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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTERDRUG MISSION: CAN THE EFFECTIVENESS BE... |
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by Berry, Brian F. |
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For the last 30 years, the Department of Defense (DoD) |
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has been asked in various ways to measure the |
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effectiveness of the DoD counterdrug mission. In this |
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thesis, I advance the idea of using the drug purity data |
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as the best and only stand-alone metric to determine if |
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drug interdiction efforts are reducing the amount of |
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illicit drugs available in the United States. I also |
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present a cost-benefit equation the DoD can utilize to |
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determine the cost effectiveness of the counterdrug |
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mission. The intangible benefits and unintended |
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consequences of the DoD counterdrug mission are relayed |
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and include developing partner nation relations and |
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building partner capacity, positive and negative impacts |
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on military readiness, and promoting the incorrect idea |
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that the military can and should be used to solve any |
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national problem. I conclude that the DoD cannot measure |
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the outcomes of the counterdrug mission; however, it can |
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combine counterdrug mission data already collected with |
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key performance indicators inside of a pattern and trend |
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methodology to better correlate the DoD counterdrug |
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mission and supply-side outcome goals. |
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Date Published: 2020-03-05 12:53:40 |
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Identifier: departmentofdefe1094564072 |
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Item Size: 80156826 |
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Language: English |
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Media Type: texts |
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counterdrug |
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measures of effectiveness |
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MOE |
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equation |
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trafficking |
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suppliers |
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demand |
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supply |
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drugs |
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narcotics |
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impact |
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policy |
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war fighting |
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law enforcement |
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roles |
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assessment |
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trends |
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patterns |
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analysis |
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addiction |
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treatment |
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consequences |
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resources |
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allocation |
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targeting |
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financial |
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reduce |
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intelligence |
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surveillance |
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reconnaissance |
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interdiction |
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effects -based |
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seized |
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arrests |
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cocaine |
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heroin |
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economic model |
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strategy |
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