Transcript CJ 340 Unit 2 seminar

CJ 411 Unit 7 seminar
International and Domestic
Drug Markets
Unit 7 Project
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Treatment/Prevention Programs Interview
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In this assignment analyze a local drug use and abuse treatment or prevention program by
interviewing a professional (either volunteer or paid) connected with the facility. Follow the
steps below to complete the assignment:
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Identify a treatment or prevention program in your community (Examples: treatment facility,
specific prevention program in a school system, after-school program aimed at at-risk children,
etc.) and someone to interview about the program.
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Interview the professional asking about (1) the primary function of the program, (2) the clients
served, (3) specific aspects of the program, and (4) the effectiveness in treatment or prevention
of drug use and abuse.
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Identify a specific theoretical explanation for why this particular program is appropriate for
these specific clients. The theoretical explanation should include a discussion of the basic
tenets of the theory, and how these concepts relate specifically to the identified program.
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Your assignment should be a minimum of 4 pages of written text, using APA format (the cover
and reference pages are not included in the minimum). Submit your writing assignment, by the
end of Unit 4, to the Dropbox titled Unit 7: Assignment.
International and
Domestic Drug Markets
• International and Domestic Drug Markets
• What are the major international illegal drug producing
areas of the world? What is the link between politics and
these areas? What are the different drugs available on the
domestic drug market? Why is it easy to enter into the
world of the street-level drug business? What is money
laundering and why is it important to the business of drug
trafficking? Be prepared to discuss these issues based on
what you have learned from the course material and any
personal experiences or observations.
This is a Business
• The business of illegal drugs shares some elements with the
business of selling legal products:
• “It requires lots of working capital, steady supplies of raw
materials, sophisticated manufacturing facilities, reliable
shipping contractors and wholesale distributors, the allimportant marketing arms and access to retail franchises
for maximum market penetration”
(Brzezinski 2002: 26).
This is a Business
• As in any major industry there are various functional
levels: manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, distributors,
retailers, and consumers.
• Workers in the drug business range from leaders of
powerful international cartels to street dealers whose
activities support a personal drug habit.
This is a Business
How does it get here?????
This is a Business
This is a Business
• Control of most of the world’s cocaine industry remains in
the hands of Colombian organizations.
• Why is this ?????
This is a Business
• Issues:
• Weak Government control, corrupt politics
• Location
• Law Enforcement
• Technology
• What else
MEXICO
• Mexican drug trafficking organizations “control most of
the U.S. drug market and have:
• Varied transportation routes,
• Advanced communications capabilities,
• Strong affiliations with gangs in the United States,”
(National Drug Intelligence Center 2009: 45).
MEXICO
• The Two Mexicos
Mexican President Felipe Calderon
The marketed Mexican war on drugs
What is the true reality ???
Afghanistan
• “Poppy growing is so uncontrolled that despite millions of
aid dollars spent to train anti-drug forces and to help
farmers grow other crops, Afghanistan is showing no signs
of leaving its position as the world’s biggest producer of
opium.”
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
HOW… Do we Fight this ?????
Closer to home
• Below the wholesale level, selling cocaine or heroin is
an easy-entry business, requiring only a source and
funds.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
• Entry into the crack trade requires only a small
investment, since an ounce of cocaine can be
converted to 2,500 milligrams of crack.
Open-Air Markets
Open-air markets represent the lowest level of the drug
distribution network and operate in geographically well-defined
areas at identifiable times so buyers and sellers can locate one
another with ease.
MONEY LAUNDERING