Drug education
NPS Discovery: 2021 Year in Review
The Effectiveness of Prison Programming: A Review of the Research Literature Examining the Impact of Federal, State, and Local Inmate Programming on Post-Release Recidivism
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Middle and Junior High School D.A.R.E. and D.A.R.E. + P.L.U.S. Programs.
The Effect of Electronic Cigarette User Modifications and E-liquid Adulteration on the Particle Size Profile of an Aerosolized Product
Evaluation of the Chicago Housing Authority's Anti-Drug Initiative: A Model of Comprehensive Crime Prevention in Public Housing
Intravenous Drug Use and the Heterosexual Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Current Trends in New York City
Maricopa County's Drug Court: An Innovative Program for First- Time Drug Offenders on Probation
Drugs and Guns Among Inner-City High School Students
Juvenile Justice Programs in Prosecutor Offices: An Overview of Four Sites Final Report
Drug Abuse and Testing in Law Enforcement: No Easy Answers
TECHBeat, March 2018
Spreading the Word on Novel Drugs
Solutions in Corrections: Using Evidence-based Knowledge
Professor Ed Latessa describes how his team and he assessed more than 550 programs and saw the best and the worst. Professor Latessa shared his lessons learned and examples of states that are trying to use evidence-based knowledge to improve correctional programs.
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Addiction, the Brain, and Evidence-Based Treatment
The criminal justice system encounters and supervises a large number of drug abusing persons. Punishment alone is a futile and ineffective response to the problem of drug abuse. Addiction is a chronic brain disease with a strong genetic component that in most instances requires treatment. Involvement in the criminal justice system provides a unique opportunity to treat drug abuse disorders and related health conditions, thereby improving public health and safety.
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