March 2005
In a recent survey, 63 percent of law enforcementleaders say that drug abuse is an extremely or quiteserious problem in their communities, and 60 percentsay that drug abuse is a more serious problem thanit was five years ago. This issue of the Police Chieffocuses on the drug legalization arguments,marijuana, and methamphetamine laboratories.
Cover photograph courtesy York Regional Police,Ontario, Canada.
Articles
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Drug Legalization: Why It Wouldn't Work in the United States
The issue of drug legalization is a complex one. Most Americans do not favor it, yet there is a strong and very vocal lobby in the United States that feels that legalization would be the proper course... -
Drug Trafficking Murderers
In late 2001 the homicide rate in Saint Louis rose at an alarming rate. Police determined that the rate increase was not result of a surge in the number of crimes of passion or even acts of random vio... -
Enlisting Community Help in the Investigation of Methamphetamine Laboratories
Methamphetamine is an insidious and dangerous drug that causes severe addictive behavior and physical and psychological damage to its victims. The use and manufacture of methamphetamine, or meth, has ... -
Honoring Excellence: 2004 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award Winners Showcase Law Enforcement's Best
As the city of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, grew from a mere 14,000 citizens in 1980 to its present population of more than 100,000, so did its rate of juvenile crime. The one-time retirement community ... -
Identity Theft and the Police Response: The Investigation
Generally, identity theft crimes will not be contained in one jurisdiction. Every investigation requires investigators to determine the point of compromise of the victim's identity-that is, where the ... -
Indoor Marijuana Growing Operations
In 1999 law enforcement in the province of British Columbia identified a phenomenon involving indoor marijuana grow operations that were largely controlled by organized crime. It was estimated that o...
Columns
- President's Message: We Must Fight to Save Law Enforcement Assistance Funding
- Legislative Alert: President's Proposed Budget for 2006 Would Slash Law Enforcement Assistance Programs
- Chief's Counsel: Supreme Court Confirms Dog Sniff of Car during a Traffic Stop Is Not a Fourth Amendment Search
- From The Administrator: Marijuana: The Myths Are Killing Us
- From The Chief: Postal Inspector U.S. Postal Inspectors: Partners in the Investigation of Identity Theft and Crimes Involving the U.S. Mail
- Highway Safety Initiatives: Florida Program Protects Elderly Drivers
- IACP News: March 2005