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Redefining Mexican Drug Cartels

es conjured up when contemplating Mexican drug cartels might seem like they belong in an action movie or in a more barbaric time long since passed. Armed conflict between federal police trying to reta...

Drugs & Alcohol

Deflection: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Tool That Improves Community Relations

Whether individuals work in urban, suburban, or rural communities, law enforcement officers invariably encounter the impact of drug use and mental illness. These impacts range from disruptive behavior...

Legal

Oral Fluid Testing for Impaired Driving Enforcement

Law enforcement, traffic safety professionals, criminal justice professionals, and social advocates have worked together to address alcohol-impaired driving, for decades, dramatically reducing its pre...

Criminal Justice Reform

Seattle’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program

Drug users and sex workers frequently cycle through the criminal justice system in what is sometimes referred to as a ?revolving door.?1 On balance, the traditional approach of incarceration and prose...

President's Message

President’s Message: Drug-Impaired Driving – A Growing Problem

As law enforcement leaders, we have long been speaking out about the dangers of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. Far too many of us have witnessed the devastating effects of DUI, responde...

Traffic Safety

Navigating Through the Ever-Changing Landscape of Impaired Driving

When thinking about impaired driving or driving under the influence, most people typically think of alcohol or “drunk driving.” But, in actuality, impaired driving has changed significantly over t...

Drugs & Alcohol

Research in Brief: Reducing Public Displays of Negative Alcohol-Related Behavior in a College Population

Durham, New Hampshire, is the host community for the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and 14,000 college students who spend four formative years living either on the university’s campus or in its i...

Drugs & Alcohol

The Department of Defense’s Support to Law Enforcement Agencies in Countering Drug Trafficking

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and other local and state law enforcement agencies work tirelessly to prevent these packs of mari...