Supply, Demand & Harm Reduction
What do supply reduction policies focus on?
Reduction in manufacturing, Disruption of illegal drug supply routes, emphasize interdiction (Any of the above are acceptable answers)
What percentage of inmates with drug histories return to use within three years?
95%
Eligible offenders have the option to be processed in the traditional court system
Upon agreement to enter the program the offender is referred to substance abuse treatment such as counseling and/or therapy
Participants are subject to random urine tests
(Any of these are acceptable answers)
Legalizing and decriminalizing illicit drugs
The Harrison Narcotics Act, 1914 taxed the production, importation and distribution of what?
Opiates and cocaine
What does demand reduction policies focus on?
Prevention of drug use, access to drug treatment programs, rehabilitative focus. (Any of the above are acceptable answers)
When cases are held in abeyance while an offender attends a treatment program this is considered what?
A diversion program
How do we evaluate and measure the effectiveness of drug courts?
Recidivism rates, crime reduction, cost-effectiveness
What terminology did Goode use to explain his idea that a difficulty in obtaining illegal substance is effective at reducing drug use?
"hassle effect"
The Pure Food & Drug Act, 1906 forced patent medicine industry to list the presence of ingredients such as what?
Alcohol, opiates, cocaine and cannabis
What approach focuses on demand and harm reduction strategies?
Public Health Approaches
What began in the 1970s that found significant drops in drug use and recidivism among participants?
TASC (The Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities)
According to research by Gottfredson and colleagues (2006) what are the general conclusions made about the effectiveness of drug courts?
Research supports the effective of drug courts
Drug courts reduce offender drug use
Drug courts reduce recidivism
(Any of these answers are acceptable)
What drug did Oregon decriminalize first?
Marijuana
What type of drug is known to increase the heart rate?
Stimulant
What reduction policies seek to reduce the harmful consequences of drug abuse rather than eliminating it?
Harm reduction policies
What is important for inmates to receive after release?
RMC (Recovery Management Check-Ups)
Where was the first drug court established?
Dad County, Florida
What policy was based on a balance of law enforcement and public health?
Obama's National Drug Control Policy (2013)
Drug abuse is greater among what demographic of inmates?
Female inmates
Evidence supports the notion that ______ _______ ______ work and reduce recidivism rates.
drug treatment programs
What initiative found that a large number of parolees in need of drug treatment were not receiving it?
Serious and Violent Offenders Reentry Initiative (2009)
What program is effective against opiate and alcohol dependence?
MAT programs (Medication Assisted Treatment)
Which drug is one of the oldest drugs that dates back several thousand years?
Marijuana
Goode's general explanatory models states that drug abuse _______ crime.
accelerates