Sociology 2105A/B Lecture Notes - Drug Enforcement Agency, Methadone, Mandatory Sentencing
1 Feb 2013
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Strategies to control drugs: prosecution focuses on placing drug dealers in jail. However, catching them is difficult, and people"s basic freedoms may be threatened in the process. Additionally, the policy of prosecuting drug dealers often unfairly punishes the poor and minorities. Mandatory sentencing laws passed in the 1980s are biased against minorities. For example, possession of 500 grams of cocaine but only 5 grams crack leads to the same five-year jail term. They typically operate in schools and target young people. Abuse resistance education), which operates in 75% of elementary schools across the u. s. Enforcement agency, the u. s. customs service, the border patrol, and the u. s. military. These groups face a daunting task: the united states has 12,000 miles of coastline and 7,500 miles of land borders, and each year 200,000 ships and boats, 600,000 aircraft, 200 million cars, and 500 million people cross.
