CMRJ526  - Drug Cartels and the Narcotics Threat

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This course covers the development of the cartels and their organization, production, and distribution networks. It also provides an overview of U.S. counter-drug efforts and basic information on illicit drugs.

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

N/A

Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
11/05/09 - 03/28/10 04/05/10 - 05/30/10 Spring 2010 Session B - 8 Week session
11/30/09 - 04/25/10 05/03/10 - 06/27/10 Spring 2010 Session I - 8 Week session
12/28/09 - 05/30/10 06/07/10 - 08/01/10 Spring 2010 Session D - 8 Week session
01/25/10 - 06/27/10 07/05/10 - 08/29/10 Summer 2010 Session B - 8 Week session
02/22/10 - 07/25/10 08/02/10 - 09/26/10 Summer 2010 Session I - 8 Week session
03/29/10 - 08/29/10 09/06/10 - 10/31/10 Summer 2010 Session D - 8 Week session
04/26/10 - 09/26/10 10/04/10 - 11/28/10 Fall 2010 Session B - 8 Week session
05/31/10 - 10/24/10 11/01/10 - 12/26/10 Fall 2010 Session I - 8 Week session
06/28/10 - 11/28/10 12/06/10 - 01/30/11 Fall 2010 Session D - 8 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: Andean Cocaine Industry
ISBN: 0312176910
Publication Info: NY: Saint Martin''s Press, 1998

Book Title: Drugs & Security in the Caribbean: Sovereignty under Siege
ISBN: 0271017198
Publication Info: University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997

Book Title: Hard Target-Reprint available at MBS Direct.
ISBN: 0786405074
Publication Info: Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1999

Book Title: Buzzed : The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy - 3rd ed.
ISBN: 0393329852
Publication Info: W.W. Norton & Co.

 
 
 

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