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National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Reports, No. 221, Summer 1990

NCJ Number
179520
Author(s)
Christy A. Visher; Craig Uchida; Joyce A. O'Neil; Susan Pennell
Date Published
1990
Length
38 pages
Annotation
This special issue of the NIJ Reports features information on drugs. It also contains abstracts of other publications on topics of interest to criminal justice professionals.
Abstract
The document features articles on: (1) the need for joint efforts by the criminal justice and treatment communities to reduce illegal drug use and related criminality; (2) tests of a system to speed to the police information on drug hotspots; (3) Drug Use Forecasting program 1989 results and specific results from San Diego; (5) address by the Attorney General to a drug policy conference; and (6) drug recognition techniques. The document includes abstracts of publications concerning corrections; criminology; drugs and crime; juvenile justice; law enforcement; reference and statistics; staff resource development; system policy and planning; technology and systems; and victims. Notes, figures