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Irving Toruno

Florida International University

Senior Capstone in Criminal Justice

Coyne, C. J., & Hall, A. R. (2017). Four Decades and Counting the Continued Failure of the War on Drugs.

The paper discuses the history on the war on drugs and the success and failures of the war. It focuses on external factors that have impacted on its performance over the years, since the inception of the war on drugs.

Cooper, H. L. (2015). War on drugs policing and police brutality. Substance use & misuse, 50(8-9), 1188-1194. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2015.1007669

This article addresses the violence, and prejudice associated with the war on drugs. The main focus is on police brutality, ethnicity and social discrimination that has been associated with the war on drugs. The paper will therefore be insightful on the impact of the war on drugs in the society.

Kohn, H. K., Kerlikowske, G., & Botticelli, M. P. (2018). A SmarterWar on Drugs. Jama Forum, 320(22).

The paper discusses the trend on war on drugs in the United States, its hindrances and possible solutions and alternatives that can benefit the war on drugs. It is therefore is a research paper on alternatives routes that can be employed by the government towards the fight against drugs.

Lynch, M. (2012). Theorizing the role of the ‘war on drugs’ in US punishment. Theoretical Criminology, 16(2), 175-199. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1362480612441700

The paper focus on war on drugs, and its impact on penal change within the judicial system in the united states. It addresses the racial discrimination that has been purported through the war on drugs, particularly within the cities of United States. This paper will be important in assessing social impact of the war on drugs.

Becker, G. S., & Murphy, K. M. (2013). Have we lost the war on drugs?. Wall Street Journal, 4. Retrieved from https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b367d3ea2772c73017ac3fb/t/5c26278b8a922dfcc63bbb15/1546004363676/Have_We_Lost_the_War_on_Drugs.pdf

The paper discusses the war on drugs since its inception by providing a cost benefit analysis on the project, evidence by both its failures and success. Financial analysis of the funds directed to the initiative and the results of the project are analyzed critically. The paper will be important in addressing the overall essence, based on past data of the war in