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Kevin A Sabet¹, Bruce D Johnson

¹The primary writer is a Behavioral Sciences Training Fellow at the National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. and Public Health Solutions, Inc. He is thankful to the BST pre- and post-doctoral fellows, Peter Reuter, and Greg Falkin for their very helpful comments.

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Public Health
Criminology
Drug Policy Analysis

Background:

The mid-late 1990s saw New York City implement an aggressive arrest policy (AAP) targeting "quality-of-life" offenses.
This policy led to a significant increase in marijuana arrests, rising from approximately 5,000 in 1992 to 60,000 by 2000.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the relationship between increased marijuana arrests and marijuana treatment entries in New York City.
To investigate the coexistence of law enforcement actions and treatment initiatives in drug policy.

Main Methods:

Utilized a triangulation of data sources, including Uniform Crime Reports and the Treatment Episode Data Set.
Analyzed data spanning from 1992 to 2003, supplemented by published accounts.

Main Results:

A dramatic increase in marijuana treatment entries coincided with rising misdemeanor and felony marijuana arrests in New York City.
The study period (1992-2003) demonstrated a concurrent rise in both law enforcement actions and treatment seeking for marijuana.

Conclusions:

Increased marijuana arrests and increased treatment entries can coexist within drug policy.
The "treatment versus law enforcement" dichotomy may be a false dichotomy in understanding drug policy effectiveness.