Relationship between the war on terror and war on drugs

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Speaking about the "war on drugs" at the very beginning of the first episode of the first season, "Carver" pondered, "You couldn't call this shit a war, wars end..." meaning that the urban police work and the U. S. military's endless "war on terror" are two sides of the same coin. The "war on drugs" in The Wire began simultaneously as the "war on terror." The show references the link between the two "wars" on more than one occasion, often intersecting the FBI's national security tasks with the Baltimore PD's "narcotics." How is this link between the two "wars" relevant for Criminology?

In developing the answers, focus on the following issues and cite the tv show "The Wire" in each answer:

1. Discuss how The Wire depicts the relationship between the "War on Terror" and "War on Drugs." What makes them two sides of the same coin?

2. Connect the dots between the street corner of "Soldier" and the "Greek" in the second season. What do they have in common? What makes them different?

3. Discuss the role of the city mayor as a "political entrepreneur" and how he profits from the "War on Drugs"?

4. How is the "War on Drugs" affecting African-American communities? Examine if institutional racism increases or decreases in the "War on Drugs"?

5. Discuss "Hamsterdam" as an instance of "harm reduction" of police techniques. How did the city respond to "Colvin's" experiment?

6. On April 12, 2015, Baltimore Police Department officers arrested Freddie Gray, a 25- year-old African-American resident of Baltimore, Maryland. Gray sustained injuries to his neck and spine while in transport in a police vehicle. Police officers were tried and found not guilty. Relate the Baltimore riot to The Wire. What can we learn from The Wire about urban crime and the criminal justice system?

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