Why The Approach To Criminalization Of Drugs Would Not Be Feasible
In my opinion, the proposed approach to the criminalization of drugs would not be feasible. I believe this because federal drug laws are usually questionable, drug prohibition creates more opportunity for crime to occur, and the economical aspect of money (in the billions) being funneled towards criminal businesses and or organizations.
The first reason I believe that the approach to criminalization of drugs would not be feasible is because most, if not all, federal drug laws are questionable in character in terms of effectiveness. An example of this is the failure of prohibition in the 1920's. Fast forward to now, this century old issue has now morphed into the war on drugs. The federal government has limited power in that it can only exercise the powers that have been delegated to it. According to the 10th amendment, the rest of the powers are given to the states and the people to protect American democracy. (http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2080345_2080344_2080384,00.html). Therefore, implementing certain drug laws is not a promising approach to combat crime in the United States. …show more content…
An example of this is the economic-compulsive model, where one engages in criminal behavior driven by a need to buy drugs. Simply put, addicts are compelled to commit crimes to pay for a habit that could possibly be affordable if it were legal. "To secure their preferred substance, those using illegal drugs typically target sources of cash or salable property and/or sell drugs" (Abindisky, pg 8). Therefore, to pass specific drug laws is to inadvertently increase the crime rate instead of lowering it like it is believed to do
The first reason I believe that the approach to criminalization of drugs would not be feasible is because most, if not all, federal drug laws are questionable in character in terms of effectiveness. An example of this is the failure of prohibition in the 1920's. Fast forward to now, this century old issue has now morphed into the war on drugs. The federal government has limited power in that it can only exercise the powers that have been delegated to it. According to the 10th amendment, the rest of the powers are given to the states and the people to protect American democracy. (http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2080345_2080344_2080384,00.html). Therefore, implementing certain drug laws is not a promising approach to combat crime in the United States. …show more content…
An example of this is the economic-compulsive model, where one engages in criminal behavior driven by a need to buy drugs. Simply put, addicts are compelled to commit crimes to pay for a habit that could possibly be affordable if it were legal. "To secure their preferred substance, those using illegal drugs typically target sources of cash or salable property and/or sell drugs" (Abindisky, pg 8). Therefore, to pass specific drug laws is to inadvertently increase the crime rate instead of lowering it like it is believed to do