Discuss how you would use the ODMAP to track the sale of CPDs by criminals

Order Instructions

DISCUSSION PREPARATION

Use the Internet or the Strayer University Library to research these topics:

The opioid crisis in the United States.

Take notes on commonly abused drugs and the responses to the opioid crisis.

Take notes on the investigative process as it relates to the investigation of controlled prescription drugs (CPD) distribution by street gangs and other criminal groups.

Review the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) article, “ODMAP: A Digital Tool to Track and Analyze Overdoses.”

Be prepared to discuss both topics.

For help in locating other resources specific to Criminal Justice, see the Criminal Justice Library Guide.

Please respond to the following:

You saw in the Discussion Preparation activity that data shows the increasing threat posed by controlled prescription drugs (CPDs), with deaths involving opioid CPDs exceeding those involving cocaine and heroin combined. Street gangs and other criminal groups have seized the opportunity to make enormous profits from the sale of CPDs. For this discussion, imagine that you are the official investigator for an opioid epidemic task force in your city.

Suggest one strategy you would implement that’s geared toward improving the efficiency of the investigation of CPD distribution by street gangs and other criminal groups. Provide a rationale to support your response.

Discuss how you would use the ODMAP to track the sale of CPDs by criminals.