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Term Papers on Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Law Enforcement Against Prohibition 27 Austin Road, Medford, MA 02155 info@leap.cc (781) 393-6985 http://www.leap.cc LEAPBoard of Directors Jack A. Cole Executive Director – Massachusetts Peter Christ Treasurer – New York Edward Ellison Director – The United Kingdom John A. Gayder Secretary – Ontario Walter McKay Director – Canada Judge Eleanor Schockett Director – Recruiting, Florida Howard J. Wooldridge Director – Media, Colorado Advisory Board Hon. Larry Campbell Mayor of Vancouver, British Colombia, Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police Hon. Warren W. Eginton Judge, US District Court, Connecticut Hon. Gustavo de Greiff Former Attorney General of Colombia, South America Hon. Gary E. Johnson Former Governor of the State of New Mexico Hon. John L. Kane Judge, US District Court, Colorado Hon. Whitman Knapp Judge, US District Court, New York Sheriff Bill Masters Sheriff, San Miguel County, CO Dr. Joseph McNamara Former Chief, San Jose PD, California Mr. Patrick V. Murphy Former Commissioner, NYPD, New York Mr. Robert P. Owens Former chief, Oxnard PD, California Hon. Robert Sweet Judge, US District Court, New York Mr. Francis Wilkinson Former Chief Constable, Gwent Police Force, South Wales, UK About LEAP After three decades of fueling the U.S. war on drugs with over half a trillion tax dollars and increasingly punitive policies, our court system is choked with ever-increasing prosecutions of nonviolent drug violations and our quadrupled prison population has made building prisons this nation's fastest growing industry. We have imprisoned more than 2.2 million of our citizens and every year we arrest an additional 1.6 million for nonviolent drug offenses—more per capita than any country in the world. The United States has 5 percent of the population of the world but 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. Despite all that, illicit drugs are cheaper, more potent, and easier to get than they were 30 years ago. Meanwhile people are still dying in our streets and drug barons continue to grow richer than ever before. This scenario must be the very definition of a failed policy. Current and former members of law enforcement have recently created a new and important drug-policy reform group called LEAP. The membership of LEAP believe that to save lives and lower the rates of disease, crime and addiction, as well as to conserve tax dollars, we must end drug prohibition. The stated U.S. drug policy goals of lessening the incidents of crime, drug addiction, juvenile drug use and stemming the flow of illegal drugs into this country have not been achieved. The failed policy of fighting a war on drugs has only magnified our problems but the U.S. still insists on continuing this war and also pressuring governments of other countries to perpetuate these unworkable policies. LEAP believes a system of regulation and control is more effective than one of prohibition. LEAP is a tax exempt, international, nonprofit, educational entity based in the United States. The mission of LEAP is (1) To educate the public, the media, and policy makers, to the failure of current drug policy by presenting a true picture of the history, causes and effects of drug abuse and the crimes related to drug prohibition; (2) To create a speakers bureau staffed with knowledgeable and articulate former drug-warriors who describe the impact of current drug policies on: police/community relations; the safety of law enforcement officers and suspects; police corruption and misconduct; and the financial and human costs associated with current drug policies; (3) To restore the public’s respect for law enforcement, which has been greatly diminished by its involvement in imposing drug prohibition; (4) To reduce the multitude of harms resulting from fighting the war on drugs and to lessen the incidence of death, disease, crime, and addiction by ultimately ending d... This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Digital Term Papers. Please register below now! Digital Term Papers has over 63,000 essays, term papers, and book notes online. Many paper sites will charge you hundreds of dollars for a single paper. Digital Term Papers only charges $14.95 for a one month membership with instant account activation! Don't waste anymore time! Join NOW!!!
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