Illegal drug distribution

Chosen policy illegal drug distribution The criminal behavior that will be addressed from a theoretical perspective is illegal drug distribution. The distribution of illegal drugs in the United States has increased causing more drug overdoses. Police, Fire, School personnel are now carrying Narcan to be able to revive those who suffer from a drug overdose. What are the most popular drugs that are being distributed is it heroin, prescription medication? What is being done about it, what is the level of punishment for those who distribute illegal drugs. There will be a review of court cases to develop a final portfolio reviewing all aspects of illegal drug distribution in the United States. Identify a crime policy or legislation, enacted or implemented in the United States within the last 20 years. You will need to examine and critique the policy from a theoretical perspective and write a 7-8-page paper where you will address each of the following: Define the policy. What is the purpose of your chosen policy? For example, what were mandatory minimum sentencing policies put in place to do? You will examine the social, governmental, or economic goals of the policy and its underlying assumptions about the crime and offenders and discern the underlying cause of crime and/or effective punishment with the policy. Development of the policy. What were the social, economic, governmental, or policy challenges which led to the development of the policy? For example, in 2009, the Obama administration's White House Office of National Drug Control Policy shifted from a criminal justice focus to a public health focus, with a greater emphasis on rehabilitation. Theoretical model(s). Given the intended goals of the policy, which specific theories from the course can be used to explain the criminal behavior that the policy sought to deter? Based on the tenets of the theory, are the specific goals of the policy based on theory? For example, can life imprisonment effectively deter offenders from committing crime? Effectiveness of the policy. How effective are these policies? What does the empirical research state about the effectiveness of your policy? In turn, you are to analyze why the strategy is (or is not) effective based on specific elements of the chosen theory. Global comparison. Have other countries implemented similar policies? How effective have these policies been in those countries? In turn, are there policies implemented abroad which can be adopted in the United States? Summary. In this component of the paper, you are to summarily compare all of the policies you discuss (the original policy you examine as well as the alternative policies).