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2011
Cracked Justice
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 o... Read More
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2010
Proposition 36
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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2009
The Future of Sentencing in New York State: Recommendations for Reform
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... Read More
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2009
The Failure of the War on Drugs: Charting a New Course for the Commonwealth
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; prev... Read More
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2009
A Century of International Drug Control
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 ... Read More
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2008
From Inception to Implementation: How SACPA Has Affected the Case Processing and Sentencing of Drug Offenders in One California County
A case study approach is used "to determine how [California's] drug offender case processing and sentencing patterns changed as a result of SACPA [Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act] and to examine how the criminal justice system responded to t... Read More
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2008
Drug Law Reform 2008 -- Dramatic Costs Savings for New York State
Cost savings from the implementation of reforms to New York's Rockefeller Drug laws are determined. Sections following an executive summary include: in sum; background -- the problem; drug law reform efforts; methodology; results for the cost of inc... Read More
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