1. The first four viewpoints in this chapter evaluate the success of the war on drugs and question whether some illegal drugs should be decriminalized. Based on your reading of these viewpoints, do you think U.S. policy on drug use should be changed? Explain.
2. After reading the viewpoints by David Risley and Dirk Chase Eldredge, do you believe mandatory minimum sentences help reduce the sale and possession of drugs? If yes, do you think such sentences should be toughened? If no, what do you believe are the main problems with mandatory minimums? Explain your answers.
3. Melissa Hostetler claims that one of the flaws of drug courts is that they give too much power to judges. Do you believe that this concern is justified? Why or why not"