Drugs and Crime
Evaluating Public Policy Initiatives

Edited by:

Doris Layton MacKenzie - University of Maryland, USA
Craig D. Uchida - Justice and Security Strategies, Inc.

Other Titles in:
Criminology & Criminal Justice (General)

March 1994 | 328 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

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Contents

Addressing critical areas of drug control and system improvement, this book provides a comprehensive examination of policy relevant research. Leading experts explore major problems related to drug trafficking and use, focusing on important policy initiatives. Each chapter discusses a specific problem area, the policies designed to address it, research on the effectiveness of those policies, and the policy implications of the research.

PART ONE: BACKGROUND ISSUES

Doris Layton MacKenzie

Drug Control and System Improvement

Evaluating the Success of Public Policies

Albert J Reiss Jr

Doing Evaluations in Policy Research

Implications for Drug Control Initiatives

Yih-Ing Hser, Douglas Longshore and M Douglas Anglin

Prevalence of Drug Use Among Criminal Offender Populations

Implications for Control, Treatment and Policy

Malcolm W Klein and Cheryl Lee Maxson

Gangs and Crack Cocaine Trafficking

PART TWO: POLICE INITIATIVES

David Weisburd and Lorraine Green

Defining the Street Level Drug Market

The Jersey City DMAP System

Craig D Uchida and Brian Forst

Controlling Street-Level Drug Trafficking

Professional and Community Policing Approaches

Robert E Worden, Timothy S Bynum and James Frank

Police Crackdowns on Drug Abuse and Trafficking

Michele Sviridoff and Sally T Hillsman

Assessing the Community Effects of Tactical Narcotics Teams

Wesley G Skogan and Sampson O Annan

Drugs and Public Housing

Toward an Effective Police Response

PART THREE: JUDICIAL, CORRECTIONAL AND TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES

Joan E Jacoby and Heike P Gramckow

Prosecuting Drug Offenders

John R Hepburn

Classifying Drug Offenders for Treatment

Jeffery A Fagan

Do Criminal Sanctions Deter Drug Crimes?

Doris Layton MacKenzie

Shock Incarceration as an Alternative for Drug Offenders

Susan Turner, Joan Petersilia and Elizabeth Piper Deschenes

The Implementation and Effectiveness of Drug Testing in Community Supervision

Results of an Experimental Evaluation

Elizabeth Piper Deschenes and Peter W Greenwood

Treating the Juvenile Drug Offender

EPILOGUE

Doris Layton MacKenzie

Drug Policy Initiatives

The Next 25 Years

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