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PROSECUTION PERSPECTIVES ON DRUGS

NCJ Number
37479
Author(s)
T B KIRKPATRICK
Date Published
1975
Length
60 pages
Annotation
THIS COLLECTION OF EDITED INTERVIEWS WITH 25 INDIVIDUALS PROSECUTORS FROM 10 JURISDICTIONS PROVIDES AN INSIGHT INTO THE SUBJECTIVE ATTITUDES OF LOCAL PROSECUTORS WITH REGARD TO NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUG ISSUES.
Abstract
AFTER A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE OF THE PROSECUTOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PUBLIC AND DRUG ABUSE, INTERVIEW EXERPTS ARE PROVIDED ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: THE EXERCISE OF DISCRETION, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES, AND TREATMENT AND PUNISHMENT. THE AUTHOR INTEGRATES THESE INTERVIEWS BY MEANS OF HIS OWN OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTARIES. A PUBLICATIONS LIST OF THE PUBLIC POLICIES SERIES OF THE DRUG ABUSE COUNCIL IS APPENDED.