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Sources of Information

  The Consumer's Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs is perhaps the 
best-written overall view of the drug issue.  It was published in 1972 
and some of the information is a little dated but it still gives a very 
good picture of how we got into the present situation.  It also contains 
a lot of information on the medical problems associated with illegal 
drugs including a chapter on famous drug addicts.  It also contains a very 
good list of references which can be used as a starting point for further
research.  It can be found in most good local libraries.

  The Report of the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, 
published in 1973, is the largest study ever conducted by the Federal 
Government on the drug issue.  It is remarkable because it was formed by 
President Nixon who hand-picked every member of the commission because 
they agreed with his views on drugs.  Furthermore, the commission refused 
to even hear testimony from advocates of legalization or decriminalization.
Despite this, they concluded that our current policy was doomed to failure 
and some form of decriminalization was the only acceptable approach.  It 
is contained in several large volumes and can be found in the better 
libraries, such as university research libraries.

  Current information on drugs and crime can be obtained through the 
Clearinghouse and Data Center for Drugs and Crime data at 1-800-666-3332.  
This is a Federal facility which provides information free to anyone who 
wants it, including a long list of books on drugs and crime statistics.  
The primary bible of crime statistics for the Federal Government is the 
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, published every year.  This 
book contains several hundred pages of crime statistics including state 
by state breakdowns, racial breakdowns, charts, graphs, and other 
information.  The book is available through the Clearinghouse above, or 
through any branch of the Government Printing Office.  The cost is either 
free or about $20.00, depending upon how you can get it.  
  The Clearinghouse also operates a free research service which will look 
up the answers to specific questions or help you compile information on a 
particular issue.  They are generally very helpful and will lead you to a 
lot of other good sources of information.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics maintains an electronic bulletin board 
which gives online access to a lot of the Federal crime statistics.  
The BBS number is 301-738-8895 (8-N-1) 300 to 2400 baud.  It is up 24 
hours a day.  Further information on the BBS can be obtained by calling 
1-800-732-3277

National Institute on Drug Abuse
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
NIDA clearinghouse
800-729-6686
  The National Institute on Drug Abuse publishes a series of research 
monographs every year summarizing the research on drugs in the previous 
year.  There is a wide variety of information published every year, 
including everything from short summaries of research projects to full-
blown analyses of different aspects of the drug problem.  Included in 
these monographs are the current statistics for drug deaths and other 
drug-related health problems (also available through the Clearinghouse 
above).  Interesting items include a 1979 publication called "Themes in 
Drug Prohibition" which details the rationale and propaganda which has 
been used through the years to promote the drug war.  Let it suffice to 
say that the information is not flattering to the drug warriors by any 
means.  Another interesting piece is the 1988 study on drugs and violence 
which concluded that drug-related violence increased directly as drug law 
enforcement increased.  The information is contained in several volumes 
which often take up five shelves or more in a typical small library.  Many 
libraries, particularly better libraries, will contain fairly sizeable 
collections of the NIDA information.

  The Emperor Wears No Clothes, by Jack Herer contains a lot of good 
information about the history and commercial and industrial uses of 
hemp (marijuana).  It contains a lot of amazing facts which are sure 
to make you the life of any party with a Reagan Republican in attendance.  
It costs about $14.95 and is available from High Times Books, 
1-800-858-2665.

  The Drug Hang-Up by Rufus King is an excellent history of drug 
prohibition in the United States written by someone who was a drug 
policy reform activist in 1951.  When you read the book, it is apparent 
why Mr. King became an activist.  He could not stand the outright fraud 
perpetrated by the drug warriors.  It is available in many local libraries 
or you can write to Mr. King at 1101 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036.  
It costs about $20.00.

  Hemp For Victory is a fifteen minute film made by the US Federal 
Government to encourage farmers to grow marijuana during World War II. 
 Very interesting stuff.  It is $14.95, available from High Times Books, 
1-800-858-2665.

  The CSAP national resource center offers another source of Federal 
Government statistics on drug related issues: 1-800-354-8824 

  The Office of Minority Health offers facts and figures on health issues 
in the minority communities, some of which are drug-related. 
1-800-444-6472

  Information on AIDS can be obtained at: 1- 800-458-5231

  The Bureau of the Census offers statistics and facts on the population 
at large, which is good for making overall statistical comparison. Some 
of the information is available on CD-ROM for easier access. 
1-800-777-0978 

  The Government Printing Office can supply (for a small fee, usually) any 
documents published by the Federal Government.  1-202-783-3238 

  The National Center for State Courts can supply information regarding 
the status and problems of state courts.  They are located in Williamsburg, 
VA, and their number is: 804-253-2000.

  The National Center for Institutions and Alternatives has a lot of 
information regarding prisons and alternatives to prison.  703-684-0373

Data Resources of the National Institute Of Justice, 4th Edition
(Resource Directory). Wiersema, B., Huang, W.S.W., Loftin, C.
1990. 287 pp. NCJ 122224. Free.
  This book contains a summary of the data resources of the Department of 
Justice.  A good place to start to answer most questions.


Some Federal Publications on DRUGS AND CRIME

Accountability in Dispositions for Juvenile Drug
Offenders
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
1992. 34 pp. NCJ 134224

Asset Forfeiture--Forfeiture of Real Property: An
Overview
George N. Aylesworth
1992. 34 pp. NCJ 134224

Deadly Force (Crime File Study Guide). Geller, W. 1985. 4 pp. NCJ
100734. Free.

The Effects of U.S. vs Leon on Police Search Warrant Practices
(RIA). Uchida, C.D., Bynum, T.S., Rogan, D., Murasky, D.M. 1987.
2 pp. NCJ 106630. Free.

Modern Policing and the Control of Illegal Drugs: Testing New
Strategies in Two American Cities (Research Report).  Uchida,
C.D., Forst, B., Annan, S.O. 1992. 61 pp. NCJ 133785. Free

Patrol Deployment (Issues and Practices). Levine, M.J., McEwen,
J.T. 1985. 64 pp. NCJ 099803. $5.80 (U.S.), $6.20 (Canada), $8.40
(other).

Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Rank Their Criminal Justice Needs
(RIA). Manili, B., Connors, E. 1988. 8 pp. NCJ 113061. Free.

Police Response to Special Populations (Issues and Practices).
Finn, P., Sullivan, M. 1987. 123 pp. NCJ 105193. $9.90 (U.S.),
$11.55 (Canada), $15.60 (other).

Police Response to Special Populations: Handling the Mentally
Ill, Public Inebriate, and the Homeless (RIA). Finn, P.,
Sullivan, M. 1988. 6 pp. NCJ 107273. Free.

Police-Prosecutor Coordination (Research Report). 1987. 17 pp.
NCJ 101146. Free.

Police-Prosecutor Teams: Innovations in Several Jurisdictions
(RIA). Buchanan, J. 1989. 6 pp. NCJ 120288. Free.

Search and Seizure (Crime File videotape). 1985. NCJ 097232. VHS,
other formats available. $17.00 plus postage and handling.
Search and Seizure (Crime File Study Guide). Stone, G.R. 1985.
4 pp. NCJ 100751. Free.

Strategies for Supplementing the Police Budget (Issues and
Practices). Stellwagen, L.D., Wylie, K.A. 1985. 87 pp. NCJ
097682. Free.

Targeting Law Enforcement Resources: The Career Criminal Focus.
Gay, W.G. 1985. 82 pp. NCJ 100129. $5.80 (U.S.), $6.20 (Canada),
$8.40 (other).

A Criminal Justice System Strategy for Treating Cocaine-Heroin
Abusing Offenders in Custody (Issues and Practices). Wexler,
H.K., Lipton, D.S., Johnson, B.D. 1988. 33 pp. NCJ 113915. Free.

Drinking and Crime (Crime File videotape). 1985. NCJ 097221. VHS,
other formats available. $17.00 plus postage and handling.

Drinking and Crime (Crime File Study Guide). Jacobs, J.B. 1985. 4
pp. NCJ 100737. Free

Drug Education (Crime File videotape). 1986. NCJ 104207. VHS,
other formats available. $17.00 plus postage and handling.

Drug Education (Crime File Study Guide). Goodstadt, M.S. 1986.  4
pp. NCJ 104557. Free.

Drug Trafficking (Crime File videotape). 1986. NCJ 104211. VHS,
other formats available. $17.00 plus postage and handling.

Drug Trafficking (Crime File Study Guide). Moore, M. 1986.  4 pp.
NCJ 104555. Free.

Drugs: Addiction (Crime File Videotape). 1990. NCJ 123669. VHS,
other formats available. $19.00 plus postage and handling.
Drugs: Asset Seizure (Crime File Videotape).1990.NCJ 123670.VHS

Drugs: Community Responses (Crime File Videotape). 1990. NCJ
123671. VHS, other formats available. $19.00 plus postage and
handling.

Drugs: Legalization (Crime File Videotape). 1990. NCJ 123676.
VHS, other formats available. $19.00 plus postage and handling.

Drugs:  Military Interdiction (Crime File Videotape). 1990. NCJ
123672. VHS, other formats available. $19.00 plus postage and
handling.

Drugs:  Treating Offenders (Crime File Videotape). 1990 NCJ
123673. VHS, other formats available. $19.00 plus postage and
handling.

Youth Crime (Crime File Videotape). 1990. NCJ 123674.
VHS, other formats available. $19.00 plus postage and handling.

Evaluating Drug Control and System Improvement Projects:
Guidelines for Projects Supported by the Bureau of Justice
Assistance (Project Evaluation). McDonald, D.C., Smith, C. 1989.
22 pp. NCJ 118938. Free.

Heroin (Crime File videotape). 1985. NCJ 097225. VHS, other
formats available. $17.00 plus postage and handling.
Heroin (Crime File Study Guide). Kaplan, J. 1985. 4 pp.
100741. Free.

In-Prison Programs For Drug Involved Offenders (Issues and
Practices). Chaiken, M.R. 1989. 87 pp. NCJ 117999. Free.

Interpol: Global Help in the Fight Against Drugs, Terrorists, and
Counterfeiters (RIA). Fooner, M. 1985. 7 pp. NCJ 098902. Free.

Local-Level Drug Enforcement: New Strategies (RIA). Hayeslip Jr.,
D.W. 1989. 6 pp. NCJ 116751. Free.

Multijurisdictional Drug Law Enforcement Strategies: Reducing
Supply And Demand (Issues and Practices). Chaiken, J., Chaiken,
M., Karchmer, C. 1990. 135 pp. NCJ 126658. Free.

Prison Programs for Drug-Involved Offenders (RIA). Chaiken, M.R.
1989. 6 pp. NCJ 118316. Free.

Probing the Links Between Drugs and Crime (RIB). Gropper, B.
1985. 6 pp. NCJ 096668. Free.

Project DARE: Teaching Kids To Say "No" to Drugs and Alcohol
(RIA). DeJong, W. 1986. 4 pp. NCJ 100756. Free.

Searching for Answers:  Research and Evaluation on Drugs and
Crime. 1990. 115 pp. NCJ 125254. Free.

Searching For Answers:  Annual Evaluation Report on Drugs and
Crime:1990. 1991. 76 pp. NCJ 129576. Free.

State and Local Experience With Drug Paraphernalia Laws (Issues
and Practices). Healey, K.M. 1988. 139 pp. NCJ 109977. Free.

Street-Level Drug Enforcement: Examining the Issues (Issues and
Practices). Chaiken, M.R. 1988. 55 pp. NCJ 115403. Free.

Techniques for the Estimation of Illicit Drug-Use Prevalence: An
Overview of Relevent Issues (Research Report). Anglin, M.;
Brecht, M.; Homer, J.; Hser, Y; Wickens, T. 1992. 40 pp. NCJ
133786. Free.

Use of Forfeiture Sanctions in Drug Cases (RIB). Stellwagen, L.D.
1985. 6 pp. NCJ 098259. Free.

Alleviating Jail Crowding: A Systems Perspective (Issues and
Practices). Hall, A., Henry, D.A., Perlstein, J.J., Smith, W.F.
1985. 95 pp. NCJ 099462. $6.40 (U.S.), $7.00 (Canada), $9.70

Avoiding Overcrowding Through Policy Analysis: The Nevada
Experience (Research Report). Austin, J. 1986. 38 pp. NCJ 101846.
$4.60 (U.S.), $4.60 (Canada), $5.80 (other).

Dealing Effectively With Crowded Jails: A Manual for Judges
(Issues and Practices). Perlstein, J.J., Henry, D.A. 1986. 69 pp.
NCJ 099463. $5.80 (U.S.), $6.20 (Canada), $8.40 (other).

Our Crowded Jails (videotape). 1987. NCJ 104705. VHS or Beta,
$17.00, 3/4 inch, $23.00, plus postage and handling.

Prison Crowding (Crime File videotape). 1985. NCJ 097229. VHS,
other formats available. $17.00 plus postage and handling.

Systemwide Strategies To Alleviate Jail Crowding (RIB). Hall, A.
1987. 5 pp. NCJ 103202. Free.

The Police and Drugs (Perspectives on Policing). Moore, M.H.,
Kleiman, M. 1989. 6 pp. NCJ 117447. Free.

A Comparison of Urinalysis Technologies for Drug Testing in
Criminal Justice (RIA). McFadden, K., Visher, C. 1991. 6 pp. NCJ
129292. Free.

Drug Surveillance Through Urinalysis (videotape). 1986. NCJ
100130. VHS or Beta, $28.00, 3/4 inch, $33.70.

Drugs and Crime: Controlling Use and Reducing Risk Through
Testing (RIA). Carver, J.A. 1986. 6 pp. NCJ 102668. Free.

Drugs:  Workplace Testing (Crime File Videotape). 1990. NCJ
123678. VHS, other formats available. $19.00 plus postage and
handling.

Drug Testing (Crime File videotape). 1986. NCJ 104213. VHS, other
formats available. $17.00 plus postage and handling.

Drug Testing (Crime File Study Guide). Wish, E. 1986. 4 pp. NCJ
104556. Free.

Drug Use Forecasting: New York 1984-1986. (RIA). Wish, E. 1987. 6
pp. NCJ 107272. Free.

Drug Use Forecasting Fourth Quarter 1988 (RIA). 1989. 11 pp. NCJ
118275. Free.

Drug Use Forecasting, Annual Report 1988 (RIA). 1990. 28 pp. NCJ
122225. Free.

Assessing Criminal Justice Needs (RIB). Gettinger, S. 1985. 4 pp.
NCJ 094072. Free.

Data Resources of the National Institute Of Justice, 4th Edition
(Resource Directory). Wiersema, B., Huang, W.S.W., Loftin, C.
1990. 287 pp. NCJ 122224. Free.

The Nature and Patterns of American Homicide. Riedel, M., Zahn,
M. 1985. 74 pp. NCJ 097964. $8.40 (U.S.), $9.10 (Canada), $12.50
(other).

Organization of Illegal Markets: An Economic Analysis (Research
Report). Reuter, P. 1985. 43 pp. NCJ 097687. Free.

Shaping Criminal Justice Policy. 1985. 28 pp. NCJ 096397. Free.
TV and Violence (Crime File videotape). 1985. NCJ 097234. VHS,
other formats available. $17.00 plus postage and handling.
Randomized Field Experiments in Criminal Justice Agencies (RIA)
Lempert, R.O., Visher, C.A. 1988. 6 pp. NCJ 113666. Free.

Shaping Criminal Justice Policy. 1985. 28 pp. NCJ 096397. Free.
TV and Violence (Crime File videotape). 1985. NCJ 097234. VHS,
other formats available. $17.00 plus postage and handling.

Analyzing Costs in the Courts (Issues and Practices).  Chabotar,
K., Wylie, K., Floyd, K. 1987. 131 pp. NCJ 105556. Free.

BJS National Update, April 1992 (Quarterly Report). 1992.
15 pp. NCJ 135722. No. F17
BJS National Update, July 1992 (Quarterly Report). 1992.
15 pp. NCJ 137059. No. F18
Provides summaries of the most recent BJS reports and
initiatives.

Drug Enforcement by Police and Sheriffs' Departments,
1990 (Special Report). 1992. 10 pp. NCJ 134505. No. F24

Federal Criminal Case Processing, 1980-90, With
Preliminary Data for 1991. (Report). 1992. 29 pp. NCJ
136945. No. F25

Profile of State Prison Inmates 1991 (Special Report).
1992. 10 pp. NCJ 136949. No. F26

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1991 (Report).
1992. 800 pp. NCJ 137369. No. F27

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