Blog Nov 24, 2010
Lobbying in the Criminal Justice System
CJCJ’s brand new upcoming webpage “Interest Groups and Criminal Justice Policy” to be released in December 2010 represents the first attempt at exploring the influence of lobbying on crime-related policies in California. Among other topics we will provide detailed information on all the major lobbying organizations in California that have been involved in influencing criminal justice policies. Additionally we will examine the most important organizations in California that get involved in…
Thought provoking and powerful, Jerome G. Miller explores today’s American criminal justice system and its impact on young African American males in this book.
I agree with Randy Shelden 99% of the time and respect his views, but I argue his blog on Proposition 19, as well as other commentaries such as the Media Awareness Project ‘s, are dead wrong in both facts and emphasis. Those who want to reform destructive drug policies should not join drug warriors in obsessing over the unimportant issue of how many teenagers smoke pot. Shelden argues that under the current marijuana criminalization, “according to several studies, currently it is…
Blog Oct 23, 2010
Proposition 19: Will the Drug Warriors Win Again?
Proposition 19, California’s initiative that would legalize marijuana, is opposed by the majority of the citizens, according to the latest polls, as reported in the Los Angeles Times . Proposition 19 “Allows people 21 years old or older to possess, cultivate, or transport marijuana for personal use. Permits local governments to regulate and tax commercial production and sale of marijuana to people 21 years old or older. Prohibits people from possessing marijuana on school grounds,…
Blog Oct 20, 2010
Bizarre Drug Czar Logic
The most fundamental disagreement between drug policy reformers and drug warriors such as Office of National Drug Control Policy chief Gail Kerlikowske – who is warning that the federal government may sue to overturn California’s Proposition 19 should the initiative to legalize adult possession of small quantities of marijuana pass on November 2 – is what constitutes “the problem.” Reported the Associated Press on October 20: Kerlikowske was in Southern California on Wednesday for…