2012
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Alternative Sentencing Policies for Drug Offenders: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Kansas Senate Bill 123, Executive Summary
By Stemen, Don; Rengifo, Andres F..
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Kansas Senate Bill 123 (SB 123) “created mandatory community-based supervision and substance abuse treatment for individuals convicted of a first or second offense of simple drug possession … This evaluation documents the first five years of operation of SB 123 (November 1, 2003-October 31, 2008). The study examines the individual-level impact of SB 123 on recidivism rates and the system-level impact of SB 123 on prison populations. The study also assesses the impact of SB 123 on the work routin... Read More
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264 pages
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2011
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Cracked Justice
By Porter, Nicole D.; Wright, Valarie.
The Sentencing Project (Washington, DC).
Thirteen states have sentencing disparities between cocaine involved offenses, anywhere from 2- to 75-1 ratios of powder to crack. For instance, the same sentence is given in Missouri for selling 449 grams of powder cocaine as for selling two grams of crack cocaine. The critical need to address the disproportion between sentences applied to crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses is explained. “Fiscal pressure to tighten state corrections budgets, along with mounting evidence documenting the u... Read More
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18 pages
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2010
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Proposition 36
Los Angeles County Public Health. Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (Los Angeles, CA).
This website provides answers to questions about California’s Proposition 36, in particular its operation in Los Angeles County.... Read More
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2 p.
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2009
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The Future of Sentencing in New York State: Recommendations for Reform
New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform (Albany, NY).
Strategies for simplifying New York State's sentencing process are explained. Eight parts follow an executive summary: criminal sentencing in New York State -- a historical overview; greater simplicity in sentencing; a measured approach to reforming New York's drug laws; using evidence-based practices to improve offender outcomes; expanding successful Department of Correctional Services' programs; crime victims and sentencing; planning for the future -- a permanent Sentencing Commission for New... Read More
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256 p.
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2009
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The Failure of the War on Drugs: Charting a New Course for the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Bar Association. Drug Policy Task Force (Boston, MA).
The need to reevaluate drug sentencing practices that can be replaced with sentencing alternatives that meet the same public safety concerns at better levels of effectiveness is explained. Six sections follow an executive summary: introduction; prevention and education -- saving lives and saving dollars; reforming punitive sentencing; treatment works; conclusions -- a diagnosis of policy flaws; and recommendations -- a new direction. "By re-shaping drug policies to make them less punitive, more... Read More
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56 p.
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2009
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A Century of International Drug Control
By Pietschmann, Thomas; Tullis, Melissa; Leggett, Theodore.
United Nations. Office on Drugs and Crime (Vienna, Austria).
Sections following an executive summary are: the drug situation prior to the establishment of an international drug control system; the emergence of the international drug control consensus; the development of the legal framework and codification of the international control system; international drug control under the auspices of the United Nations; drug trends over a century of drug control; and achievements and unintended consequences of the international drug control system, such as an impos... Read More
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101 p.
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