The War on Drugs Has Failed

Published March 18, 2013

The War on Drugs Has Failed – A Google Tech Talk August 17, 2010 ABSTRACT Presented by Stanford “Neill” Franklin, Police (Ret.) Executive Director, LEAP “It pains me to know that there is…

Prescription for Murder

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000

Due to the “large body of scientific research establishing a connection between violence and suicide and the use of psychotropic drugs,” the New York State Senate introduced a bill in 2000 to “require police to report to the Division of Criminal …
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What's Wrong with the Violence Against Women Act?

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000

When Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994, it was a landmark in federally recognizing the scourge of domestic violence. It also brought about a very practical change, meant to address the problem of cops treating such cases as …
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Road to ruin

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000

Under 13 enhanced drug laws enacted from 2000 through 2011, 5,761 sentences have been handed out in Cook County alone. … “I raised the question, in several venues, why [the council] didn't analyze this bill, which is clearly in their mandate …
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