2004 Weed and Seed Guide to Federal Resources, Community Capacity Development Office, 2004. This guide provides information about federal programs and funding sources that can serve as a resource in implementing a Weed and Seed strategy.
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2007 National Money Laundering Strategy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, May 2007. The 2007 Strategy provides information on specific money laundering threats and vulnerabilities and identifies methods the U.S. government will use to combat money laundering.
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2C-B (Nexus) Reappears on the Club Drug Scene - Information Bulletin , National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2001. The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the law enforcement and treatment communities about the club drug 2C-B (Nexus) including information on cost, appearance, effects, and identification.
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2C-T-7 Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2004. This brochure answers common questions asked about 2C-T-7, a synthetic drug that produces hallucinogenic effects. It includes a description of the drug, describes the risks of abuse, and presents a profile of the typical abuser.
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Acquaintance Rape of College Students, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Rana Sampson, March 2002. Provides information on acquaintance rape of colleges students including drug-facilitated rape.
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Adult Drug Courts: Evidence Indicates Recidivism Reductions and Mixed Results for Other Outcomes, United States Government Accountability Office, February 2005. This report describes the results of a review of published evaluations of adult drug court programs, particularly relating to (1) recidivism outcomes, (2) substance use relapse, (3) program completion, and (4) the costs and benefits of drug court programs.
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Afghanistan Opium Survey 2008: Executive Summary, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, August 2008. The survey collects and analyzes information on the location and extent of opium poppy cultivation, on the potential production of opium, as well as other socioeconomic dimensions of the problem.
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Air Interdiction Efforts in South America, Drug Enforcement Administration, Donnie R. Marshall, May 2001. Congressional testimony on the U.S. air interdiction program in South America.
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Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2007. This brochure encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders by describing what can be gained through substance abuse treatment before trial or while a person is incarcerated, on probation, or on parole.
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La Amenaza del Narcotráfico en América, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2008. This is the Spanish-language version of a report which provides an overview of the production, trafficking, and consumption of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and amphetamine-type-substances in North America.
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American Indians and Crime, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Lawrence A. Greenfeld and Steven K. Smith. February 1999. A report on violent crimes experienced by American Indians and their involvement in the criminal justice system, including alcohol or drug use.
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American Samoa Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2001. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat in American Samoa.
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Amphetamines and Ecstasy: 2008 Global ATS Assessment, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, September 2008. This report provides an overview of the global manufacture, trade, and use of amphetamine-type stimulants and ecstasy.
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Anabolic Steroids - Hidden Dangers, Drug Enforcement Administration, March 2004. This report provides information on the dangers of steroid abuse, how steroids are diverted for illegal use, and how to find help for a friend who is abusing steroids.
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Analysis of 26 Drug Courts: Lessons Learned, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, M. Finigan and S. Carey. April 2002. The purpose of this report is to analyze the content of 26 different process evaluations of drug courts across the country using a lessons learned approach.
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Analysis of the Impact of the Crack Cocaine Amendment If Made Retroactive, U.S. Sentencing Commission, October 2007. This document provides an analysis of the impact of lowering the guideline sentencing range for certain categories of offenses and offenders involving cocaine base ("crack").
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Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board, 2001, International Narcotics Control Board, 2001. This report outlines the use of new technologies by drug traffickers, money launderers, and other organized crime groups.
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Annual Report to Congress: Creating A Safer America, Fiscal Year 2000, Bureau of Justice Assistance, June 2001. This report describes the funding and technical assistance BJA provided to state and local criminal justice systems in FY 2000, including anti-drug initiatives.
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Antigua and Barbuda Drug Information System Annual National Report 2002, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2002. This report provides an overview of the policies used to combat drug and crime problems in Antigua-Barbuda.
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Antisocial Personality and Depression Among Incarcerated Drug Treatment Participants, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, J. O’Neil, 2000. The co-occurrence of antisocial personality and depression among drug dependent individuals was examined in a sample of Federal inmates participating in residential or outpatient drug and alcohol treatment to increase the understanding of the co-occurrence of these disorders.
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Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Arizona Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Arizona.
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Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Arkansas Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Arkansas.
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Assessing Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Disorders in Juvenile Detainees, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Linda A. Teplin, January 2001. Describes a program that examined the alcohol, drug, and mental (ADM) disorders among delinquent youth.
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Assessing the Mental Health Status of Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, L. McReynolds, S. Ko, and G. Wasserman. August 2004. This bulletin provides guidance to juvenile justice professionals seeking to establish guidelines for mental health assessment in juvenile justice facilities.
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Assessing Therapeutic Integrity in Modified-Therapeutic Communities for Drug-Involved Offenders, National Institute of Justice, June 2001. This report examines therapeutic communities, one of the predominant long-term residential treatment programs for substance abusing offenders.
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Assessment of a Multi-Agency Approach to Drug Involved Gang Members, National Institute of Justice, S. Pennell, R. Melton, and D. Hoctor. June 1996. This assessment reflects an evaluation of the Jurisdictions Unified for Drug Gang Enforcement task force in San Diego, California.
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Assessment of the Feasibility of Drug Night Courts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1993. An overview of the Cook County, IL drug night court program, set up to deal with an increase in drug cases filed.
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Atlanta High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Atlanta High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Barnstable House of Correction Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: A Process Evaluation, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, A. Rocheleau ; A. Mennerich, and D. Brensilber. March 2001. This report provides an overview of a process evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program in the Barnstable House of Correction.
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Barnstable House of Correction Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: A Process Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, February 2001. This report conveys the results of a process evaluation conducted between March and December 1999 of the Barnstable residential substance abuse treatment program in Massachusetts.
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Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center: Is it Effective? A Comparison of Youth Released From a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center to Youth at a Traditional Juvenile Correctional Center, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, J. Gordon, August 2002. This report evaluates the impact of the Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center's RSAT program on recidivism.
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Behind Bars: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, January 1998. This report provides an overview of data and information on the impact drug and alcohol abuse have on the American prison system.
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Benefits and Consequences of Police Crackdowns, Office of Community Oriented Policing, M. Scott, September 2003. This Guide series deals with crackdowns, a response police commonly use to address crime and disorder problems, including drug-related crimes.
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Benzodiazapine Use and Harms Among Police Detainees in Australia, Australian Institute of Criminology, May 2007. This paper investigates self-reported prevalence, patterns and potential harms of benzodiazepine use in a sample of adult police detainees, using data from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program for the period 1999 to 2005.
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Bi-Annual Seizure Report 2003/2, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, February 2004. This report contains data on significant drug seizure cases which have been reported by Governments to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) between July 1 and December 31, 2003.
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Bi-Annual Seizure Report 2004/1, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2004. This report contains data on significant drug seizure cases which have been reported by Governments to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) between January and June 30, 2004.
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Bi-Annual Seizure Report 2004/2, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, March 2005. This report contains data on significant drug seizure cases which have been reported by Governments to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) between July 1 and December 31, 2004.
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Bi-Annual Seizure Report 2005/1, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2005. This report contains data on significant drug seizure cases which have been reported by Governments to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) between January 1 and June 30, 2005.
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Bi-Annual Seizure Report 2005/2, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, April 2006. This report contains data on significant drug seizure cases which have been reported by Governments to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) between July 1 and December 31, 2005.
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Bi-Annual Seizure Report 2006/1, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2006. This report contains data on significant drug seizure cases which have been reported by Governments to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) between January 1 and June 30, 2006.
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Boletín Informativo: Abuso de Medicamentos Prescritos y la Juventud, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. The Spanish language version of Prescription Drug Abuse and Youth.
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Bolivia Coca Cultivation Survey for 2006, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2007. This report provides an estimate of coca cultivation at the national level for 2006 and also presents information on coca yield, prices and other issues related to coca cultivation in Bolivia.
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Bolivia Monitoreo de Cultivos de Coca 2006, (Spanish language version of the Bolivia Coca Cultivation Survey for 2005) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2007. This report provides an estimate of coca cultivation at the national level for 2006 and also presents information on coca yield, prices and other issues related to coca cultivation in Bolivia.
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Breaking the Cycle, National Institute of Justice, June 2001. This report briefly chronicles the experiences of University of Alabama at Birmingham's Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime Program in the implementation of the BTC initiative.
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Breaking the Cycle of Drug Use Among Juvenile Offenders (1999 Update): Final Technical Report, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November, 1999. Summarizes existing knowledge about programmatic attempts to intervene in the juvenile drug crime cycle and proposes intervention models with the greatest likelihood of successfully addressing the cycle.
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Breaking the Cycle: Outcomes From Pennsylvania's Alternative to Prison for Technical Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, Rachel Porter, August 2002. This report provides an overview of findings from an evaluation of Pennsylvania’s RSAT programs.
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Breaking the Cycle: Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, R. Porter, August 2002. This report describes outcomes from the Pennsylvania’s RSAT program's phases and compares RSAT participants to a comparison group who returned to prison after violating parole.
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Building a Better Criminal Justice System: Annual Report to Congress Fiscal Year 1999, Bureau of Justice Assistance, June 2000. Describes funding and technical assistance provided by BJA to States and localities, including funding to combat illegal drugs.
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Buprenorphine: Potential for Abuse (Intelligence Bulletin), National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. This bulletin addresses the use of buprenorphine, a drug recently approved for use in opiate addiction therapy. It examines the drug's effects, advantages of traditional treatment options, and vulnerability to diversion and abuse.
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But They All Come Back: Rethinking Prisoner Reentry, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Jeremy Travis, May 2000. Overview of reentry programs that reintegrate offenders into the community and prevent recidivism are explored, uses drug courts as an example.
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BZP Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. BZP is a common name for the synthetic drug N-benzylpiperazine, a stimulant that is approximately 10 to 20 times more potent than amphetamine.
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California Central District Drug Threat Assessment , National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2001. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat in the Central U.S. Attorney District of California.
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California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the California Border Alliance Group (CBAG) region of responsibility, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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California Northern and Eastern District Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2001. Discusses the abuse, availability, distribution, production, and transportation of drugs and the violence associated with the drug trade in various districts in California.
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California Southern District Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2001. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat in the Southern U.S. Attorneys Districts of California.
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Caribbean Drug Trends, 2001-2002, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, February 2003. The trends analysis aims to create a better understanding of regional drug related issues based on primarily open sources of information as well as seizure data (and interviews) from the individual jurisdictions.
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Case Management in the Criminal Justice System, National Institute of Justice, Kerry Murphy Healey, February 1999. Examines case management models, use of case management, and looks at issues in existing programs. Includes information on substance-abusing offenders, which is the majority of criminal justice populations receiving case management services.
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Case Management Reduces Drug Use and Criminality Among Drug-Involved Arrestees: An Experimental Study of an HIV Prevention Intervention, National Institute of Justice, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Michael Gross and William Rhodes. March 1997. This report presents the findings of a study that suggests that intensive case management can reduce recidivism and increase the use of drug treatment among drug-involved arrestees.
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Case Management With Drug-Involved Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. Explores the use of drug treatment to reduce criminal activity among drug involved offenders.
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Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2005, Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 2008. This report provides information on facilities, inmates, programs (including drug treatment), and staff of correctional facilities throughout the Nation.
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Center for Task Force Training (CenTF) Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 2002. The Center for Task Force Training (CenTF) Program provides specialized training for law enforcement personnel who serve on narcotics task forces.
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Central Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Central Valley California (CVC) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Characteristics of Arrestees at Risk for Co-Existing Substance Abuse and Mental Disorder, National Institute of Justice, April 2004. This study was conducted as a supplemental study to the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County ADAM (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring) program in order to determine the characteristics of adult arrestees with mental health and/or substance disorders.
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Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2008. This assessment is a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Children at Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs: Helping Meth's Youngest Victims, Office for Victims of Crime, K. Swetlow, June 2003. This report examines the acute health and safety risks children who live at or visit methamphetamine laboratories face.
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Children at Risk, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2002. This information bulletin provides information on the risks to children who are exposed to chemicals used in the production of methamphetamine.
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Chinese Connection: Cross-Border Drug Trafficking Between Myanmar and China, NIJ-Sponsored, K. Chin and S. Zhang, April 2007, This report presents findings from a two-year field study of drug trafficking activities between Myanmar (formerly Burma) and China.
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Citizen Action for Neighborhood Safety: Community Strategies for Improving the Quality of Life, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, August 1997. This manual is a national inventory of practical tactics that have been successfully used to address specific problems affecting the quality of life in neighborhoods. Problems addressed include open-air drug markets, crack houses, and gangs.
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Clandestine Drug Labs, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Michael S. Scott, April 2002. This guide addresses the problem of clandestine drug labs.
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Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs, 2nd Edition, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, August 2006. This guide addresses the problem of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories and identifies responses to this problem.
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Coca Cultivation in the Andean Region: A Survey of Bolivia, Colombia and Peru, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2008. This report presents the results of the 2007 annual coca cultivation surveys in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.
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Cocaine Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on cocaine with links to source materials.
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Cocaine Smuggling in 2007, Office of National Drug Control Policy, December 2008. This report provides an overview of data related to cocaine smuggling during 2007. Topics covered in the report include coca cultivation and production, cocaine trafficking routes and methods, and cocaine seizures.
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Cocaine Trafficking in West Africa: The threat to stability and development (with special reference to Guinea-Bissau), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, December 2007. This report addresses the growing concern over cocaine trafficking and organized crime in the West African sub-region, specifically in regards to Guinea-Bissau.
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Cocaine Trafficking in Western Africa, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2007. This publication reviews recent cocaine seizures in African countries, as well as cocaine seizures originating from African countries and reported by European countries.
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Code of Professional Practice for Drug Analysts, Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs, January 2005. This code provides the framework of ethical values and scientific and legal obligations within which the analyst should operate.
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Collaborative Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Program for Drug-Involved Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, D. Young and R. Porter. January 2000. This report presents findings from a process evaluation of Pennsylvania’s RSAT programs.
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Collaborative Intermediate Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Treatment Community for Women Offenders in Washington State, National Institute of Justice, Clayton Mosher and Dretha Phillips, March 2000. This research report describes the purpose, methods, results, and implications of an intermediate evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State.
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Collaborative Intermediate Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Treatment Community for Women Offenders in Washington State: Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, Clayton Mosher and Dretha Phillips. March 2000. This research report describes the purpose, methods, results, and implications of an intermediate evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State.
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Colombia Coca Survey for 2006, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2007. This report provides an estimate of coca cultivation at the national level for 2006 and also presents information on coca yield, prices and other issues related to coca cultivation in Colombia.
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Colombia Monitoreo de Cultivos de Coca 2006, (Spanish language version of the Colombia Coca Survey for 2006) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2007. This report provides an estimate of coca cultivation at the national level for 2006 and also presents information on coca yield, prices and other issues related to coca cultivation in Colombia.
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Colorado Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Colorado.
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Combating Methamphetamine Laboratories and Abuse: Strategies for Success, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Craig D. Uchida , Matthew C. Scheider , Michael S. Scott , Thomas C. Castellano, et al., December 2002. This bulletin provides information on the COPS Methamphetamine National Evaluation program.
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Combating Underage Drinking, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, February 1998. This fact sheet provides an overview of the Combating Underage Drinking Program.
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Community Courts: An Evolving Model, Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 2000. This resource describes community courts around the country which were developed to address low-level crime.
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Community Prosecution in Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Attorney's Fifth District Pilot Project, National Institute of Justice, Barbara Boland. April 2001. Examines the beginnings of community prosecution in Washington, D.C., through interviews and observations conducted between November 1997 and December 1998.
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Community Prosecution Strategies, Monograph, Bureau of Justice Assistance, C. Irons-Guynn, D. Weiland, and J. Goldkamp. August 2003. This monograph describes the emergence of community prosecution strategies that target problems such as drug crimes.
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Comparison of Background Characteristics and Behaviors of African American, Hispanic, and White Substance Abusers Treated in Federal Prison: Results from the TRIAD Study, Executive Summary, Bureau of Prisons, 2002. This report provides information about minority substance abusers who entered the Treating Inmates Addicted to Drugs (TRIAD) program.
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2006. This report presents national-level statistics describing characteristics of persons processed and the distribution of case processing outcomes at each major stage of the Federal criminal justice system.
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Confronting Relapse and Recidivism: Case Management and Aftercare Services in the OPTS Programs, National Institute of Justice, C. Gouvis, E. Morley, J. Buck, and S. Rossman. February 2000. The Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS) program was designed to reduce substance abuse relapse and criminal recidivism by providing comprehensive aftercare services to felony offenders who have alcohol and drug offense histories.
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Connecticut Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2003. This report is a brief update to the Connecticut Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Connecticut.
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Containing ecstasy: analytical tools for profiling an illegal drug market , Australia National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 2007. This report demonstrates how a combination of analytical tools and data sources are required to profile the demand and supply of ecstasy.
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Controlling Drug and Disorder Problems: Oakland's Beat Health Program, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice. Lorraine Green Mazerolle and Jan Roehl. March 1999. This report examines the experience of the Oakland Police Department, which uses civil statute sanctions as leverage to encourage place managers to address drug and disorder problems on their properties.
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Controlling Drugs and Social Disorder Using Civil Remedies: Final Report of a Randomized Field Experiment in Oakland, California, NIJ-Sponsored, J. Roehl and L. Mazerolle. November 1999. This document reports the results of a randomized field trial that sought to assess the impact of the Beat Health program on drug and disorder problems.
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Correctional Populations in the United States, 1998, Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 2002. This report presents data on the growing number of persons in the United States who were under some form of correctional supervision during 1998.
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Crime in the United States 2007, Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 2008. This annual report presents data tables containing information on offenses known to police, persons arrested and police employees nationwide.
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Crime Prevention Research Reviews No. 1. Disrupting Street-Level Drug Markets, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2007. To determine what is most effective in street-level drug enforcement interventions, this paper reviewed all available, scientifically rigorous academic studies evaluating a wide range of street-level drug law enforcement interventions.
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Crime Trends in the Caribbean and Responses, United Nations Office Drugs and Crime Prevention, November 2002. This report provides an analytic description of the trends in crime in the Caribbean, examines the causes of crime in the region, and evaluates existing strategies and makes recommendations.
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Crossing the Bridge: An Evaluation of the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program , National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, March 2003. This report provides an overview of findings from a five-year evaluation of the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program.
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The DASIS Report: Drug and Alcohol Treatment in Juvenile Correctional Facilities , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2002. This report examines substance abuse treatment in juvenile correctional facilities.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Services and Staffing in Adult Correctional Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report examines treatment services and staffing in adult correctional facilities only.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by the Criminal Justice System, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report examines substance abuse treatment admissions referred by the criminal justice system and compares their characteristics with all other admissions.
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Data on Retroactive Application of the Crack Cocaine Amendment, U.S. Sentencing Commission, May 2008. This report provides preliminary data concerning court decisions considering motions to reduce the length of imprisonment for certain offenders convicted prior to November 1, 2007 of offenses involving crack cocaine.
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Defense Counsel in Criminal Cases, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Caroline Wolf Harlow, Ph.D., November 2000. Examines the issues of legal representation for defendants, including drug defendants.
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Defining Drug Courts: The Key Components, Bureau of Justice Assistance, January 1997. This document is designed to share information about implementing an effective drug court by providing a set of flexible elements communities can adapt to their specific needs and resources.
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Delaware Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a brief update to the Delaware Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Delaware.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2006. This fact sheet provides data on delinquency cases, including drug cases, processed in juvenile courts during 2002.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1997, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Anne L. Stahl, March 2000. Provides data on delinquency cases processed in juvenile courts during 1997.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1990–1999, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Puzzanchera, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on delinquency cases waived to criminal court, including drug cases.
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Denial of Federal Benefits Program and Clearinghouse, Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 2002. This report provides an overview of the Denial of Federal Benefits Program, which provides courts with the ability to deny all or selected federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug offenses.
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Detailed Cost Analysis in a Mature Drug Court Setting: A Cost-Benefit Evaluation of the Multnomah County Drug Court, National Institute of Justice, M. Finigan and S. Carey, January 2004. This study is an intensive examination of investment costs and benefits resulting from the operation of a single court in Multnomah County, Oregon.
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Detection and Prevalence of Substance Use Among Juvenile Detainees, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, K. Abram, G. McClelland, and L. Teplin. June 2004. This bulletin assesses substance use detection methods (self-report and urinalysis) and prevalence among high-risk youth detained in Cook County, Illinois.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1990-1999, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, P. Harms, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the number of juveniles in the detention system, including drug offenders.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1989-1998, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, P. Harms, February 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of the data on the juvenile correctional population, including drug offenders.
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Developing a Policy for Controlled Substance Testing of Juveniles, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Ann H. Crowe and Linda Sydney, May 2000. Provides an overview of issues involved in developing and implementing substance testing in the juvenile justice system.
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Developing a Strategy for a Multiagency Response to Clandestine Drug Laboratories, Bureau of Justice Assistance, June 1993. Designed to help State and local law enforcement officials plan, organize, and manage a comprehensive Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Program (CLEP).
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Developing and implementing a performance measurement framework for drug law enforcement in Australia, Australia National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 2006. This report presents a detailed description of a model process for developing a viable performance measurement framework for drug law enforcement in Australia.
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Differences in the Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use Across Five Factors: Gender, Race, Age, Type of Drug, and Offense Seriousness, National Institute of Justice, A. Rosay, D. Hertz, and S. Najaka. May 2000. This study examines the accuracy of self-reported drug use of individuals in the justice system.
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District of Columbia Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a brief update to the District of Columbia Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to the District of Columbia.
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Do Drugs -- Do Time: An Evaluation of the Maricopa County Demand Reduction Program, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, John R. Hepburn, Ph.D., C. Wayne Johnston, and Scott Rogers, October 1994. Assessed a program to reduce use of illegal drugs, by targeting casual users of marijuana and other drugs.
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Drug and Alcohol Use and Related Matters Among Arrestees, 2003, National Institute of Justice, 2004. This data report presents findings from 39 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program (ADAM) sites that collected data during one or more quarters in 2003.
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Drug Control: Cooperation with Many Major Drug Transit Countries Has Improved, but Better Performance Reporting and Sustainability Plans Are Needed, Government Accountability Office, July 2008. This report examines how the United States has assisted transit zone countries in disrupting drug trafficking and what factors have impeded these efforts.
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Drug Court Monitoring, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems, Bureau of Justice Assistance, September 1998. This report outlines the principal themes and ideas that emerged from two focus group meetings involving drug court practitioners, public health officials, researchers, and court managers.
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Drug Court Monitoring, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems: National Scope Needs Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This report provides the results of an assessment conducted as part of the National Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program, which supports the Drug Court Grant Program.
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Drug Court Movement, National Institute of Justice, July 1995. An overview of core elements and future needs of drug courts.
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Drug Courts and the Role of Graduated Sanctions, National Institute of Justice, Adele Harrell. August 1998. This report provides information about the effectiveness of drug courts and guidelines for design and operation.
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Drug Courts Program Office Fact Sheet, Drug Courts Program Office, June 2000. An overview of the grant and training and technical assistance programs of the Drug Courts Program Office.
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Drug Courts: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing Methamphetamine, Bureau of Justice Assistance, C. Huddleston, May 2005. This bulletin provides an overview of the debilitating effects of methamphetamine, the program components of a drug court, examples of successful drug court programs in areas deeply affected by methamphetamine use, and policy recommendations for implementing a drug court that will target a methamphetamine-using population.
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Drug Courts: Overview of Growth, Characteristics, and Results, General Accounting Office, July 1997. This report provides the findings of a GAO survey of drug court programs and an evaluation synthesis of studies on drug courts.
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Drug Courts: The Second Decade, National Institute of Justice, June 2006. This report presents findings from several recent studies that speak to the concerns of policymakers and practitioners about "what works" in drug courts. Topics addressed include how target populations and participant attributes affect program outcomes, the judge's role in the success of drug court participants, treatment issues, drug court interventions for juveniles, and cost-benefit analyses of drug courts.
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Drug Data Summary Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Michele Spiess, March 2003. This fact sheet summarizes current data on drug use, drug enforcement activities, drug offenders in the criminal justice system, availability estimates, and the Federal drug control budget.
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Drug Dealing in Open-Air Markets, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, A. Harocopos and M. Hough, January 2005. This guide describes the problem and reviews the factors that increase the risks of drug dealing in open-air markets. The guide also identifies a series of questions that assist in analyzing a local problem and reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice.
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Drug Detection in Prison Mailrooms, National Institute of Justice, November 2004. NIJ sponsored a study to determine whether commercially available drug detection systems can work successfully in prison mailrooms.
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Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System: Summary, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Ann H. Crowe. May 1998. This report highlights innovative ways to identify and intervene with substance-abusing juveniles.
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Drug Night Courts: How Feasible Are They? Assessing Cook County's Example, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Barbara E. Smith, Robert C. Davis, Sharon R. Goretsky, et al, July 1993. An evaluation of drug night courts, findings indicate a cut in drug case time.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985–2004, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, January 2008. This fact sheet provides an overview of drug cases handled by juvenile courts in the United States.
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Drug Paraphernalia Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2003. This brochure provides information on drug paraphernalia, which refers to any equipment that is used to produce, conceal, and consume illicit drugs.
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Drug-Related Crime Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Michele Spiess, March 2000. Explores the interaction of drug use and crime, including use, possession, manufacture, trafficking, and generation of violence by users. Also looks at drug use of offenders at the time of the offense and whether the offense was committed to get money to buy drugs.
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Drug Testing in a Drug Court Environment: Common Issues To Address, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, Jerome J. Robinson and James W. Jones, May 2000. An overview of the most critical topics that need to be addressed in developing and maintaining a drug testing capability in drug courts.
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Drug Trafficking as a Security Threat in West Africa, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2008. This report provides an analysis of the threat posed by drug trafficking to West African nations, with particular focus on cocaine trafficking.
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Drug Trafficking into California, Drug Enforcement Administration, Errol J. Chavez, April 2001. Testimony on the efforts of the DEA to interdict drugs coming into California and the coordination of these efforts with state and local law enforcement.
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Drug Trafficking on the Southwest Border, Drug Enforcement Administration, Donnie R. Marshall, March 2001. A discussion of continuing issues and concerns associated with drug trafficking on the southwest border.
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Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Guy Schmidt, March 2001. An overview of information on drug involved offenders under correctional supervision and their treatment needs.
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Drug Use and Dependence, State and Federal Prisoners, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 2006. This Special Report presents data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities on prisoners' prior use, dependence, and abuse of illegal drugs.
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Drug Use and Offending: Summary Results of the First Two Years of the NEW-ADAM Programme, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2004. The New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) programme is a national research study of interviews and voluntary urine tests designed to establish the prevalence of drug use among arrestees in England and Wales.
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Drug Use Forecasting: 1994 Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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Drug Use Forecasting 1995: Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, June 1996. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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Drug Use Monitoring in Australia: 2007 Annual Report on Drug Use Among Police Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008. This report presents findings from Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) project, which interviews detainees in police custody about their drug use.
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Drug Use, Testing, and Treatment in Local Jails, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Doris James Wilson, May 2000. Describes the drug involvement of jail inmates and the level of drug use, testing, and treatment in jails.
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Drug-Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces, NIJ Journal, National Institute of Justice, Nora Fitzgerald and K. Jack Riley, Ph.D., April 2000. An overview of date-rape drugs and the techniques to be used when investigating drug-facilitated rapes.
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Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2004. This brochure answers the common questions asked about drug-facilitated sexual assault. It includes a description of drug-facilitated sexual assault, its prevalence, a description of the drugs used, and how they are obtained.
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Drug-Related Mortality Among Newly-Released Offenders, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2003. This study provides estimates of the rates of mortality amongst recently released prisoners in England and Wales and provides some evidence of the risk factors associated with this group.
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Drugs & Crime Facts, Bureau of Justice Statistics. This site summarizes U.S. statistics on drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
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Drugs and Gangs Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2005. This brochure answers common questions asked about drugs and gangs. It discusses the relation between drugs and gangs, describes the extent of gang operation and crime in the United States, and the dangers associated with gang activity. In addition it describes signs that may indicate youth involvement in gang activity.
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Drugs of Abuse: 2005 Edition, Drug Enforcement Administration, 2005. This report provides an overview of commonly abused legal and illegal drugs and their scheduling.
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Drugs, Incarceration and Neighborhood Life: The Impact of Reintegrating Offenders into the Community, National Institute of Justice, D. Rose, T. Clear, and J. Ryder. February 2001. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the aggregate impact of incarceration on the quality of community life in areas experiencing high concentrations of incarceration.
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Dwight Correctional Center: Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (1997), National Institute of Justice, Deborah Michalski and Jacqueline Mullany. August 2001. This report is a summary of the evaluation conducted of the residential substance abuse treatment program offered at Illinois’ Dwight Correctional Center, a 670-bed prison for women.
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DXM (Dextromethorphan)--Intelligence Bulletin, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2004. This intelligence bulletin provides an assessment of DXM availability and abuse in the United States. DXM is a common ingredient contained in over-the-counter cough and cold medicines.
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Ecstasy and Amphetamines - Global Survey 2003, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, September 2003. The purpose of this survey is to review the size and nature of the amphetamine-type stimulants threat, with the view of exploring what society can do to overcome the problem.
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Education and Training, 2005, Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs, January 2005. These recommendations address the minimum education, training, and experience required for analysts in laboratories that conduct analyses of seized drugs.
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Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program: Fiscal Year 2002, Bureau Of Justice Assistance, August 2002. The Byrne Program emphasizes the reduction of violent and drug-related crimes and fosters multijurisdictional efforts to support national drug control priorities.
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The Effect of Drug Treatment on Inmate Misconduct in Federal Prisons, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, N. Langan, 2001. This paper employs a large sample to empirically evaluate the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ substance abuse treatment program’s effectiveness in reducing prisoner misconduct.
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Effectiveness of Treatment for Drug Abusers Under Criminal Justice Supervision, National Institute of Justice, Douglas S. Lipton, November 1995. Presents the findings of studies that have demonstrated that in-custody drug treatment can be effective in preventing rearrest.
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Enabling Prosecutors to Address Drug, Gang, and Youth Violence, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Heike P. Gramckow, Ph.D. and Elena Tompkins, J.D., December 1999. Summarizes prosecutor led anti-drug, gang, and gun programs in various counties.
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Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program: A Compendium of Resources, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2001. This Compendium was developed as a tool to assist States and localities in addressing underage drinking.
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Estimated Costs Related to the Birth of a Drug and/or Alcohol Exposed Baby, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, Christopher J. Kalotra, March 2002. This report provides data on the cost to society of drug exposed infants.
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Estimating Drug Use Prevalence Among Arrestees Using ADAM Data: An Application of a Logistic Regression Synthetic Estimation Procedure, National Institute of Justice, January 2003. This report presents an application of a logistic regression synthetic estimation approach using available ADAM data for estimating the prevalence of illicit drug-using arrestees.
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Ethical Considerations for Judges and Attorneys in Drug Court, National Institute of Justice, October 2002. This study concludes that practitioners in drug court need heightened ethical sensitivity in both the design of particular drug court programs and in daily practice, but the proper exercise of the roles of judge or lawyer in drug court need not conflict with the professionals’ ethical obligations.
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Evaluating a Weed and Seed Strategy, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, May 2002. This brief report presents an abbreviated but step-by-step approach to a comprehensive local Weed and Seed evaluation.
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Evaluating the Implementation & Impact of a Seamless System of Care for Substance Abusing Offenders: The HIDTA Model, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, and M. Thanner. February 2002. This report provides an overview of the HIDTA Model, a treatment and supervision program designed to target hard-core substance abusing offenders.
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Evaluating Treatment Drug Courts in Kansas City, Missouri and Pensacola, Florida: Final Reports for Phase I and Phase II, National Institute of Justice, January 2003. This report provides the findings of an impact evaluation of two treatment drug courts.
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Evaluation of Drug Treatment in Local Corrections, National Institute of Justice, Sandra Tunis, James Austin, Mark Morris, et al, June 1997. Evaluation of treatment programs in local jails.
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Evaluation of Florida's Residential Drug Treatment Program Prison Diversion Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, R. Linster, April 2002. The focus of the study is an investigation of the relationship between drug treatment and success or failure of offenders on community supervision.
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Evaluation of Prison Based Drug Treatment in Pennsylvania: A Research Collaboration Between the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Center for Public Policy at Temple University, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, W. Welsh, February 2002. This study examines the individual and programmatic factors associated with effective drug treatment across multiple sites in Pennsylvania.
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Evaluation of the "New Choices" Substance Abuse Program in the Harris County Jail Houston, Texas -- PROJECT CARE Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Joseph Carbonari and Kirk von Sternberg. May 2000. This report discusses results from a process evaluation explicating the evolution of the new program in light of inherent obstacles related to the jail setting, the jail inmate, policies at the jail, and the operation of the courts.
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Evaluation of the Breaking the Cycle Demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama: Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, A. Hirst, D. Marlowe, J. Merrill, and O. Mitchell. August 2001. This report presents findings on the impact of the Birmingham BTC program on offenders and the criminal justice system and an analysis of the costs and benefits of BTC services.
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Evaluation of the COPS Office Methamphetamine Initiative, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, May 2003. This report provides a summary of efforts to combat methamphetamine in six U.S. cities.
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Evaluation of the D.C. Superior Court Drug Intervention Programs, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Adele Harrell, Shannon Cavanagh, and John Roman, April 2000. Findings of a study to test court-based interventions for drug involved offenders that took place in D.C. during 1993.
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Evaluation of the Florida Department of Corrections Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program, Final Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, C. McNeece, April 2002. This report provides the findings of an evaluation of a Florida Department of Corrections offender drug treatment program.
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Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Juvenile Drug Treatment Boot Camp, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, Sheldon Zhang, April 2001. This report presents findings from an evaluation of the Drug Treatment Boot Camp in Los Angeles County.
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Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Juvenile Drug Treatment Boot Camp, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Sheldon Zhang, August 2001. This report presents findings from an evaluation of a juvenile drug treatment boot camp in Los Angeles County.
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Evaluation of the Safe Streets Now! Approach: Civil Remedies for Drugs, Crime, and Nuisance Problems, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides information on an evaluation of a civil remedy approach to location-specific crime, drug and nuisance problems.
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Evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, J. Miller and W. Ruefle. February 2000. This report conveys the results of an evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
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An evaluation of the Standardised Field Sobriety Tests for the detection of impairment associated with cannabis with and without alcohol, Australia National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 2006. This study examines standardized field sobriety tests in relation to the presence of cannabis and alcohol.
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Evaluation of Two Models of Treating Sentenced Federal Drug Offenders in the Community, National Institute of Justice, B. Robinson, B. Elms, J. Austin, and L. Chan. December 1999. This report provides an overview of a three year study of two drug treatment programs for Federal offenders placed on probation, parole or supervised release.
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Executive Office for Weed and Seed Implementation Manual, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, 2001. This manual is intended to provide an easy-to-read guide for communities attempting to implement a Weed and Seed strategy.
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Expedited Drug Case Management, National Institute of Justice, Caroline S. Cooper, July 1994. Effective management of drug caseloads and drug-involved offenders require early judicial intervention and flexible case management.
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Exploratory Analysis of Client Outcomes, Costs, and Benefits of Day Reporting Centers -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Craddock, May 2000. This study examined two Day Reporting Centers in Wisconsin that serve probationers who are substance abusers, a high risk for reoffending, and have a high level of need for services.
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Exploring the Key Components of Drug Courts: A Comparative Study of 18 Adult Drug Courts on Practices, Outcomes, and Costs, NIJ-sponsored, March 2008. This study examines the practices, outcomes, and costs of various drug courts throughout the country.
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Fact Sheet on Environmental Assessment for the Methamphetamine Initiative, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, July 2004. This fact sheet provides an overview of the Environmental Assessment, which evaluated the environmental impacts related to activities funded under the Methamphetamine Initiative and identified a variety of possible risks to the human environment as a result of the illicit production of methamphetamine.
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Factors Affecting Client Motivation in Therapeutic Community Treatment for Offenders in Delaware, Summary Report 1997-1999, National Institute of Justice, May 2000. This report provides an overview of the State of Delaware’s Therapeutic Community Continuum of residential treatment for drug abusing prisoners programs.
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Families as a Resource in Recovery from Drug Abuse: An Evaluation of La Bodega de la Familia, National Institute of Justice, E. Sullivan, M. Mino, and K. Nelson. February 2002. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of La Bodega de la Familia, a program that engages both drug abusers and their family as a supplement to community supervision.
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Family Dependency Treatment Courts: Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Using the Drug Court Model, Bureau of Justice Assistance, December 2004. A family dependency treatment court is a court devoted to cases of child abuse and neglect that involve substance abuse by the child’s parents or other caregivers.
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons' Drug Interdiction Activities, Federal Bureau of Prisons, January 2003. This review examines how drugs enter BOP institutions and what the BOP is doing and can do better to stem the flow of illegal drugs into its institutions.
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Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2002: With Trends 1982-2002, Reconciled Data , Bureau of Justice Statistics, January 2005. This report describes the case processing of defendants in the Federal criminal justice system, including drug offenders.
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Federal Drug Offenders, 1999: With Trends, 1984-99, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia. August 2001. Describes offenders investigated for and charged with Federal drug offenses during 1999.
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Federal Drug Offenses: Departures from Sentencing Guidelines and Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Fiscal Years 1999-2001, General Accounting Office, October 2003. This report examines the differences in drug offense departures from sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentences among federal courts and the documents the USSC used to record and analyze sentences.
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Federal Firearm Offenders, 1992-98: With Preliminary Data for 1999, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia, June 2000. Provides information about the prosecution of firearm offenders in U.S. district courts, discusses drug-related information.
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Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2006. This report provides national data on Federal officers with authority to make arrests and carry firearms, including the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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Federal Prison Residential Drug Treatment Reduces Substance Use and Arrests After Release, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, G. Gaes, J. O’Neil, S. Camp, S. Wallace, W. Rhodes, W. Saylor, 2001. The effectiveness of Federal prison-based residential drug and alcohol treatment programs was evaluated.
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Federal-Local Law Enforcement Collaboration in Investigating and Prosecuting Urban Crime, 1982-1999: Drugs, Weapons, and Gangs, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Seeherman, M. Russell-Einhorn, and S. Ward. January 2004. This report provides information on a study that examines Federal and local law enforcement cooperation in investigating and prosecuting various crimes.
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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2008. This report presents a complete description of the processing of felony defendants based on data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in the Nation's 75 largest counties during May 2004.
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Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2007. This bulletin presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts, including drug offenders.
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Fentanyl: Situation Report, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2006. This report provides information on the availability, abuse, production, and distribution of clandestinely produced fentanyl. This drug has been linked to hundreds of fatal and nonfatal overdoses across the Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic Regions of the United States since late 2005.
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Fighting Urban Crime: The Evolution of Federal-Local Collaboration, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, M. Russell-Einhorn, December 2003. This publication examines the rise of Federal-local collaboration, the various types of collaborations such as task forces and grant-funded programs, and the advantages collaboration offers both local and Federal authorities.
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Final Outcomes of Project ROAR: A Discussion of Findings and Implications for Future Research, National Institute of Justice, 1999. This paper reports the outcomes of an evaluation of Project ROAR (Reclaiming Our Area Residence), which focused on the main business district area in Spokane, Washington, known for its drug dealing and other related crimes.
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Final Report of Outcomes for the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program, National Institute of Justice, Jeffrey Nash, March 2000. This report provides a summary of the findings from follow-up interviews with Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program graduates, dropouts, and the comparison group.
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Final Report: Participatory Evaluation of the Lummi Nation's Community Mobilization Against Drugs Initiative/Bureau of Justice Assistance's Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Demonstration Project, NIJ-Sponsored, March 2008. This report presents a participatory evaluation of the Community Mobilized Against Drugs (CMAD) program implemented by the Lummi Nation.
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Final Report: Participatory Evaluation of the Sisseton Wahepton Oyate IASAP Demonstration Project, NIJ-Sponsored, October 2007. This report presents a participatory evaluation of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Indian Alcohol Substance Abuse Program.
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Findings from the Evaluation of the D.C. Superior Court Drug Intervention Program, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, J. Roman, and S. Cavanaugh. April 2000. This report conveys the results of a process evaluation of the Superior Court Drug Intervention Program (SCDIP) in the District of Columbia.
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Firearm Use by Offenders: 1997 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Caroline Wolf Harlow. November 2001. Describes firearm use of State and Federal prison inmates, including drug offenders.
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Florida Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Florida.
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Foxy Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2003. This brochure provides information on, a synthetic drug with the chemical name 5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DIPT).
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From Inception to Implementation: How SACPA has affected the Case Processing and Sentencing of Drug Offenders in One California County, NIJ-Sponsored, 2008. This report uses a case study approach to understand how Proposition 36 changed the case processing and sentencing of drug offenders and the agencies tasked with processing and supervising these offenders in Orange County (California).
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From Whether to How Drug Courts Work: Retrospective Evaluation of Drug Courts in Clark County (Las Vegas) and Multnomah County (Portland), Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, J. Robinson, J. Goldkamp, and M. White. May 2002. This report presents findings from the national evaluation of the Portland(Multnomah County) and Las Vegas (Clark County) drug courts.
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From Whether to How Drug Courts Work: Retrospective Evaluation of Drug Courts in Clark County (Las Vegas) and Multnomah County (Portland), National Institute of Justice, J. Goldkamp, M. White, and J. Robinson. May 2002. This report presents findings from the national evaluation of the Portland (Multnomah County) and Las Vegas (Clark County) drug courts.
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Fry Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2004. This brochure answers common questions asked about Fry, which is a street term for marijuana or tobacco cigarettes that are dipped in PCP (phencyclidine) and/or embalming fluid, and then dried.
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Gambling and Crime Among Arrestees: Exploring the Link, National Institute of Justice, July 2004. Using the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program as a survey vehicle, researchers found significantly more problem gambling among arrestees than in the general population.
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Gender Differences Among Prisoners in Treatment, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, N. Langan, 2001. The purpose of this paper is to document special needs for females in the population of interest: prisoners in treatment.
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Gender Differences in Outcomes from Prison-Based Residential Treatment, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, G. Gaes, S. Camp, W. Rhodes, W. Saylor, 2003. Gender differences and similarities in the effectiveness of treatment and in predictors of post-release outcomes were examined.
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Gender Differences in Treatment Entry and Retention Among Prisoners with Substance Abuse Histories, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, 2000. This paper examined gender similarities and differences in the predictors of treatment entry and the combination of treatment entry and completion.
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Georgia Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2003. This report is a joint strategic assessment by the National Drug Intelligence Center and the Drug Enforcement Administration that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Georgia.
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GHB Analogs: GBL, BD, GHV, and GVL, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2002. This information bulletin provides an update on the availability of, demand for, production, transportation, and distribution of GHB analogs.
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Growing Importance of Ukraine as a Transit Country for Heroin Trafficking, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, M. Layne, June 2002. This report identifies types of drugs smuggled, routes taken, and conveyances employed both from producer countries and in Ukraine.
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Guam Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Guam.
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Guide to the Technologies of Concealed Weapon and Contraband Imaging and Detection: NIJ Guide 602-00, National Institute of Justice, Nicholas G. Paulter, February 2001. Describes technology that is able to detect illegal drugs, weapons, and explosives.
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Guideline for Drug Courts on Screening and Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Elizabeth Peyton and Roger H. Peters, May 1998. This guideline is written to help drug courts develop effective policies, procedures, and techniques for screening and assessing treatment needs of drug court participants.
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Hair Assays and Urinalysis Results For Juvenile Drug Offenders, National Institute of Justice, April 1997. This report provides an overview of a research project that compared the results of drug testing methods.
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Hallucinogens Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides information and data on substances such as LSD, PCP, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, DMT, AMT, Foxy, and DXM with links to source materials.
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Hawaii Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Hawaii.
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Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Healing to Wellness Courts: A Preliminary Overview of Tribal Drug Courts, Drug Courts Program Office, July 1999. An overview of the critical issues and challenges for tribal drug courts.
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Heroin in the Northeast: A Regional Report, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This strategic assessment addresses the heroin situation in the Northeast region and contains findings derived through detailed analysis of the most recently available reporting from law enforcement, intelligence, and public health agencies.
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Highlights of the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, A. Egley and K. Major. April 2003. This fact sheet presents the major findings of the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey, including information on drug-related activities.
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Homeless and Non-Homeless Arrestees: Distinctions in Prevalence and in Sociodemographic, Drug Use, and Arrest Characteristics Across DUF Sites, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, R. Green and R. Speiglman, April 2002. The project was undertaken to yield findings helpful to the handling of homeless persons by police and other agencies.
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An Honest Chance: Perspectives on Drug Courts, Executive Summary, Bureau of Justice Assistance, John S. Goldkamp, Michael D. White, and Jennifer B. Robinson. April 2002. This report provides the findings of focus groups conducted with participants in six American drug courts.
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Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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How Accurate are Arrestees in Reporting Their Criminal Justice Histories?: Concordance and Accuracy of Self-Reports Compared to Official Records, National Institute of Justice, February 2002. This analysis focuses upon the validity of arrestee self-reports of drug use and contacts with the criminal justice system.
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How Much Do Manhattan-Arrestees Spend on Drugs, National Institute of Justice, July 2004. This paper describes a procedure for estimating arrestees’ drug expenses.
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Illegal Firearms: Access and Use by Arrestees, Research in Brief , National Institute of Justice, Ami Caldwell, Scott H. Decker, and Susan Pennell. January 1997. A study of arrestees’ access to firearms, their availability, and the reasons they are owned and used, includes information on drug use and selling.
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Illicit Drug Data Report 2006-2007, Australian Crime Commission, June 2008. This report provides an overview of the current drug situation in Australia and includes statistical data on drug arrests and seizures, as well as drug price and purity.
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Illicit Drug Markets in the Caribbean, 2000-2001, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, 2001. This report provides an overview of data on illicit drug markets in the Caribbean.
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Illicit Drug Trends in Afghanistan, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2008. This report provides an overview of the drug situation in Afghanistan and provides data on drug production, trafficking, enforcement, and abuse.
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Illicit Drug Trends in Central Asia, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, April 2008. This report provides an overview of the drug situation in Central Asia and provides data on drug production, trafficking, enforcement, and abuse.
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Illicit Drug Trends in Pakistan, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, April 2008. This report provides an overview of the drug situation in Pakistan and provides data on drug production, trafficking, enforcement, and abuse.
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Illicit Drug Trends in the Russian Federation, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, April 2008. This report provides an overview of the drug situation in Russian Federation and provides data on drug production, trafficking, enforcement, and abuse.
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Illinois Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2002. This report is a brief update to the Illinois Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Illinois.
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Immigration Offenders in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2000, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia and Marika F. X. Litras. August 2002. This report describes the number of immigration offenders prosecuted in the Federal court between 1985 and 2000, including drug offenders.
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Impact of the Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS) Aftercare Program for Substance-Abusing Felons: Comprehensive Final Report, National Institute of Justice, S. Rossman, S. Sridharan, C. Gouvis, J. Buck, and E. Morley. March 2000. This report provides information on an evaluation of the Opportunity to Succeed program that was designed to reduce relapse and recidivism by providing aftercare services to offenders who have drug offense histories.
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Implementing the "Integrated Continuum of Care" Model for Severely Addicted Addicts: The Key Maine Experience, National Institute of Justice, George DeLeon and Josephine Hawke. April 2001. This report summarizes findings from a process evaluation of the Key Maine Therapeutic Community.
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Increasing Our Understanding of the Recovery Process Through Drug Court Narratives, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, March 2002. This report provides an overview of research findings from an evaluation of the Syracuse Community Treatment Court.
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Increasing Our Understanding of the Recovery Process Through Drug Court Narratives, Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2002. This report describes narrative data from observations of the Syracuse Community Treatment Court (SCTC) sessions and interviews with SCTC clients and treatment professionals.
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Indiana Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2002. This report is a brief update to the Indiana Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Indiana.
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InfoFacts: Treatment for Drug Abusers in the Criminal Justice System, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2006. This resource provides information about drug abusers in the criminal justice system and highlights the positive impact drug treatment can have on these offenders.
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Information Bulletin: Methadone Abuse Increasing, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2003. This Information Bulletin addresses a rise in methadone abuse and examines the methods by which abusers acquire this drug.
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Institutionalizing Drug Courts: A Focus Group Meeting Report, Bureau of Justice Assistance, March 2002. This report outlines the principal themes and ideas that emerged from a focus group meeting on institutionalizing drug courts.
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Integrating Drug Testing Into a Pretrial Services System: 1999 Update, Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 1999. This document is an updated version of a 1992 monograph describing how to integrate drug testing into a jurisdiction’s pretrial services system.
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Intelligence Bulletin: GHB Trafficking and Abuse, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. This report provides an assessment of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) trafficking and abuse in the United States.
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Intelligence Bulletin: Khat (Catha edulis), National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This bulletin indicates that the availability of khat, a plant containing stimulants regulated under the Controlled Substances Act, is increasing in the United States.
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Intelligence Bulletin: OxyContin Diversion, Availability, and Abuse, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2004. This report provides an assessment of OxyContin diversion and abuse in the United States.
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Intensive Treatment Program Lane County, Oregon: Evaluation Report; Preliminary Findings, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report summarizes findings related to the persons referred, assessed, admitted, and discharged from treatment from the Intensive Treatment Program, an in-jail drug treatment program in Oregon.
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Interpol's Forensic Report on FARC Computers and Hardware Seized by Colombia, ICPO-Interpol, May 2008. This report presents the findings from a forensic investigation of computers seized from a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terrorist camp during a raid in March 2008.
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Interrelationship Between the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs: Summary Overview for Drug Court Practitioners, Bureau of Justice Assistance, John N. Marr, August 1999. The purpose of this report is to address the underlying physiological, sociological and psychological foundation for prohibiting persons addicted to controlled substances from using alcohol.
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Jackson County, Missouri, COMmunity-Backed Anti-Drug Tax (COMBAT) Evaluation -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Seeherman, D. Hunt, and J. Heliotis, et al. May 2000. This report is a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation and impact of the Jackson County, Missouri program called COMmunity Backed Anti-Drug Tax (COMBAT).
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Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007, Bureau of Justice Statistics, June 2008. This report presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2007 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2007.
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Jails in Indian Country, 2007, Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 2008. This bulletin presents findings from the 2007 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of all 83 confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This report includes data on the number of adults and juveniles held for drug offenses.
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Justice for America: Annual Report to Congress on Initiatives Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2001, Bureau of Justice Assistance, June 2002. This report describes the funding and technical assistance BJA provided for state and local criminal justice systems in FY 2001, including drug-related programs.
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Juvenile and Family Drug Courts: An Overview, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1996. Juvenile and family drug courts provide immediate intervention in the lives of children and parents using drugs or exposed to drug addiction through family members.
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Juvenile and Family Drug Courts: Profile of Program Characteristics and Implementation Issues, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Caroline S. Cooper and Shanie Bartlett. June 1998. This report provides a snapshot of the operational characteristics of juvenile and family drug courts that are currently operating and a synopsis of the policy and other implementation issues that have been commonly encountered.
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Juvenile Arrests 2006, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2008. This bulletin summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data from the annual FBI uniform crime reporting program and includes information on drug abuse violations involving juveniles.
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Juvenile Arrests 2007, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 2009. This report contains data on juvenile arrests for different offenses, including drug abuse violations.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1990-1999, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Puzzanchera, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on out-of-home placement in delinquency cases, including drug cases.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1989-1998, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C.M. Puzzanchera, February 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on placement of juveniles in correctional facilities, treatment centers, and group homes.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2000, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2004. This report profiles more than 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 2000 and reviews judicial trends since 1985.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2001-2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2005. This report profiles the 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by courts with juvenile jurisdiction in 2002 and describes trends since 1985.
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1985–2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2006. This fact sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases, including drug cases, resulting in probation.
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Juvenile Drug Court Movement, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Cooper, J. Brophy, and M. Roberts. March 1997. This fact sheet provides an overview of juvenile drug courts.
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Juvenile Drug Court Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, May 2001. This bulletin shares the perspectives of practitioners and policymakers who have helped to establish juvenile drug courts.
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Juvenile Drug Courts: Strategies in Practice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This publication describes the framework for planning, implementing, and operating a juvenile drug court.
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Juvenile Felony Defendants in Criminal Courts: Survey Of 40 Counties, 1998, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2003. This report discusses the increase in violent juvenile crime experienced during the early and mid-1990s, includes drug-related information.
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Juvenile Suicide in Confinement A National Survey, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, L. Hayes, February 2004. This report provides information on the scope and distribution of suicides by youth confined in juvenile facilities and includes information on substance abuse as a risk factor.
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Juveniles in Adult Prisons and Jails: A National Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, James Austin Ph.D., Kelly Dedel Johnson Ph.D., and Maria Gregoriou, M.A. October 2000. Provides data on the number of juveniles being housed in adult jails and prisons, includes information on drug offenders and drug use.
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Juveniles in Court, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, M. Sickmund, June 2003. This report provides a summary of the latest statistics available on juveniles in court, including drug offenders.
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Juveniles Taken Into Custody: Fiscal Year 1992, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Robert DeComo, Ph.D., Sandra Tunis, Ph.D., Barry Krisberg, Ph.D., et al, May 1995. Provides data on juvenile admissions to and custodial residents in public and private correctional facilities.
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Kansas Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Kansas.
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Keeping Drug Activity Out of Rental Property: Establishing Landlord Training Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. The Landlord Training Program was designed to help law enforcement agencies, property owners, property managers, and residents keep illegal activity out of rental property.
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Keeping Illegal Activity Out of Rental Property: A Police Guide for Establishing Landlord Training Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, March 2000. Describes the Landlord Training Program which emphasizes cooperation among owners, tenants, and law enforcement agencies to help neighborhoods fight drug-related crime.
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Kentucky Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2002. This report is a joint strategic assessment between NDIC and the Kentucky State Police that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Kentucky.
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Ketamine Intelligence Bulletin, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2004. This bulletin discusses the trafficking and abuse of ketamine hydrochloride. It presents background information, smuggling from Mexico, abuse, effects, and its use in drug-facilitated sexual assault.
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Khat Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2008. This brochure answers the common questions about khat and includes a description of the drug, the risks of abuse and a profile of the typical abuser.
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La Comunidad Terapeutica, National Institute on Drug Abuse, December 2003. The Spanish language version of Therapeutic Communities presents background information about therapeutic community (TC) treatment programs.
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Lake County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Lake County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2000: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies With 100 or More Officers, Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2004. This report presents agency-specific data collected from more than 755 local agencies and 49 state agencies that employed 100 or more sworn officers.
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Law Enforcement Referral of At-Risk Youth: The SHIELD Program, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Phelan A. Wyrick, November 2000. Utilizes contacts made by police to identify youth at risk of involvement in violent behavior, substance abuse, and gang activity.
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Le Trafic de Drogue comme Menace á la Sécurité en Afrique de l´Ouest, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2008. This is the French language version of a report which provides an analysis of the threat posed by drug trafficking to West African nations, with particular focus on cocaine trafficking.
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Les Raves-Bulletin Informatif, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2002. Ce bulletin parle spécifiquement des raves et drogues de club aux États-Unis.
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Lessons Learned From the Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program Model, Bureau of Justice Assistance, December 1998. A program developed to assist law enforcement agencies in effectively responding to multijurisdictional narcotics trafficking activities.
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Life of a Cell: Managerial Practice and Strategy in Colombian Cocaine Distribution in the United States, National Institute of Justice, J. Fuentes, January 1998. This report examines cell structuring, worker recruitment, establishment of customer lines, price-setting, enforcement of customer agreements, and organizational and behavioral responses to law enforcement pressures.
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Local Police Departments, 2003, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2006. This report provides information on local police departments including the number and size of agencies, race and gender of sworn personnel, and drug enforcement activities.
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Looking at a Decade of Drug Courts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1998. This report provides summary information on adult, juvenile and family drug court programs throughout the United States.
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Looking at Crime From the Street Level: Plenary Papers of the 1999 Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation; Enhancing Policy and Practice Through Research, Volume 1, National Institute of Justice, Sudhir Venkatesh, Richard Curtis, and Charles H. Ramsey, November 1999. Conference presentations on drug-related crime research.
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Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Louisiana Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2001. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat in Louisiana.
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Maine Drug Threat Assessment Update, 2003, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This report is a brief update to the Maine Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Maine.
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Making sense of partnerships: A study of police and housing department collaboration for tackling drug and related problems on public housing estates, Australia National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 2007. The aim of this project is to explore the realities of partnership working by focusing on collaboration between the police and housing departments to tackle problems associated with illicit drug activity and anti-social behaviour on three Australian public housing estates.
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Manhattan District Attorney's Narcotics Eviction Program, National Institute of Justice, Peter Finn, May 1995. A program that uses civil statutes to remove drug dealers from residential and commercial buildings.
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Marijuana and Methamphetamine Trafficking on Federal Lands Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This report provides an assessment of marijuana cultivation and methamphetamine production occurring on and transportation through public federal lands.
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Marijuana Availability in the United States and Its Associated Territories, Library of Congress – Federal Research Division, December 2003. This report attempts to determine the annual amount of marijuana available in the U.S., the major avenues through which marijuana from foreign sources is smuggled into the U.S. and how much of the total production actually gets seized by law enforcement authorities.
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Maryland Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Maryland.
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Massachusetts Drug Threat Assessment Update, 2003, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a brief update to the Massachusetts Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Massachusetts.
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Measures to Control Transnational Organized Crime, Summary, National Institute of Justice, Yuriy Voronin, October 2000. This report provides a definition of transnational organized crime and information on how Nations can control it.
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Medical Problems of Inmates, 1997, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Laura M. Maruschak and Allen J. Beck, Ph.D., January 2001. Presents data on inmates reporting a medical problem who also reported having a history of drug abuse.
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Mental Health and Treatment of Inmates and Probationers, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Paula M. Ditton, July 1999. Data on offenders who were under correctional supervision and reported prior treatment for a mental health problem, includes drug offenders.
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Methamphetamine Initiative, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, September 2004. This fact sheet provides an overview of the COPS Methamphetamine Initiative, which supports enforcement, training, and lab cleanup activities nationwide.
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Methamphetamine Initiative: Final Environmental Assessment, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, May 2003. This report provides information on the impact clandestine laboratories have on the environment.
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Methamphetamine Interagency Task Force: Final Report, Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Institute of Justice, January 2000. Presents the findings of a collaborative effort by Federal and non-Federal experts in law enforcement, prevention, education, and treatment on methamphetamine.
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Methamphetamine Laboratory Identification and Hazards Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2003. This fact sheets provides information on methamphetamine labs and the dangers associated with them.
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The Methamphetamine Menace, National Conference of State Legislatures, B. Harrison and D. Sanchez, January 2004. This fact sheet highlights the problems associated with methamphetamine and discusses how some States are responding.
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Methamphetamine: An Update on an Emerging Problem, National Institute of Justice, NIJ Journal, October 2000. Provides an overview of the Methamphetamine Interagency Task Force.
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Methamphetamine: Final Report, United States Sentencing Commission, November 1999. This is the final report of the Methamphetamine Policy Team regarding implementation of the Methamphetamine Trafficking Penalty Enhancement Act of 1998.
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Methcathinone "Cat" Laboratories: A Collaborative Effort to Eliminate Illicit Production, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1997. This bulletin provides information on how the Indiana State Police dealt with numerous methcathinone laboratories.
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Michigan High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Michigan High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Milwaukee High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Milwaukee High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Minnesota Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2002. This report is a brief update to the Minnesota Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Minnesota.
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Model State Drug Court Legislation: Model Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act, National Drug Court Institute, May 2004. This publication functions as a model for policy-makers, state legislators, and drug court professionals who wish to enact or enhance statewide drug court legislation.
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Mohican Youth Center: RSAT Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, B. Fulton, E. Latessa, and J. Pealer. July 2001. This report presents the results of a process evaluation of the Mohican Youth Center, a substance abuse treatment facility for drug-involved youth operated by the Ohio Department of Youth Services.
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MonDay Community Correctional Institution: RSAT Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, B. Fulton, E. Latessa, and J. Pealer. July 2001. This report presents the results of a process evaluation of the MonDay Community Correctional Institution, located in Ohio.
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Money Laundering in Digital Currencies, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment describes digital currencies and the digital currency system and how they are used to launder and move funds.
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Money Laundering Offenders, 1994-2001, Bureau of Justice Statistics, M. Motivans, July 2003. This report describes the criminal case processing of money laundering defendants in the Federal criminal justice system.
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Money Laundering: Rapid Growth of Casinos Makes Them Vulnerable, General Accounting Office, January 1996. A review of laws and enforcement activities used to control money laundering in the gaming industry.
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National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy 2008-2011, National Drug Strategy, Australia, September 2008. This strategy outlines the Australian government's strategy to reduce the use of amphetamine-type substances through prevention, supply reduction, and treatment.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 , National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This assessment addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns associated with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Executive Summary, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This report summarizes the findings of the National Drug Threat Assessment 2005. Topics covered include new developments and continuing trends, and primary market areas.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Summary Report, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This summary report addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Threat Matrix, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. The Threat Matrix provides information such as source locations, transit countries, entry points, primary markets, price range, a profile of the retailers, key developments, and projections for cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, and MDMA.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2006, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2006. This assessment addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2007, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2006. This interagency assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and use of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2009, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2008. This annual assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United States.
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National Evaluation of 14 Drug Courts, National Institute of Justice, A.Harrell, A. Morral, D. Longshore, E. Deschenes, et al. November 2001. This report presents findings from a national evaluation of 14 drug court programs that received funding by the Drug Courts Program Office in 1995 and 1996.
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National Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program From Onset to Midpoint--Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, D. Lipton, F. Pearson, and H. Wexler. May 2000. This report highlights the results of surveys of RSAT programs in participating States, and lays out what the RSAT legislation has accomplished at the midpoint of its existence (December 31, 1998).
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National Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program From Onset to Midpoint--Final Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Lipton, F. Pearson, and H. Wexler. May 2000. This report presents results of an examination of the RSAT program’s progress at about the halfway point of the program’s existence.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed Cross-Site Analysis, National Institute of Justice, Gary Cordner, Gregory Mills, Jack Greene, and Terence Dunworth. July 1999. This report provides an overview of the NIJ evaluation of the Weed and Seed program.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Gregory Mills and Terence Dunworth, July 1999. This report provides an overview of Operation Weed and Seed, a strategy to control violent crime, drug trafficking, and drug-related crime in targeted areas and to provide a safe environment for residents to live, work, and raise their families.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Akron Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Akron, Ohio and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Manatee/Sarasota Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This report summarizes the Weed and Seed program's strategies and effects in Manatee and Sarasota county.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Hartford Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This report provides an overview of Hartford's Weed and Seed program.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Las Vegas Case Study, National Institute of Justice, August 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Las Vegas and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Pittsburgh Case Study Research Report, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Pittsburgh and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Salt Lake City Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This report summarizes the Weed and Seed program's strategies and effects in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Seattle Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Seattle and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Shreveport Case Study, National Institute of Justice, August 1999. This report summarizes the Weed and Seed program's strategies and effects in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) 2007 Mid-Year Report, Drug Enforcement Administration, October 2007. This report provides information on the activities of NFLIS from January through June 2007. NFLIS is a DEA program that collects drug analysis results and related information from state and local forensic laboratories across the country.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Special Report Synthetic Drugs, 2001-2004, Drug Enforcement Administration, September 2005. This NFLIS Special Report presents findings on synthetic drugs including methamphetamine, amphetamine, PCP, MDMA and MDA. From 2001 to 2004, nearly 1 million of these selected synthetic drug items were analyzed by state and local forensic laboratories in the U.S., representing about 13% of all items analyzed.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Special Report: Narcotics Analgesics, 2001-2003, Drug Enforcement Administration, June 2004. Narcotic analgesics, derived from natural or synthetic opiates, are a category of pain medications that has emerged as a major drug problem in the United States. This special report presents findings on narcotic analgesics reported to NFLIS between 2001 and 2003.
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National Gang Threat Assessment, 2005, BJA-Sponsored, 2005. The results reported in this document are the compilation of information received from law enforcement agencies across the country. It provides information on gang-related crime including drug offenses.
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Nebraska Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Nebraska.
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Nevada High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Nevada High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This report provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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New Hampshire Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is the second brief update to the New Hampshire Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to New Hampshire.
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New Jersey Drug Threat Assessment 2004 Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2004. This report is a brief update to the New Jersey Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to New Jersey.
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New Mexico Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to New Mexico.
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New York Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2002. This report is a joint strategic assessment by NDIC, the DEA, and the New York/New Jersey HIDTA that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to New York.
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The New York State Adult Drug Court Evaluation: Policies, Participants and Impacts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, A. Bader , A. Cissner, D. Farole, et al, October 2003. This study documents the policies, participant characteristics, and performance of participants in eleven of New York's oldest and largest drug courts.
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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the New York/New Jersey (NY/NJ) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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NIJ Journal, Issue No. 250, National Institute of Justice, November 2003. This issue of the NIJ Journal includes articles on drugs use and violence; drug markets; and drug enforcement task forces.
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Noble Choices: RSAT Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, July 2001. This report provides information on a process evaluation of a therapeutic community called Noble Choices that operates within Noble Correctional Institution, a medium security prison in Ohio.
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North Carolina Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2003. This report is a joint strategic assessment by the National Drug Intelligence Center and the Drug Enforcement Administration that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to North Carolina.
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North Dakota Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to North Dakota.
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North Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the North Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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North Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the North Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Northern Mariana Islands Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence Among Youth Who Have Been in a Jail or a Detention Center, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2004. This report focuses on the substance use, abuse, and dependence rates among youths aged 12 to 17 that have ever been in jail or in a detention center.
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Offenders Returning to Federal Prison, 1986-97, Bureau of Justice Statistics, William J. Sabol, Ph.D., William P. Adams, Barbara Parthasarathy, and Yan Yuan, September 2000. Describes offenders, including drug offenders, returning to Federal prison within 3 years of release and the time they serve upon their return to prison.
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Office of Justice Programs Drug Courts Program Office Fact Sheet, Drug Courts Program Office, August 1995. An overview of the background and funding initiatives for the Drug Courts Program Office.
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Ohio Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2002. This report is a brief update to the Ohio Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Ohio.
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Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Ohio RSAT Process Evaluation, Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, July 2001. This report represents the culmination of a process evaluation of three residential substance abuse treatment programs (RSAT) in Ohio.
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Oklahoma Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Oklahoma.
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Operation Cease Fire, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1998. This report provides information on Operation Cease Fire, a program implemented by the Boston Police Department to combat illicit gun trafficking and street drug activity.
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Operation Drug TEST Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, D. Longshore, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, S. Turner, and T. Fain. June 2001.This report provides information on an evaluation of Operation Drug TEST (ODT), a pretrial intervention featuring drug testing; sanctions for drug use; and treatment, as needed, for defendants under pretrial supervision.
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Operation Hot Pipe, Smokey Haze, and Rehab: Disrupting an Illicit Drug Market, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1998. This report provides information on how the San Diego Police Department disrupted an illicit drug market.
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Operation Weed and Seed, Community Capacity Development Office, January 2005. This fact sheet describes the Weed and Seed program, an innovative and comprehensive multi-agency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention, and community revitalization.
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Opium Economy in Afghanistan: An International Problem, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, February 2003. This report examines Afghanistan’s opium economy in order to understand its dynamics, the reasons for its success, its beneficiaries and victims, and the problems it has caused domestically and abroad.
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Opium Poppy Cultivation in South East Asia: Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2007. The survey collects and analyzes information on the location and extent of opium poppy cultivation, on the potential production of opium, well as other socioeconomic dimensions of the problem.
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Oregon High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Oregon High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Organized Crime Narcotics Trafficking Enforcement Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. The program awards funds and provides training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies for the development and demonstration of promising counterdrug initiatives.
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"The Other Way" Program Evaluation, Summary, National Institute of Justice, July 2000. This report provides an overview of a process evaluation of The Other Way (TOW) drug treatment program.
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Outcome Evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Program: Barnstable House of Corrections, National Institute of Justice, April 2003. This report is the second half of an evaluation of the residential substance abuse program at the Barnstable House of Corrections.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Crossroads to Freedom House and Peer I Therapeutic Communities, NIJ-Sponsored, K. Klebe and M. O'Keefe, October 2004. This study investigates the effectiveness of two Colorado Residential Substance Abuse Treatment therapeutic community programs for offenders.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Forever Free Substance Abuse Treatment Program: One-Year Post-Release Outcomes, National Institute of Justice, M. Prendergast, April 2003. This report highlights the background, design and methods, and findings relating to the outcome evaluation of the Forever Free Program located at the California Institution for Women in Frontera.
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Outcome Evaluation of the New Mexico Corrections Department Genesis Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners, Final Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, P. Guerin, December 2003. This report provides information on research that explored the effectiveness of the in-prison therapeutic community at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility.
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Outcome Evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners, National Institute of Justice, J. Miller and B. Koons-Witt, April 2003. The primary objective of this evaluation was to determine whether South Carolina's Correctional Recovery Academy is an effective treatment option for male youthful offenders with chemical dependency problems.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Texas Youth Commission's Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, W. Kelly, August 2001. This study provides a systematic evaluation of the longer-term impacts of the drug treatment programs employed by the Texas Youth Commission.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Wisconsin Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program: The Mental Illness-Chemical Abuse (MICA) Program at Oshkosh Correctional Institution 1998-2000, National Institute of Justice, January 2001. This report provides information on a two-year outcome evaluation of Wisconsin’s Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners project.
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Overview and Illustrative Examples of the Research Agenda for the Therapeutic Community Continuum of Treatment for Offenders in Delaware, National Institute of Justice, C. Saum, J. Inciardi, and S. Martin. May 2000. This report provides an overview of research conducted on Delaware's therapeutic community continuum of treatment for offenders.
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OxyContin Diversion and Abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration, October 2003. This report provides an overview of OxyContin use, diversion, and efforts to combat the problem.
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OxyContin Diversion and Abuse, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2001. Provides information on the abuse, related criminal activity, and legislation of the prescription drug OxyContin.
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OxyContin Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This fact sheet provides information on OxyContin, a trade name for a painkiller available in the United States only by prescription.
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Painting the Current Picture: A National Report Card on Drug Courts and Other Problem Solving Court Programs in the United States, Volume II, No. 1, National Drug Court Institute, May 2008. This report provides data on the number of active drug and other problem solving court operations and provides information on important drug court research.
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Past and Future Directions of the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program: An Evaluation Review, National Institute of Justice, Christopher L. Ringwalt, Jody M. Greene, Susan T. Ennett, and Ronaldo Iachan, September 1994. An evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of DARE.
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Patterns of Drug Use Amongst Police Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, December 2000. An overview of the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) project in Australia that routinely monitors the use of illicit drugs by people detained by police.
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PCP Tablets Sold as MDMA - Information Bulletin, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2001. Informs the law enforcement and treatment communities of the nontraditional distribution of the hallucinogen PCP.
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Peru Monitoreo de Cultivos de Coca 2006, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2007. This report provides an estimate of coca cultivation at the national level for 2006 and also presents information on coca yield, prices and other issues related to coca cultivation in Peru.
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Pharmaceuticals Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2004. This report provides an assessment of prescription drug availability, diversion, and abuse. Also discussed are the threats posed by doctor shopping, prescription fraud, unscrupulous physicians, theft, and internet pharmacies.
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Philadelphia/Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Philadelphia/ Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (PC HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Police Departments in Large Cities, 1990-2000, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Brian A. Reaves, Ph.D. and Matthew J. Hickman. May 2002. This bulletin provides information local police department personnel, equipment, and policies including drug-related information.
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Police drug diversion: a study of criminal offending outcomes, Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008. This report examines the criminal histories and recidivism of persons diverted by the police in each Australian state and territory.
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Policing Drug Hot Spots, National Institute of Justice, January 1996. An overview of a law enforcement strategy used in neighborhoods with high drug activity.
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Predicting Pretrial Misconduct With Drug Tests of Arrestees: Evidence From Six Sites, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, January 1996. An assessment of the effectiveness of drug testing as a means of predicting that a released arrestee will commit an additional offense or fail to appear in court during the pretrial period.
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Prescription Fraud, Office of Community Oriented Police Services, J. Wartell and N. La Vigne, May 2004. This guide describes the problem of prescription fraud and reviews responses to the problem.
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Pretrial Drug Testing: An Overview of Issues and Practices, Bureau of Justice Assistance, D. Alan Henry and John Clark, July 1999. This bulletin provides an overview of drug testing issues and practices at the pretrial stage of the criminal justice system.
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Preventing Gang and Drug-Related Witness Intimidation, National Institute of Justice, November 1996. This report focuses on efforts prosecutors' and law enforcement agencies have developed to prevent witness intimidation, in gang- and drug-related cases.
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Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations: A Research Based Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2006. This guide is intended to describe the treatment principles and research findings that are of particular relevance to the criminal justice community and to treatment professionals working with drug abusing offenders.
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Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007, Bureau of Justice Statistics, June 2008. This report presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of Federal or state correctional authorities on June 30, 2007, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series.
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Prison-Based Treatment Assessment (PTA): Final Activity Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, and M. Hiller. November 1999. This report summarizes findings from an evaluation of the treatment process and outcomes associated with the In-Prison Therapeutic Community facility located in Kyle, Texas.
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Prisoners in 2006, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2007. This publication reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 2006 with the previous year, and presents prison growth rates since 2000. Estimates are provided on the number of sentenced prisoners by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin, and type of offense.
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Prisoners' Drug Use and Treatment: Seven Research Studies, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, June 2003. This report brings together seven studies concerned with prisoners’ drug use and treatment, in England and Wales.
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2006, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2007. This bulletin presents data on the number of persons on probation and parole at yearend 2006, by State, and compares the national totals to counts for yearend 1995 and 2000 through 2005. The Bulletin also includes a national description of the race, gender, and offense composition of these populations.
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Problem-Oriented Drug Enforcement: A Community-Based Approach for Effective Policing, Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 1993. Problem-oriented policing is a process for approaching persistent community problems that require a police response.
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Process Analysis of GDC RSAT Program, Draft Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Audrey Moffett, August 2001. This document reports the findings of a process evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program operating within the Georgia Department of Corrections.
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Process Assessment of Correctional Treatment (PACT), Final Project Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, M. Hiller, and S. Rao. September 2000. This report provides an extensive summary of the data collection procedures used during the PACT project.
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Process Assessment of Correctional Treatment (PACT), Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, M. Hiller, and S. Rao. September 2000. This report provides a description of baseline and during treatment assessments that were used with probationers in a “real-world” treatment setting as part of the PACT project.
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Process Evaluation Assessing the Gender Appropriateness of the KEY/CREST Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of findings from a process evaluation to assess the gender appropriateness of a Therapeutic Community (TC) model used at the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institute and the I CREST North and South TC treatment programs.
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Process Evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners: The W.J. Maxey Boys Training School, National Institute of Justice, Maureen Okasinski and William Birdsall. March 2000. This report summarizes the findings from the evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program intended to reduce substance abuse and recidivism among youth placed at Maxey Boys Training School in Michigan.
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Process Evaluation of an Effort to Engage Police in Alternative Responses to Neighborhood Drug Problems, Final Report, NIJ-Sponsored, D. Young, C. Stayton, E. Rosenzweig, and L. Wycoff. March 2005. This report presents findings from a process evaluation of efforts by a program in New York City, La Bodega de la Familia, to work with local police on alternative responses to neighborhood drug use and crime.
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Process Evaluation of Summit House: A Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, National Institute of Justice, S. McMurphy and W. Butynski, et al. February 2002. This report provides an overview of a process evaluation of the Summit House Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program within the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.
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Process Evaluation of the Crossroad to Freedom House and Peer I Therapeutic Communities, National Institute of Justice, M. O’Keefe and K. Klebe. May 2001. The purpose of this study was to conduct a process evaluation of the Crossroads to Freedom House and the Peer I transitional Therapeutic Community programs.
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Process Evaluation of the Forever Free Substance Abuse Treatment Program, National Institute of Justice, D. Baldwin, J. Wellisch, and M. Prendergast. June 2000. This report provides the findings of a process evaluation of Forever Free, an intensive residential and community treatment program for women inmates with substance abuse problems.
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Process Evaluation of the Genesis Program at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility, National Institute of Justice, M. Wyatt, P. Guerin, and R. Hyde. December 1999. This report is a process evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF) in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Process Evaluation of the Michigan Department of Corrections' Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program, National Institute of Justice, James Austin, Kelly Johnson, and Wendy Naro. March 2000. This report examines a process evaluation of the Michigan Department of Corrections' Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Minnesota Department of Corrections-Red Wing Facility, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, T. Campbell, May 2001. This report highlights the findings of a process evaluation of the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Red Wing Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Rhode Island Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program (RSAT): The Operations of a Minimum-Security Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Craig Love, August 2001. This document provides a summary of a process evaluation of the Rhode Island Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Texas Youth Commission's Chemical Dependency Treatment Program -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, William Kelly, May 2000. This report provides a systematic and empirical process evaluation of factors associated with successful program progress in TYC’s Chemical Dependency Treatment Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Therapeutic Community Initiative at the Illinois Department of Corrections' Illinois Youth Center-St. Charles, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, February 2001. This report provide the findings from an evaluation of an RSAT-funded program located at the Illinois Department of Corrections’ youth center in St. Charles, Illinois.
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Process Evaluation of the Wisconsin Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Female Prisoners: The Women in Need of Substance Abuse Treatment (WINSAT) Program, National Institute of Justice, D. Moberg and K. Ban Stelle. July 2000. This process evaluation report covers the development and initial implementation of the Women in Need of Substance Abuse Treatment (WINSAT) program.
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Process Evaluation of Tier 4 Connecticut: Department of Correction Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, S. Pease, R. Tafrate, and S. Cox. January 2001. This process evaluation attempts to identify those programmatic factors which contribute to inmate success and failure so that recommendations can be made toward strengthening the RSAT programs.
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Profile of Jail Inmates, 2002, Bureau of Justice Statistics, D. James, July 2004. The report describes the characteristics of jail inmates in 2002, including offenses, criminal histories, drug and alcohol use and treatment, and family background.
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Profile of Nonviolent Offenders Exiting State Prison, Bureau of Justice Statistics, C. Mumola and M. Durose. October 2004. Provides a description of the general characteristics of prison populations serving time for nonviolent crimes as they exit State prisons. Nonviolent crimes are defined as property, drug, and public order offenses that do not involve a threat of harm or an actual attack upon a victim.
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Profile of State Prisoners Under Age 18, 1985-97, Bureau of Justice Statistics, February 2000. Presents trend data on persons under 18 in State prison, includes data on drug offenders, demographics, sentence length, and time served.
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Program Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Residential Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, C. Mosher and D. Phillips. November 2002. This research report describes the purpose, methods, results, and implications of an evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State.
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Programs in Correctional Settings: Innovative State and Local Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, June 1998. Describes programs in correctional settings that focus on improving the criminal justice system at the State and local levels.
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Project Metrotown: Reducing Drug Trafficking and Related Crime Through Multiagency Cooperation and Community Partnerships, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2002. This report provides information on how the Royal Canadian Mounted Police used a joint enforcement team to reduce drug trafficking and related crime in apartment buildings.
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Promising Strategies To Reduce Substance Abuse, Office of Justice Programs, September 2000. Describes drug prevention, treatment, and law enforcement programs that have been adopted successfully by communities around the country.
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Psychiatric Disorders of Youth in Detention, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 2006. This OJJDP bulletin examines the prevalence of alcohol, drug, and mental disorders among youth at the Cook County (Illinois) Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
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Public Domain Drug Court Software: Functions and Utility, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This document presents a largely nontechnical description of four public domain drug court MISs and surveys a range of information useful for supporting drug court activities.
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Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment is a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Quality Assurance General Practices, Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs, January 2005. These recommendations address quality assurance general practices in the qualitative analysis of seized drugs.
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Rave Parties, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Michael S. Scott, August 2004. This guide addresses problems associated with rave parties and provides effective strategies for response.
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Rebirth of Rehabilitation: Promise and Perils of Drug Courts, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Richard S. Gebelein, May 2000. Provides an overview of the history, successes, and possible pitfalls of drug courts.
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Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 1994, Bureau of Justice Statistics, D. Levin and P. Langan. June 2002. Reports on the rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration of former inmates who were tracked for 3 years after their release from prisons in 15 States in 1994.
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Recidivism Rates for Drug Court Graduates: Nationally Based Estimates, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Bhati, J. Roman, and W. Townsend. July 2003. This report presents a general estimate of recidivism among a nationally representative sample of drug court graduates.
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Reducing Crime and Drug Dealing by Improving Place Management: A Randomized Experiment, National Institute of Justice, John E. Eck and Julie Wartell, January 1999. This report provides an overview of research on the effectiveness of the Drug Abatement Response Team (DART) program.
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Reducing Offender Drug Use Through Prison-Based Treatment, NIJ Journal, National Institute of Justice, July 2000. An overview of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grant Program.
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Regional Information Sharing Systems Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 2002. The RISS Program supports federal, state, and local law enforcement efforts to combat criminal activity that extends across jurisdictional boundaries.
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Relationship between State Methamphetamine Precursor Laws and Trends in Small Toxic Lab (STL) Seizures, NIJ-Sponsored, 2008. This report provides a multi-state scientific analysis of the relationships between state methamphetamine precursor policies and trends in STL seizures after the implementation of various precursor control laws.
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Report of a Process Evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program: Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Donald Linhorst, March 2000. This report provides final results of a process evaluation of Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program (OCCDTP) in Missouri.
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Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2005, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, March 2006. This report analyzes crop substitution programs which seek to replace opium poppy and coca leaf crops with legal cash crops.
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Report to Congress: Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy, U.S. Sentencing Commission, May 2007. This report provides recommendations to Congress for modifications to the statutory penalty structure for Federal cocaine offenses.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grant: Compendium of Program Implementation and Accomplishments, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2001. This report provides a summary of an evaluation of the RSAT Program.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) in Jail: Comparison of Six Sites in Virginia, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, June 2000. This process evaluation examined the implementation of the RSAT program in multiple Virginia jails by observing the therapeutic community program, conducting interviews with staff, and tracking client progress.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) in Prison: Evaluation of the Maryland RSAT Program, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, R. Silverman, and J. Bouffard. September 2000. This process evaluation examined the implementation of the Maryland RSAT program by observing the therapeutic community program, conducting interviews with staff, and tracking client progress.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Partnership Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2001. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of a RSAT therapeutic community operating in Idaho.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 2005. This report provides an overview of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program. RSAT was created to help states and units of local governments develop, implement, and improve residential substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners: Breaking the Drug-Crime Cycle Among Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, M. Stohr, C. Hemmens, D. Baune, J. Dayley, M. Gornik, K. Kjaer, and C. Noon. May 2003. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of the South Idaho Correctional Institution's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)program.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners: Implementation Lessons Learned, National Institute of Justice, April 2003. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program for State prisoners.
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Resource Guide on Racial Profiling Data Collection Systems: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Deborah Ramirez, Jack McDevitt, and Amy Farrell, November 2000. An overview of racial profiling; a description of racial-profiling data; current activities; and recommendations for the future.
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Retrospective Evaluation of Two Pioneering Drug Courts: Phase I Findings From Clark County, Nevada, and Multnomah County, Oregon, National Institute of Justice, J. Goldkamp, M. White, and J. Robinson. April 2000. This interim report presents findings from the first phase of the evaluation of two of the nation's pioneering drug courts in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Portland, Oregon.
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Review of Specialized Family Drug Courts: Key Issues Handling Child Abuse and Neglect Cases, National Institute of Justice. Adele Harrell and Alice Goodman. November 1999. This report examines how FDCs relate to general trends in child welfare reform, lessons from drug courts, and rising interest in therapeutic jurisprudence.
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Rise of Marijuana as the Drug of Choice Among Youthful Adult Arrestees, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Andrew Golub and Bruce D. Johnson, June 2001. Discusses trends in marijuana use among booked young adult arrestees from 1987 through 1999.
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Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Role of Local Government in Community Safety, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 2001. The programs examined in this monograph illustrate a framework for using community-local government partnerships to reduce drugs and crime.
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Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs Glossary, Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs, January 2005. This glossary was developed by the Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs for the purposes of its work.
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Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Resource Guide for Practitioners, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, T. Grisso and L. Underwood, December 2004. This Resource Guide offers a comprehensive, user-friendly synthesis of current information on instruments that can be used to screen and assess youth for mental health- and substance use-related disorders at various stages of the juvenile justice process.
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Screening and Referral for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Criminal Justice System, National Institute of Justice, K. Knight, D. Simpson, and M. Hiller. January 2003. This report provides information on screening instruments that can be used by correctional institutions to determine the severity of a offenders drug problem.
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Seizures of Drugs in England and Wales, 2006/07, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, October 2008. This publication presents figures for drug seizures made by law enforcement agencies in England and Wales during 2006 and 2007.
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Sheriffs' Offices, 2003, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2006. This report provides information on Sheriffs' departments including the number and size of agencies, personnel, and involvement in drug enforcement activities.
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Sniffer - L'Abus de Substances Inhalées--Bulletin Informatif, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2002. Ce bulletin parle de l'abus de substances inhalées dans les États-Unis.
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Soma Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. This report provides information on Soma, a trade name for prescription drug carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant legitimately prescribed to relieve pain from muscle injuries and spasms.
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Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics 2007, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008. This Sourcebook contains descriptive statistics on the application of the federal sentencing guidelines and provides selected district, circuit, and national sentencing data. The report includes data on drug cases.
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South Carolina Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2002. This report is a brief update to the South Carolina Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to South Carolina.
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South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area 2008 Drug Market Analysis, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the South Florida Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Special Drug Courts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1993. An overview of special drug courts.
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The State and Local Law Enforcement Equipment Procurement Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, May 1999. An overview of a program that provides state and local units of government with the capacity for purchasing counterdrug equipment at reduced prices through federal procurement channels.
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State Court Organization 1998, Bureau of Justice Statistics, David B. Rottman, Carol R. Flango, Melissa T. Cantrell, Randall Hansen, et al, June 2000. Provides data about drug courts and shows when drug courts were first implemented in each state.
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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 2004 - Statistical Tables, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2007. This resource provides detailed information about offenders convicted in State courts and includes specific information about drug offenders.
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State of Knowledge of Drug-Impaired Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, D. Shinar, J. Walsh, and R. Jones. August 2003. This review covers a broad range of research, including the detection and measurement of drugs in drivers, experimental research on the effect of drugs on the performance driving-related tasks, drug prevalence in various populations of drivers, drug-crash risk, and countermeasures for drug-impaired driving.
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Staying in Treatment: How Much Difference is There From Prison to Prison?, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, M. Motivans, S. Camp, 2001. This is the first study which examines the effects of individual and program level characteristics on treatment attrition within a prison-based setting.
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Steroid Abuse By Law Enforcement Personnel, Drug Enforcement Administration, March 2004. This guide helps police officers understand why anabolic steroids are being abused, and how they can educate law enforcement personnel and others about the dangers of these drugs.
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Steroids Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, June 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on steroids with links to source materials.
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Strategic Approaches to Clandestine Drug Laboratory Enforcement, Bureau of Justice Assistance, September 1999. This report provides an overview of the Clandestine Laboratory Model Enforcement Program.
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Street Gangs and Drug Sales in Two Suburban Cities, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Cheryl L. Maxson, July 1995. The results of a study to determine the level of street gang involvement in drug sales arrests in two Los Angeles suburban cities.
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Substance Abuse and Treatment of Adults on Probation, 1995, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola and Thomas P. Bonczar, March 1998. Data from a survey of adult probationers concerning their use of alcohol and illegal drugs and the treatment they received.
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Substance Abuse and Treatment, State and Federal Prisoners, 1997, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola, December 1998. Presents data from a survey of inmates concerning their use of alcohol and illegal drugs and the treatment they received.
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System: A Treatment Improvement Protocol TIP 44, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, R. Peters and H. Wexler, 2005. Treatment Improvement Protocol was developed to provide recommendations and best practice guidelines to counselors and administrators based on the research literature and the experience of seasoned treatment professionals. It covers the full range of criminal justice settings and all the phases through which an individual progresses in the criminal justice system.
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Substance Abuse Treatment in Adult and Juvenile Correctional Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2000. A survey of correctional facilities providing on-site substance abuse treatment.
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Substance Dependence, Abuse, and Treatment of Jail Inmates, 2002, Bureau of Justice Statistics, D. James and J. Karberg, July 2005. This report presents data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails on inmates’ prior use, dependence, and abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs.
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Substance Misuse Treatment Needs of Minority Prisoner Groups: Women, Young Offenders, and Ethnic Minorities, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2003. This report summarizes a study that assessed the treatment needs of women, male young offenders, and ethnic minorities in England.
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Substance Use Among Adults on Probation: Findings from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1995-1997, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Angela Brittingham, Sam Schildhaus, and Joe Gfroerer, October 1998. Compares drug use between probationers and non-probationers.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. Provides state- and county-level information on the number of drug courts that have been operating for at least two years, have recently been implemented, and which are being planned.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Juvenile/Family Drug Courts, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. This report provides state- and county-level data on juvenile and family drug courts that have been implemented and which are being planned.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Tribal Drug Courts, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. This report provides state- and county-level information on the number of tribal drug courts that have been implemented and which are being planned.
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Summary of Key Findings of a Process Evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program, National Institute of Justice, Donald Linhorst, March 2000. This report summaries the key findings from the process evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program (OCCDTP).
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Supporting the Drug Court Process: What You Need to Know for Effective Decision Making and Program Evaluation, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This report was written to help those who are planning, implementing, or operating adult drug courts to understand the critical importance of the availability of a wide range of timely, accurate, and complete information.
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Survey of State Prison Inmates, 1991, Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 1993. Provides a profile of State prison inmates, including drug-related information.
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Ten Steps for Implementing a Program of Controlled Substance Testing of Juveniles, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Ann H. Crowe and Linda Sydney, May 2000. Specific information to assist those seeking to establish an effective substance abuse testing program for juveniles.
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Tennessee Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Tennessee.
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Texas Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Texas.
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Therapeutic Communities in Prisons and Work Release: Effective Modalities for Drug-Involved Offenders, National Institute of Justice, H. Surratt, J. Inciardi, and S. Martin. May 2000. This report provides an overview of two offender drug treatment programs in Delaware.
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To Treat or Not To Treat: Evidence on the Prospects of Expanding Treatment to Drug-Involved Offenders, NIJ-Sponsored, April 2008. This report provides a cost-benefit analysis on the expansion of therapeutic jurisprudence to more drug-involved offenders.
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TOW Evaluation Project Final Report, Summary, National Institute of Justice, September 2001. The data presented in this report focus on a sample of 351 inmates who participated in The Other Way (TOW) drug treatment program.
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Toxicological Investigations of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assaults , Federal Bureau of Investigation, M. LeBeau, April 1999. This report addresses common problems encountered by toxicologists in cases of drug-facilitated sexual assault and provides suggestions to overcome some of these obstacles.
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Trace Detection of Narcotics Using a Preconcentrator/Ion Mobility Spectrometer System, NIJ Report 602-00, National Institute of Justice, Gary A. Eiceman, Jaime E. Rodriguez, John E. Parmeter, April 2001. Presents results from experiments of a trace drug detection system using a chemical preconcentrator and associated control hardware and an ion mobility spectrometer.
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Tráfico de Droga como uma Ameaça á Segurança na África Ocidental, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2008. This is the Portuguese language version of a report which provides an analysis of the threat posed by drug trafficking to West African nations, with particular focus on cocaine trafficking.
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El Tratamiento para el Abuso de las Drogas y el Alcohol: Cómo Funciona y Cómo Puede Ayudarle, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008. This is the Spanish language version of the brochure, Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You, which encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders by describing what can be gained through substance abuse treatment before trial or while a person is incarcerated, on probation, or on parole.
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Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. A program designed to break the addiction-crime cycle of drug-involved offenders by linking legal sanctions with drug treatment programs.
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Treatment of Incarcerated Women With Substance Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, Caron Zlotnick, February 2002. The overall goal of this study was to evaluate the initial efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of “Seeking Safety” treatment in a sample of incarcerated women with comorbid PTSD and substance abuse.
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Treatment of Incarcerated Women With Substance Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, C. Zlotnick, February 2002. The overall goal of this study was to evaluate the initial efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of “SeekingSafety” treatment in a sample of incarcerated women with comorbid PTSD and SUD.
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Treatment Services in Adult Drug Courts: Report on the 1999 National Drug Court Treatment Survey, Bureau of Justice Assistance, May 2001. Describes treatment services currently used by adult drug courts and identifies significant issues faced by adult drug courts in obtaining and delivering treatment services.
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Treatment Services in Adult Drug Courts: Report on the 1999 National Drug Court Treatment Survey, Executive Summary, Bureau of Justice Assistance, May 2001. Describes treatment services currently used by adult drug courts and identifies significant issues faced by adult drug courts in obtaining and delivering treatment services.
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Trends in State Parole, 1990-2000, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Allen J. Beck, Doris James Wilson, Timothy A. Hughes. October 2001. Examines the changing nature of offenders entering and leaving parole and the effects on the prison population, including drug offenders.
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Trends in Substance Abuse and Treatment Needs Among Inmates, Final Reports, National Institute of Justice, August 2002. This report provides an overview of available data on substance abuse and treatment needs among inmates.
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U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy for Afghanistan, U.S. State Department, August 2007. This paper evaluates the current counternarcotics strategy for Afghanistan, examines issues, obstacles, and lessons learned and presents a way forward on key elements of the strategy, including public information, alternative development, poppy elimination/eradication, interdiction and justice reform.
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U.S. Money Laundering Threat Assessment, Drug Enforcement Administration, December 2005. The 2005 Money Laundering Threat Assessment (MLTA) is the first government-wide analysis of money laundering in the United States. The purpose of the MLTA is to help policy makers, regulators, and the law enforcement community better understand the landscape of money laundering in the United States and to support strategic planning efforts to combat money laundering.
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U.S. Sentencing Commission Preliminary Crack Cocaine Retroactivity Data Report, U.S. Sentencing Commission, October 2008. This report provides data on recent court decisions that have considered motions to reduce the length of imprisonment for certain offenders convicted of offenses involving crack cocaine prior to November 1, 2007, the date when an amendment to the Federal sentencing guidelines for crack cocaine offenses became effective.
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Underage Drinking, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, K. Johnson, September 2004. This guide describes the problem of underage drinking, identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem, and reviews responses to the problem.
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Understanding the Nexus: Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Among the Arrestee Population in Albuquerque, National Institute of Justice, S. Woerle, P. Guerin, and M. Smith. January 2002. The focus of this study was to determine the difference between arrestees who have battered an intimate partner and those who did not, and what role drug use may have played in the abuse.
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UNODC Annual Report 2008, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, March 2008. This annual report provides an overview of UNODC activities worldwide during 2007.
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Unwelcome Guests: A Community Prosecution Approach to Street Level Drug Dealing and Prostitution, American Prosecutors Research Institute, August 2004. This monograph addresses promising practices to abate these crimes of livability and highlights creative strategies developed by community prosecutors in Kalamazoo County, MI; Multnomah County, OR; Marion County, IN; and Denver, CO.
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Use and Evaluation of Hair Analysis, Urinalysis, and Ion Mobility Spectrometry in a Juvenile Diversion Program in New Orleans, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, T. Mieczkowski, R. Mumm, and H. Connick. February 2002. This report describes the basis of the juvenile diversion process, the integration of the three drug testing technologies into the program, and the results of the application of these technologies.
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Using ADAM Data to Investigate the Effectiveness of Law Enforcement, NIJ-sponsored, November 2007. This report analyzes whether arrestee’s responses to ADAM survey questions can provide a basis for evaluating the effectiveness of drug law enforcement interventions.
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Utah Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Utah.
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Validation of Analytical Methods, Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs, January 2005. These guidelines provide protocols for methods specific to seized drug analysis.
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Vermont Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a brief update to the Vermont Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Vermont.
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Veterans in Prison or Jail, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola, January 2001. This bulletin provides data concerning inmates' prior military service and includes drug-related information.
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Veterans in State and Federal Prison, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2007. Using the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, this report presents data on the military and criminal backgrounds of incarcerated veterans, uses new measures to describe their substance abuse and dependence histories and provides a detailed measure of their mental health problems.
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Vietnam Country Profile, 2003, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2003. This report provides information on the drug problem in Vietnam.
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Virginia Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2003. This report is a brief update to the Virginia Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Virginia.
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The War on Meth in Indian Country, Community Capacity Development Office, April 2007. This article describes recent Federal efforts to fight methamphetamine abuse on tribal reservations.
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Washington Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Washington.
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Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Washington/Baltimore (W/B) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Weed & Seed Best Practices: Evaluation Based-Series, Volume 1, Office of Weed and Seed, May 2003. The articles contained within this report focus on four Weed and Seed neighborhoods. This report was created to share programs and practices that have been successful in reducing crime, violence, juvenile delinquency, and increasing neighborhood vitality and economic strength.
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Weed and Seed Best Practices: Evaluation-based Series, Volume 2, Office of Weed and Seed, 2004. This report was created to share programs and practices that have been successful in reducing drugs, crime, violence, juvenile delinquency, and increasing neighborhood vitality and economic strength.
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Weed and Seed Strategy, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, 2001. This report provides an overview of the Weed and Seed program.
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West First Project: Combating an Emerging Drug Market in the Block, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1997. This bulletin provides an overview of what the Spokane Police Department did when gangs, drug-related activity, and violence infiltrated a downtown area threatening local businesses and decreasing the quality of life.
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West Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the West Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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West Virginia Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to West Virginia.
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When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Joan Petersilia, November 2000. An overview of the difficulties related to the reentry of released prisoners into society, including offender drug use and treatment.
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Wisconsin Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2002. This report is a brief update to the Wisconsin Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Wisconsin.
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Women Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Lawrence A. Greenfeld and Tracy L. Snell, December 1999. Analyzes offense patterns, rates of offending, and consequences of crimes committed by women, includes drug-related information.
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World Drug Report 2007, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2007. This report provides a comprehensive picture of global drug trends, presenting supply (production and trafficking) and demand statistics.
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Wyoming Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2001. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Wyoming.
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Wyoming Methamphetamine Treatment Initiative, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of Wyoming's methamphetamine treatment initiative.
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Wyoming's Methamphetamine Initiative: The Power of Informed Process, Bureau of Justice Assistance, David Singh, May 2001. Wyoming's response to the methamphetamine crisis marks a shift in priorities from enforcement to treatment.
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Youth Gang Drug Trafficking, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, James C. Howell and Debra K. Gleason, December 1999. The report analyzes the participation of youth gang members in drug sales and the role of gangs in drug distribution.
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Youth Gangs, Drugs, and Violence Connection, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, James C. Howell and Scott H. Decker, January 1999. Explores the relationship of youth gangs, drug dealing or trafficking, and violence.
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Youth Gangs in Indian Country, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2004. This bulletin presents data regarding the presence and effect of youth gang activity in Indian Country and provides an overview of programmatic responses to the problem.
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