Racial Bias in Cocaine Laws
Members of public policy and law enforcement organizations spoke in a forum on racial issues involved in the nation’s drug laws. The panelis… read more
Members of public policy and law enforcement organizations spoke in a forum on racial issues involved in the nation’s drug laws. The panelists discussed relative levels of arrests and prosecutions for drug law violations in the white and black American populations and debated means for explaining the much higher rate of drug prosecutions in the black community. The speakers responded to questions from members of the audience following their prepared remarks. close
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- Ron Clark Director Rehabilitation Abuse Program
- Yvonne Davis Attorney Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
- Cheryl Epps Analyst International Assn. of Chiefs of Police->Legislation
- Terrence Farley Director National Drug Prosecution Center
- James Holloway Member Federal Public Defender Service
- Hilary O. Shelton Representative Washington Inter-Religious Community
- Alan Stoler Attorney Omaha, NE
- Nkechi Taifa Attorney American Civil Liberties Union->Legislative Affairs
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