How did arrests rise during the War on Drugs?
Operation Pipeline
How has Supreme Court interpretation of 4th amendment changed with the war on drugs?
drug exception
How has the stop and frisk rule changed? Can you just say no?
pretext stops, extremely hard to say no
What are pretext stops? How do they lead to drug arrests?
99% result in no citations, expensive and ineffective
What is Operation Pipeline and how has it led to arrests? Is their profiling reasonable?
no
What is the Byrne Program and how did it increase drug arrests? Militarization?
militarized the war on drugs by supplying cops with 1.2 mill pieces of gov equipment and training
How were SWAT teams used? What happened to Alberta? Scott?
not warranted, local cops focus on drugs brought in more money. Alberta-cardiac arrest from grenade. Scott-shot next to his child
How have cash and asset seizures changed with the War on Drugs? Donald Scott?
convicted drug felons could pay their way out to reduce sentence
Do all arrested receive legal council? LA? WI? OH? James Thomas
LA - 2 public defenders for 7,000 casesWI - income $3000 more not entitledOH - 90% children not represented by lawyerJames Thomas - waited 81/2 years to go to trial, never convicted of a crime
How do plea bargaining, and paid snitches, lead to felony status, prison, probation, parole?
cops overcharge with goal of getting you to plea bargain
How has mandatory sentencing led to mass incarceration? Judge Jack Weinstein?
judicial discretion, US has a harsher drug policy than almost any other country
What civil penalties do felons face?
discrimination, exempt from food stamps, can't vote, much harder to get a job
Why are recidivism rates so high?
-barred from government programs, revolving door, one tiny thing happens to put you right back in
