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Drug Strategies

Mission Statement
The mission of Drug Strategies is to promote more effective approaches to the nation's drug problems and to support private and public initiatives that reduce the demand for drugs through prevention, education, treatment and law enforcement.

Drug Strategies is supported by grants from:
Abell Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Miriam and Peter Haas Fund
Open Society Fund, Inc.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Spencer Foundation


Drugs, Crime & Campaign ?96

The Freedom Forum
Arlington, Virginia
April 9, 1996
9 to 11 a.m.

Introduction: Neil Goldschmidt
Chairman, Drug Strategies and former Governor of Oregon
(with special message from Walter Cronkite)

Presenters:
Michael Crichton
Author

Peter Hart
Peter D. Hart Research Associates

Hubert Williams
President
The Police Foundation


Panelists:
Ken Bode
Washington Week in Review
Moderator

Johnnie Johnson
Chief of Police
Birmingham, AL

Robert Shrum
Shrum, Devine and Donilon
Democratic Campaign
Consultant

Mathea Falco
President
Drug Strategies

William McInturff
Public Opinion Strategies
Republican Campaign

Michael Tonry
University of Minnesota
Law School


Open Discussion:
Questions and answers from audience comprised of political journalists, campaign consultants and experts in drug and crime policy.

The forum is scheduled to be transmitted live on C-SPAN.

Introduction - Issues - Drugs and Crime - Correctional Costs - Mandatory Minimums
Impact - Intensive Treatment - Treatment Works - Priority - Affects Us - Credits

Copyright - Drug Strategies, 1999