Even in societies that have undergone fundamental political changes in the last 100 years - Cuba, Russia, China, Venezuela, etc., — police and security forces still exist, and always have. Again, if a society or country or region currently existed where there were no police forces, or a drastically different kind than the sort we see throughout the world, maybe it would be easier for people to imagine what a society without police would potentially look like. Since such a society doesn 't…
The War On drugs has cost the United States a lot of money despite being the War being very unsuccessful. Some say the War On drugs is a war on people or a war on minorities. According, to Dirk Chase Eldridge, the author of “Ending The War On Drugs”, the United States has 5 percent of the world’s population but consumes 60 percent of its illicit drugs. For decades, The United States has conducted a costly, escalating, and largely futile, war on illegal drugs. The War on Drugs has been paid for…
Though the song was written and interpreted by men, Teodoro Bello and Los Tigres Del Norte (Notimex 1), the story attempts to focus on the success of Teresa Mendoza, a woman from Sinaloa, México. After the murder of her boyfriend, “El Güero” Davila, a pilot who worked for the Ciudad Juárez Cartel, Teresa escapes to Spain. By recommendation of Epifanio Vargas, Teresa begins selling and buying drugs from Europe and America along with…
Cocaine: A Free Trade Commodity According to Rachman, over the last thirty years the world has embraced globalization. Merriam Webster dictionary defines globalization as “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets”. However, globalization has many benefits unassociated with trade and economics, such as advancing the use of the Internet and promoting of education and…
When most community or neighborhood members are acquainted and on good terms with one another, a substantial portion of the adult population has the potential to influence each child. Modern Social disorganization theory is more complex than the classical theory. They linked structural aspects of neighborhoods (Poverty, Residential mobility, heterogeneity, and broken homes.) to a neighborhoods ability to institute social control (Interpersonal friendship networks, ability to monitor teens, and…
Though the song was written by the men, Teodoro Bello (Notimex 1), and interpreted by the male group, Los Tigres Del Norte, the story attempts to focus on the success of Teresa Mendoza, a woman from Sinaloa, México. Teresa scapes to Spain after the murder of her boyfriend, “El Güero” Davila, a pilot who worked for the Ciudad Juárez Cartel. By the recommendation of Epifanio Vargas, she began selling and buying drugs from both Europe and America along…
There are many great qualities in a successful book, but in my opinion, something that stands out is the characters. The characters in this novel have many obstacles that they face all throughout the book. The novel Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea the characters Tacho, Nayeli, Don Porfirio, Doña Araceli, Atómiko, and others all face cruelness because of different reasons. For example Tacho is gay, so he faces different obstacles than Atomikos who was raised in the dumps. For…
the war against organized crime in Mexico. He says that most of the organized crime in Mexico has to do with the drug trade, which has been ongoing in the country for decades. The most well known drug cartels in Mexico include “La Familia”, the “Sinaloa”, the “Zetas”, the “Tijuana”, and the “Juarez” cartel. The drug trafficking dates back to the 1980s when the Colombian cartels contracted with the Mexican cartels to move their cocaine into the United States and in return, the Mexicans would…
Sadat Cano Arizona State University Unique Gang In the United States CJS 468 1/2/2015 What makes the gangs in the United States unique is that gang members in the United States are more likely to get arrested for drug and alcohol related crimes than non-gang members. In cities of the United States almost all report gang activity “86% percent of the United States report gang activity.”(Donnelley, 2014). This means that for every city, an average “¾ of the population report” (Donnelley…
Many people think we need gun control and more gun laws. According to the second amendment it is our right, to keep and bear arms. There is a large number of guns in the United States. There is an idea that the government wants to take our guns away completely. Would that even work? Will gun laws and restrictions help keep gun violence, shootings, robbery, and threats from happening? Can President Obama really change the gun laws or take away our guns with the second amendment? Why do people…