Forecasts for the Future: Where We Are and Where We Are Going (From Drugs and the Criminal Justice, System, P 221-230, 1974, James A. Inciardi and Carl D. Chambers, eds.)

• NCJ Number: 155030
• Author(s): C D Chambers; J A Inciardi
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 10 pages
• Sale Source: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC

Annotation

In 1974, President Nixon declared that drug abuse and drug addiction commanded more law enforcement time and resources than any other issue.

Abstract

The Federal effort, which had been redesigned by executive order in 1971, proposed a two-pronged approach to the drug problem. The supply-restricting drug law enforcement programs were intended to reduce the availability of illicit narcotics and dangerous drugs. The major components of supply-restricting law enforcement activities included the Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement, the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence, the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the Bureau of Customs, the Department of State, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Transportation. The demand-restricting drug abuse prevention programs were designed to reduce the demand for these drugs, and accounted for approximately two-thirds of the Federal budget for drug abuse programs in 1974. The major Federal effort to link the criminal justice system to the treatment service system was the Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) program. The article concludes with a forecast for the future of drug law enforcement, requiring a refocus of prevention and intervention efforts. 1 table and 2 references