Reflection Response #3

The article for this week provides a more nuanced perspective on crime, particularly drug-related violence.  While Bourgois does not absolve these individuals of their trespasses, he sheds light on the structural reasons why his informants turn to dealing or using illegal drugs.  How have politics and structural changes in the global economy impacted the lives of the drug dealers in "Crack in Spanish Harlem"? 

2 paragraphs only about your opinion response.