Answer each of the following questions using at least 250 words. Make sure you number each response to separate them from other answers:
1. Explain what is meant by the “war on drugs,” and analyze the impact this war has had on the American criminal justice system.
2. Discuss the effects drug policy enforcement has had upon special populations, as well as the arrest and incarceration rates for drug offenses in the United States.
3. Summarize how the three categories of criminological theory covered in class - biological, psychological, or sociological - explain drug use. Which category of theory do you think would be best used to develop new drug policies.
4. Select one or more of the the various criminal justice policies or responses to drug abuse and misuse. Explain which policy approach you think offers the best response to the drug problem. Support your response with cited and referenced sources.