On the run / Goffman, Alice

Describes how the Philadelphia police's use of arrest warrants, high-tech surveillance, and questioning of family, friends, and employers in the pursuit of suspects has demoralized poor neighborhods in the city and has a negative impact on all of the residents in these areas.

Presents the argument that the so-called war on drugs has done nothing to actually stop the illegal purchasing and using of drugs in America. Discusses the, for all intents and purposes, police surveillance states that have arisen in poor neighborhoods due to drug crackdowns.