Drug Control In Law Enforcement

Each year the United States Law Enforcement makes more than 1.5 million drug arrest which is more arrest than all violent crimes combined according to Drugpolicy.org. There are at least 133,000 people behind bars in U.S prisons and jails for drug possession and 63,000 of them are held pre-trial. Decreasing arrests for drug possession improves the relations of community police, it also increases the trust in law enforcement. " Law enforcement agencies in countries that have decriminalized drug possession have reportedly not been hampered in their investigations of large drug trafficking operations,83 and decriminalization does not seem to have impacted drug markets, drug seizures or crimes related to drug trafficking."(Drug Policy) This sentence

But it does reduce addiction, overdoses, HIV, and AIDS. People who need medical drug treatment or any kind of medical assistance may avoid the treatments to hide their addictions. If drug use and drug possession get eliminated from being a crime, people might come out of there cave and seek help. Millions on millions of people get arrested every year for drug possession, but this does not seem to help or fix the cause. There are more important things that need to be taken care of and need more attention such as rape cases, that have not been solved or touched in years. The limited resources and money would be better off getting spent on those who need help and attention to fix their

The three-track system is for Offender charged with nonviolent drug possession offenses who are eligible for deferred entry of judgment programs and this is all in track one. Offenders would be excluded if he or she has (1) current or prior conviction for a violent or serious offense or (2) prior conviction for any felony within the prior five years. However, an offender with one prior conviction for a nonviolent drug possession offense would be eligible. To meet eligibility requirements for track two one must be an offender convicted of a nonviolent drug possession offense who is sentenced to treatment and probation. One may be excluded if previously convicted of a violent or serious crime. However, an offender who, within the prior five years, had not been in prison and did not have certain felony or misdemeanor convictions would be eligible says UC Hasting Scholarship Repository. To be eligible for track three Generally a offender convicted of a nonviolent drug possession offense who is sentenced to treatment and probation are still considered eligible for the program. The one time someone would be turned away from this stage is if the offender previously was convicted of a violent or serious crime an offender who, within the