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Criminal Justice Extra Credit Essay Nibedita Saha 16th Dec 2013P100The House I Live InBy Eugene J areckiThe House I Live In is a 2012 documentary film by Eugune Jarecki about Americas ongoing drug fight, which ca utilise chaos that influenced legion(predicate) parts of the society such(prenominal) as the racial ethnic groups, families, financial aspects, foreign immigrants, as well as politics. The United States of America and its drug war results in it being the number one longest and most widespread drug abuser in the world. Being 5% of the worlds population, the US prison holds about 25% of all prisoners. Women were arrested as the highest per capita rate in the nation. The biggest drug industry is within the US with 10-16 billion USD spent on dirty drugs spending. The aim is to get a drug free America, however with the highest number of prisoners being 2.3 million, it is evident that an increasing number of younger kids wish to get tough in this drug line and smuggle/sell/us e drugs. This obviously results in a further build up of the war on drugs. This drug war started through propaganda, which is misleading information. It is explained that the entire game was about cops and survival, something like a good guys versus bad guys game. The law enforcement blames it on the community, calling it corrupt with no morality. Furthermore, they accuse laws of using drug laws to deteriorate the society. Why are African Americans chosen as the targeted group thats inordinately prosecuted? Is it due to racism or does this racial group really commit the most crimes in America? Most victims of this extensive drug war are young blacks, who are give chase with a passion. An example would be Maurice, an African American who has been arrested for possession ... ... and so laws against cocaine were created in order to return the whites all their jobs. Punishments for crack cocaine, mostly used by blacks were much harsher than powder cocaine, used by whites. Moreover, po litics has shaped this drug war profoundly. President Reagans wifes slogan hardly say no impacted the drug war just like her husband who signed the mandatory minimum penalty. With numerous impacts from different areas of the community such as racial ethnic groups, families, financial aspects, foreign immigrants, and politics, the drug was is an ongoing epidemic that brings more negative influence to the society than positive. Many different methods are being used by the correctional services to prevent the drug wars from getting worse and to eventually put an end to it. This is being done for the attain of our communities and hopefully it will be successful.