A Publication of the Justice Center

"The National Drug Strategy: Escalation of the War on Drugs" by John E. Angell

On September 5, 1989, President George Bush presented his drug control plan, The National Drug Control Strategy, to the nation. The plan, developed by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, William Bennett, as mandated under the Omnibus Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, pursues expanded, but traditional, enforcement strategies for addressing the national drug problem. Funding these strategies will entail spending an amount equivalent to one-third of the total tax money already spent by federal, state and local levels of government on police operations and services. This article describes the plan and its implications.

"Juvenile Jailing Monitored" by David L. Parry

This article describes the provisions of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and the new monitoring system designed by the Justice Center, under contract to the Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services (DFYS), to improve compliance with the Act. Alaska has shown remarkable progress in meeting the requirements of the Act, but formidable barriers to full compliance remain, particularly in rural areas of the state.

"Criminal Victimization in 1988: A BJS Report" by the Bureau of Justice Statistics

Presents 1988 statistics of crime victimization experienced in American households, as well as personal crime victimizations; data based on estimates from the National Crime Survey (NCS). Based on the BJS report "Criminal Victimization 1988," NCJ-119845.

"Alaska Department of Corrections Fact Sheet for September 1989" by the Alaska Department of Corrections

Shows Alaska Department of Corrections population figures for September 1989.