7-1 Final Project Submission: Literature Reviewsouthern New

7-1 Final Project Submission: Literature ReviewSouthern New Hampshire UniversityCJ-300 02:05:27 GMT -05:00AbstractThis research project is partial fulfillment of the requirements for Criminal Justice 300Research Methods for Criminal Justice. General research topics were provided and included, Narcotic Violations. The research question in this project is, “What is the correlation between the use of narcotics and the crime rate in foreign countries?” All research for this paper was done by the author. The research methods included identifying trends in the effect of narcotic use andtype of crimes committed while using narcotics. A literature analysis was conducted to locate and evaluate five pertinent peer-reviewed articles. The results of the research revealed high rates of criminal behavior among drug users, demonstrating associations between sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics, illicit drug use, and practices of illegal activities.Keywords: 02:05:27 GMT -05:007-1 Research ProjectIntroductionNarcotics have been a problem in the criminal justice field and the United States for years. The users and suppliers are always finding new ways to get their fix or get their product out there. Narcotics have been dangerous but are even more dangerous since people are lacing them with other stuff. For instance, heroin laced with fentanyl. It