Author : John Marshall Macdonald
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 16,77 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Law
ISBN :
Drug Dealers and Drug Abusers; Drugs, Homicide, and Other Crimes; The Narcotics Detective and His Investigations; Undercover Operations; Informants; Surveillance and Drug Raids; Drug Smuggling; Search and Seizure; Heroin and Other Narcotics; Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Other Stimulants; Barbiturates and Other Sedative-Hypnotics; LSD, PCP, and Other Hallucinogens; Marijuana; Solvents, Aerosols, and Other Inhalants; Prevention of Drug Abuse. Appendix, Glossary.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 29,23 MB
Release : 2003-08-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 0309167043
The US Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of The National Academies to conduct a workshop that would examine the interface of the medicolegal death investigation system and the criminal justice system. NIJ was particularly interested in a workshop in which speakers would highlight not only the status and needs of the medicolegal death investigation system as currently administered by medical examiners and coroners but also its potential to meet emerging issues facing contemporary society in America. Additionally, the workshop was to highlight priority areas for a potential IOM study on this topic. To achieve those goals, IOM constituted the Committee for the Workshop on the Medicolegal Death Investigation System, which developed a workshop that focused on the role of the medical examiner and coroner death investigation system and its promise for improving both the criminal justice system and the public health and health care systems, and their ability to respond to terrorist threats and events. Six panels were formed to highlight different aspects of the medicolegal death investigation system, including ways to improve it and expand it beyond its traditional response and meet growing demands and challenges. This report summarizes the Workshop presentations and discussions that followed them.
Author : Darin D. Fredrickson
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Law
ISBN : 039807531X
This book addresses the problem of illicit drugs and their far-reaching and serious consequences that permeate all levels of American society. Following an examination of the history of drugs and alcohol in the United States, which concludes with perspectives on what can be done to reduce the demand for illicit drugs, the text provides a review of illicit drug identification. This includes all levels of narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, steroids, and cannabis as well as their description, effects, appearance, methods of ingestion, principle users, sources, and street names. Additional major topics include drug enforcement techniques, such as knock-and-talk investigations; the intelligence process; managing informants; plainclothes, undercover, and uniformed drug investigations; conspiracy investigations; investigation of clandestine drug laboratories; asset forfeiture; sources of investigation; search warrants and raid planning; report writing and courtroom testimony; and physical surveillance and surveillance photography. This book will be a valuable resource to any law enforcement professional involved in undercover, plainclothes, or uniformed investigation and whether in a small or large police department.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 23,42 MB
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309453070
Significant changes have taken place in the policy landscape surrounding cannabis legalization, production, and use. During the past 20 years, 25 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis and/or cannabidiol (a component of cannabis) for medical conditions or retail sales at the state level and 4 states have legalized both the medical and recreational use of cannabis. These landmark changes in policy have impacted cannabis use patterns and perceived levels of risk. However, despite this changing landscape, evidence regarding the short- and long-term health effects of cannabis use remains elusive. While a myriad of studies have examined cannabis use in all its various forms, often these research conclusions are not appropriately synthesized, translated for, or communicated to policy makers, health care providers, state health officials, or other stakeholders who have been charged with influencing and enacting policies, procedures, and laws related to cannabis use. Unlike other controlled substances such as alcohol or tobacco, no accepted standards for safe use or appropriate dose are available to help guide individuals as they make choices regarding the issues of if, when, where, and how to use cannabis safely and, in regard to therapeutic uses, effectively. Shifting public sentiment, conflicting and impeded scientific research, and legislative battles have fueled the debate about what, if any, harms or benefits can be attributed to the use of cannabis or its derivatives, and this lack of aggregated knowledge has broad public health implications. The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids provides a comprehensive review of scientific evidence related to the health effects and potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis. This report provides a research agendaâ€"outlining gaps in current knowledge and opportunities for providing additional insight into these issuesâ€"that summarizes and prioritizes pressing research needs.
Author : Paul T. Mahoney
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Drug traffic
ISBN : 9780398089627
This book has been written for the local police narcotics investigator and those supervising narcotics investigations and operations. It is written from a practical standpoint, describing investigative and operational techniques which have streetproven effectiveness. The book includes basic material in the area of case initiation and development and then builds on and emphasizes these basics, discusses the important areas of techniques and operationsOCoInformants, Search Warrants, Raid Planning and Execution, Special Street Operations and Investigative Situations, Undercover Operations, and Enhanced Investigations. The author has spent over twenty years as a policeman and nine as a narcotics investigator and supervisor. The specific operations and techniques used by narcotics investigators have developed gradually over a number of years. The craft of a narcotics investigator is passed on informally. Through the use of the techniques described throughout this book, the skill, professionalism and ability of investigators to survive, personally and professionally, will be enhanced."
Author : Food and Drug Administration
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Drugs
ISBN : 9780865879737
Available now to FDA-regulated organizations, this manual allows facility managers to look at their operation's regulatory compliance through the eyes of the government. Because this is the primary reference manual used by FDA personnel to conduct field investigation activities, you can feel confident you are preparing appropriate planning or action. This manual includes revised instructions regarding the release of information and covers FDA's policies and expectations on a comprehensive range of topics: FDA's authority to enter and inspect, inspection notification, detailed inspection procedures, recall monitoring, inspecting import procedures, computerized data requests, federal/state inspection relationships, discussions with management regarding privileged information, seizure and prosecution, HACCP, bioengineered food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, bioterrorism, and product disposition. The manual also includes a directory of Office of Regulatory Affairs offices and divisions.
Author : National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 32,52 MB
Release : 1995-09-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309176212
This volume addresses the interface of two major national problems: the epidemic of HIV-AIDS and the widespread use of illegal injection drugs. Should communities have the option of giving drug users sterile needles or bleach for cleaning needs in order to reduce the spread of HIV? Does needle distribution worsen the drug problem, as opponents of such programs argue? Do they reduce the spread of other serious diseases, such as hepatitis? Do they result in more used needles being carelessly discarded in the community? The panel takes a critical look at the available data on needle exchange and bleach distribution programs, reaches conclusions about their efficacy, and offers concrete recommendations for public policy to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. The book includes current knowledge about the epidemiologies of HIV/AIDS and injection drug use; characteristics of needle exchange and bleach distribution programs and views on those programs from diverse community groups; and a discussion of laws designed to control possession of needles, their impact on needle sharing among injection drug users, and their implications for needle exchange programs.
Author : Johnny Dwyer
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307273482
Tells the story of "Chucky" Taylor, a young American who lost his soul in Liberia, the country where his African father was a ruthless warlord and dictator.
Author : United States. Department of Justice
Publisher :
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 17,1 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Justice, Administration of
ISBN :
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309046289
Europe's "Black Death" contributed to the rise of nation states, mercantile economies, and even the Reformation. Will the AIDS epidemic have similar dramatic effects on the social and political landscape of the twenty-first century? This readable volume looks at the impact of AIDS since its emergence and suggests its effects in the next decade, when a million or more Americans will likely die of the disease. The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States addresses some of the most sensitive and controversial issues in the public debate over AIDS. This landmark book explores how AIDS has affected fundamental policies and practices in our major institutions, examining: How America's major religious organizations have dealt with sometimes conflicting values: the imperative of care for the sick versus traditional views of homosexuality and drug use. Hotly debated public health measures, such as HIV antibody testing and screening, tracing of sexual contacts, and quarantine. The potential risk of HIV infection to and from health care workers. How AIDS activists have brought about major change in the way new drugs are brought to the marketplace. The impact of AIDS on community-based organizations, from volunteers caring for individuals to the highly political ACT-UP organization. Coping with HIV infection in prisons. Two case studies shed light on HIV and the family relationship. One reports on some efforts to gain legal recognition for nonmarital relationships, and the other examines foster care programs for newborns with the HIV virus. A case study of New York City details how selected institutions interact to give what may be a picture of AIDS in the future. This clear and comprehensive presentation will be of interest to anyone concerned about AIDS and its impact on the country: health professionals, sociologists, psychologists, advocates for at-risk populations, and interested individuals.
