Study: Disparities Seen, Especially For Blacks A group advocating reform of the criminal justice system recommends that large U.S. cities examine how they handle the war on drugs, given a study showing broad disparities from city to city in arrest rates, especially among blacks. Tucson tops the list for overall percentage increases in drug arrests and increases in arrests of blacks, says The Sentencing Project's 45-page study, "Disparity by Geography, The War on Drugs in America's Cities." The Washington D.C.-based group examined drug arrest rates in 43 cities with populations greater than 250,000 between 1980 and 2003. The results were made public Monday. [continues 1354 words]
'It Is Our Responsibility To Fix It. Let's Get It Done' Napolitano Calls For New Emphasis In Fight Vs. Meth Gov. Janet Napolitano is calling for a crackdown on the cross-border methamphetamine traffic and an expansion of addiction treatment to combat the illegal drug's growing threat to public health and safety. "We run the risk of losing entire generations of Arizonans to meth if we don't have this as a No. 1 public priority," Napolitano said. "This is our No. 1 drug problem. It is a public health problem. It is a crime problem. It is a public safety problem. It is our problem, and if it's our problem, then it is our responsibility to fix it. Let's get it done." [continues 612 words]
