U.S. Drug Trafficking Correction/Police -- Term Paper

According to the U.S. Department of Justice there are now 1.5 million individuals in prison facilities in the U.S. For the following types of offenses:

Drug Offense

59.6%

Robbery

9.8%

Property Offenses

5.5%

Extortion, Fraud, Bribery

6.8%

Violent Offenses

2.7%

Firearms, Explosives, Arson

8.6%

White Collar

1.0%

Immigration

2.8%

Courts or Corrections

0.8%

National Security

0.1%

Continuing Criminal Enterprise

0.8%

Miscellaneous

1.5%

Source Bureau Justice Statistics online at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

The following table labeled Table 1.0 shows the drug arrested for each year running from 1986 to 2002, the drug categories and the number of arrested in that category as the kilograms or dosage units of drugs seized during the arrest..

Table 1.0

It is clear that the trafficking of drugs in the United States is focused on by the Drug Enforcement Agency as well as other various agencies in an attempt to stop the flow of drugs into the United States. Law enforcements officials are using all available means in order to detect and apprehend those involved in the trafficking of the drugs.A great deal of these drugs is coming into the country across the U.S.- Mexican Border, yet the regulations in this area have been relaxed by U.S. President George W. Bush an action which has confounded many leaving them scratching their heads in disbelief. The upcoming developments in the "War on Drugs" will be interesting to watch the development of.

Works Cited

DEA News Release: Operation Jump Start Guatemalan-Colombian Drug Cartel Dismantled Online available at: http://crime.about.com/od/wanted/p/montoya.htm

Cops Use Electronic 'Sniffer to detect Illegal Drugs' U.S. Department of Energy Report 2005 Online available at: http://crime.about.com/od/current/a/case_news.htm

Montaldo, Charles (2005) Online Pharmacy Ring Busted Crime/Punishment Online at: http://crime.about.com/b/a/163989.htm

DEA Statistics: Drug Seizures Online available at: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea / statistics.html.....