NCJ Number
102756
Date Published
1986
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This address reviews some of the successes of the Crime Stoppers program, factors in this success, and cooperative Candian-American efforts in drug law enforcement.
Abstract
More than 100,000 cases worldwide have been solved through Crime Stoppers efforts. Of the more than 25,000 defendants brought to trial, 97 percent have been convicted. More than $9 million paid out in Crime Stoppers rewards has come exclusively from private sources. The key to Crime Stoppers success has been cooperation among citizens, the media, and the police. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance has helped Crime Stoppers by providing technical assistance grants, notably a grant for an evaluation of Crime Stoppers. This same spirit of cooperation has also been evidenced in the cooperation between American and Canadian law enforcement officials to attack illicit drug networks plaguing both countries. A principal thrust of the Reagan administration's effort to reduce illicit drug use has been international enforcement and prevention efforts designed to reduce the demand for drugs. The Drug-Free America Act of 1986 would facilitate international cooperation and interdiction, the deportation of drug criminals under immigration laws, and the seizure and forfeiture of drug traffickers' assets. The prevention effort relies on the use of volunteer, private-sector groups to educate the public about the dangers of drugs.