Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Drug War side effect - low crime clearance rates Some time ago, I wrote about a compelling bit of criminal justice reporting by Scott Christianson related to crime clearance rates -- the percentages of violent crimes and property crimes that are solved through arrest or other means. Scott Henson at Grits for Breakfast applies Christianson's analysis to current dismal clearance rates and the recent news related to the increase in marijuana arrests, and comes to some powerful conclusions (that are certainly of no surprise to us) -- that the popularity of the drug war is harming police effectiveness. 11:49:22 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Open Thread Canada Backs Call to Step Up Fight Against Afghan Drugs -- Some sane voices in this article. Unfortunately, not the ones making the decisions. Obama is So Bad on Drug Policy, He Got Endorsed By Prison Guards - Scott Morgan The Federal War on Medical Marijuana Becomes a War on Children But that wasn't the worst of it. County child protective services came along on the raid and took Naulls' three daughters, aged 1 to 5, and charged him and his wife with child endangerment. They weren't even accused of breaking any state laws. 9:44:18 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []