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By Katharine Neill Harris and Jay Jenkins The authors use survey and interview data to evaluate drug treatment options available through the court diversion ...
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Body-worn cameras (BWCs) are becoming a permanent fixture of modern policing, and their effects are likely to be much more nuanced than originally predicted.
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In recent years public opinion surveys have found that a consistent and increasing percentage of Texans support marijuana reform, but this support has not ...
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By providing regulated and safe access to medical cannabis to people with demonstrated need, the Texas Legislature can provide justified relief, help reduce the ...
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Increasing funding for drug treatment programs in prison may help reduce the opioid epidemic, according to an op-ed authored by Katharine Neill Harris, the ...
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Last week, President Donald Trump announced his "Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse" during a speech in New Hampshire, one of the states hardest hit ...
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By Jay Jenkins and Katharine Neill Harris In an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle, Jenkins and fellow Neill Harris urge Texas lawmakers to support ...
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Drug Policy Program director Bill Martin summarizes the scientific and fiscal evidence supporting the efficacy of syringe exchange programs and outlines a framework for ...
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Using charts, figures and graphs of this survey data originally created by former career intelligence analyst Brian C. Bennett and updated by the Drug ...
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April 20, 2015 Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance and a leading advocate for domestic and international drug policy reform, speaking ...
Policy regarding drugs, both legal and illegal and explicitly including alcohol, poses some of the most prominent and perplexing issues facing modern societies. For nearly a century, the United States has been an active proponent of the punitive prohibition of illicit drugs. Unfortunately, the “War on Drugs” has been largely unsuccessful; prosecution of illegal drug consumption has filled our prisons without significantly reducing crime, decreasing homelessness, preventing overdose deaths.
William Martin, Ph.D., is the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at the Baker Institute and the Chavanne Emeritus ...
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Katharine Neill Harris, Ph.D., is the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Her current ...
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