drug czar presentation 240

CJS/240 Instructor: Tamekia Simmons

Axia College By: Debbie Dennis

NCJRS or the National Criminal Justice Reference Service has publication on juvenile justice and juvenile substance abuse.

NIDA a.k.a. the National Institute on Drug Abuse offers information on drugs abused and community guides.

OJJDP or the Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention work in partnership with other professionals seeking to improve juvenile justice policies and practices.

Law Enforcement

Community Treatment

Education-Legalization

The Advantages:Build Safer NeighborhoodsSecure the Nations BordersProvide Additional Officers for Other Crimes

The Disadvantages:Higher Taxes to Pay Officers

The Advantages:Reduction in Drug DependencyReduce the Impact on the Court SystemReduction in Prison Overcrowding/Jail

The Disadvantages:Low Success RatesUpon Completion Drugs are Still Present

The Advantages:Focus on EducationControl Drug Quality

The Disadvantages:New Laws will have to be FormedDrugs are Available to a New Market

We need definite answer to why there is such an increase in juvenile drug use

We need answers to when and why there is such a spike in juvenile criminal activity

Re-establish community involvement in the well-being of our youth.It takes a whole community to educate a juvenile.

Upsurge Law Enforcement Officers in High Crime AreasStrengthen Borders, Ports, and AirlinesIncrease Federal, State, and Local Drug Units through Federal GrantsIncrease Highway Interdiction TeamsUtilize Military for Foreign Drug Interdiction

Prevention did not end alcohol misuse, nor did authorizing it, but the drugs that we are seeing today make it too treacherous to authorize. The only way to stop the addiction in the United States is to stop it from getting here and that is what I will do as your Drug Czar

Cole, G and Smith, C. (2008). Criminal Justice in America. Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth.

http://www.icjia.state.il/public/index posted Monday, April 20, 2009 11:27 AM

Siegel, L. (2005). Juvenile Delinquency: the core. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing.