War on drugs & Criminal Justice System



War on drugs & Criminal Justice System

Introduction

The War on Drugs is an initiative led by the government of the United States focused on the trading and smuggling of drugs on Mexico Border, which are attributed towards prohibition of drugs. The research paper focuses on the effects on Criminal Justice System.

Discussion

Drug traffickers smuggle their products from Mexico into the U.S., while money earned from those sales flows in the opposite direction. This trading is focused by the criminal justice system. The trafficking is controlled by powerful Mexican drug cartels. In 1984, law enforcement agencies ...