policies implemented by Richard Nixon relating to the war on drugs.
The article discusses the policies implemented by Richard Nixon relating to the war on drugs. During his administration, Richard Nixon set policies that were tough on drug-related crimes but has produced disastrous results. Due to the goal of a war on drugs, policymakers pass harsher laws and increase the enforcement actions of sentencing laws. The sentencing laws were majorly done for low-level drug offenses. About how the measures are implemented, the people of color experience frequent victimization compared to the whites. Currently, both the researchers and the policymakers agree that the war on drugs is a failure. This paper gives a review of the essential points that have been analyses concerning the war on drugs. The aspect at which the analysis is based is a treatment that uses illicit drugs is a public health issue and not a criminal justice issue.
The war on drugs, for example, in America, is a severe issue, but it could not be successfully done. This paper provides some facts that depict the failure of the methods used to combat the use of illicit drugs. According to the article, in every 25 seconds, someone is arrested in the United States for having drugs. Another fact also indicates that one-fifth of the incarcerated population is serving time for drug peddling. The department that deals with the use of drugs have found that incarcerating people for drug-related offences have shown to have little impact on substance misuse.