy choices on what your body consumes can help reduce your chances of developing heart disease. However, people of the community and families can cooperate to the contingency for people to make better health choices. Public health functions performed at numerous levels from regional to national, to international. The organizations and agencies dedicated to general…

Abstract Drugs are highly addictive and harmful. Marijuana is one of them. It is under debate whether Marijuana should be legalized. Due to many reasons it should remain illegal. First, it is harmful to the user’s health. When a person is under the influence of Marijuana that person becomes a danger to others. It can cause a person to be in a state in which they…

escape reality. Productivity went down, crime rates went up, and lapses of judgement began to control citizens’ lives. The government began to see the negative effects of alcohol on the country and in an attempt to halt the destruction, introduced prohibition. This prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic…

Counterdrug Also located in the JFHQ is the National Guard Counterdrug (CD) Program. Since 1989, the National Guard, works with their state Governor in conjunction with interagency organizations to perform interdiction and anti-drug activities in a fight against illicit drugs. The type of military support provided by the National Guard can range reconnaissance, technical assistance, general support, civil operations, and counterdrug training. "Interagency partners include state, local, and…

continued criminalization of drugs. The continued criminalization of drugs is critical to the drug war, and includes strict punishments and sentences for those convicted of crimes involving drugs. It has been shown that groups such as private prisons, and prison guard unions lobby for strict punishments to increase incarceration, and reap the profits. These company’s contributions promote the war on drugs, by giving the state no incentive to scale back their policies. What many fail to realize,…

2005, approximately 22 million Americans are struggling with drug or alcohol problems. Consider the recognition of approximately 95% of people with substance use problems. Of people who recognize their own problems, it has made unsuccessful efforts to get the 273,000 treatment. These estimates will increase prevention efforts and highlight the importance of improving access to treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. Drug abuse has a significant impact on individuals, families,…

Committee 10 Drug Trafficking Islamic Republic of Iran ID: 405911 Position Paper Part One: Background of drug trafficking Drug trafficking in one of the most significant issues internationally. As defined by the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drug and Crime), drug trafficking is an illegal trade that involves the production, selling, distributing, and purchasing of illicit narcotics. There are 200 million illicit drug users worldwide and that number continues to grow everyday. Depending…

country safer by implementing their specific crime control policies. Every policy proposed and if implemented will not have full public support, but keeping the entire populace safe and secure is what ultimately matters. During the eight year tenure of President Barrack Obama, the main focus of his crime policy centralized around gun control and easing of drug sentencing requirements. Well the president did attempt to implement a crime control policy it has never been a major political platform…

system’s ability to produce effective policies. The lack of empirical evidence used in policy making is the most significant barrier preventing criminal justice polices from being well designed, and effective. Policies supported by evidence and empirical data are essential when trying to creative policies that are well designed and effective (Mears, 2007). Further hindering policies from being effective and rooted in evidence is the government’s desire to exert control over criminal justice…