NCJ Number
132998
Date Published
1991
Length
79 pages
Annotation
Public housing agencies (PHAs), resident management corporations (RMCs), resident organizations, and individual residents are given practical advice on ways to eliminate and prevent drug problems from developing in their communities. This book, issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the first in a series that will address the issue of drugs in public housing, provides information about existing laws and regulations that PHAs and RMCs can use in their efforts.
Abstract
The first few sections discuss management issues including applicant screening, lease issues and remedies, and eviction information. Subsequent chapters cover physical and management improvements, drug-free workplaces, and resident initiatives against drugs. Case studies are drawn from drug prevention programs implemented in Manchester (New Hampshire), the City of High Point (North Carolina), the County of Contra Costa (California), Omaha (Nebraska), Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. Some of the many available Federal and foundation-sponsored anti-drug programs are described in the final chapter. 4 appendixes