 National Methamphetamine Awareness Day
November 30th was designated as “National Methamphetamine Awareness Day” by the United States Department of Justice. This date serves as the beginning of a coordinated effort by federal, state and local law enforcement to reduce the demand for methamphetamine as all levels of law enforcement continue to work on reducing the supply of this devastating drug.
At the local level, the Department has asked that all local prosecutors participate in community outreach by delivering their methamphetamine educational presentations in schools; community centers; civic organization meetings; and in other similar venues on November 30th. The initiative is designed so that leaders in the legal community and law enforcement are delivering the important message about the dangers of methamphetamine on the same date nationwide.
Presentation materials and other information can be accessed at the DOJ Website at www.usdoj.gov/methawareness.
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Drug Prosecution Across the Nation: A State-by-State Map of Information
Recently, APRI’s Office of Research and Evaluation (OR & E) distributed a survey to all state and local prosecutors’ offices in the nation, asking them questions about their perceptions of the drug problem, including drug-related crime, in their communities. Five hundred and fifty-two prosecutors’ offices returned the survey. OR & E has analyzed the results of the survey, and has compiled them in a soon-to-be-published monograph entitled Drug Prosecution Across the Nation: Prosecutors’ Perceptions of the Drug Problem and Drug-Related Crime in their Communities.
The data from the survey is broken down by state. For each state, you can view statistics about whether the responding prosecutors' offices have initiated, participated in, or led programs concerning: diversion alternatives to incarceration; drug courts; law enforcement drug task forces; multi-disciplinary partnerships and coalitions of agencies; community–based public safety and community prosecution; faith-based prevention and intervention; general prevention and intervention; and nuisance abatement and eviction.
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Training
Check Education/Training for a complete list of DP3 trainings.
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Technical Assistance
The DP³ staff is available to provide technical assistance to drug prosecutors in the form of telephone, facsimile and e-mail support. Information on drug crime is gathered and organized so it can be accessed easily and incorporated into its training and technical assistance. APRI also continues to build its database of prosecutors and other allied professionals involved in illegal drug reduction initiatives.
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