Effort vs. Enforcement

I just wanted to point out that, while is it depressing that The Drug War is still continuing and that drug use is so prominent, there is also evidence of efforts being made. I want to point out some of these efforts regarding the Philadelphia Police Department. The Philadelphia Police Department has developed anti-crime programs to prevent drug abuse and drug-related crime inside Philadelphia. For example, Operation Safe Streets works to prevent open-air drug markets while The Drug Task Force and Weed and Seed Program works to identify and target parts of the city that need extra law enforcement to battle their drug problems. These organizations seem very productive in helping to prevent drug use. At the same time, we cannot be so sure whether these organizations are strictly enforced, regulated, and overseen. While there presence and motives are very much positive, there may be corruption within them or a leniency in enforcing their goals. These kind of doubts are displaced throughout related organizations which is why there is a strict need for enforcement and regulation of these programs that are created to better the War on Drugs. The War cannot be won if the fighting is not done in the right way, to better society's position in prevention.