Crime Control vs. Due Process

Crime Control vs. Due Process Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Course Name & Code Instructor’s Name Date Crime Control vs. Due Process In the article "More People Die of Overdoses After Cops Seize Drugs: Study," Manisha Krishnan explores the harms associated with drug seizures in terms of how they lead to a rise in overdose deaths. A study by Eggins et al. (2020) found that drug seizures, particularly involving opioids, doubled the rate of fatal overdoses in nearby areas within a week of the seizure. This outcome further doubts the efficacy of enforcing the law model, which pits crime control against due process. The crime control model focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of police operations and activities in law enforcement, like drug busts, to minimize criminality and preserve order. From this perspective, removing drugs from circulation should theoretically decrease the number of these substances in circulation and discourage drug use. However, this research argues against this assumption, asserting that drug seizures could contribute to an increase in overdose deaths (Krishnan, 2023). Due to reduced access to opioids, customers will have to get the substance from new and unfamiliar dealers with unpredictable drug quality, elevating the risk of an overdose. In addition, this highlights a fundamental flaw in the crime control approach: while well-intended, it fails to account for the dangers that the users are likely to encounter after the seizure ...