Do the United States and Mexico Really Want the Drug War to Succeed? by Robert Joe Stout
Article
Prepared by: Mary H. Maguire, California State University, Sacramento Kim Schnurbush, California State University,Sacramento
Psychology of Drugs and Abuse
Do the United States and Mexico Really Want the Drug War to Succeed?
Robert Joe Stout
Learning Outcomes
After reading this article, you will be able to:
• Discuss the history of the narco-war on the Mexico-United States border.
• Discuss the contributing factors and barriers to ending the "war on drugs."
• Discuss policy reforms that affect the current state of drug trafficking.
Your summaries require you to write 2 full pages reaction to the article. In your summary, you must include the following information:
(1) purpose of the article (3 point)
(2) main points (please summarize in your own words and do not list!)
(3) your own reaction to the author's ideas and evidence to support your thoughts
(4) Grammar/Spelling/APA compliant.