Introduction

The US-led war on drugs has failed: drugs remain purer, cheaper and more readily available than ever. Extreme levels of violence have also grown as drug traffickers and organized criminals compete for control of territory. This book points towards a number of crucial challenges, policy solutions and alternatives to the current drug strategies.

Keywords

Drug policies drug war alternative policies war on drugs organised crime criminology prisons illicit drugs illegal drugs gangs trafficking crime Delinquency drugs narcotics Nation violence