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Effects of Legalization of Drugs on Street Crime

THE EFFECTS OF THE LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL DRUGS OTHER THAN ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO ON STREET CRIME, CRIMINAL JUSTICE COSTS, AND SELECTED SOCIAL PARTICIPATION MEASURES

This study examines the issue of the legalization of recreational drugs other than alcohol and tobacco within the context of the effects of such legalization on (1) criminal behavior (other than crimes of use, possession, or sale of recreational drugs other than alcohol and tobacco), (2) costs associated with enforcing prohibitions against the use, possession, and sale of recreational drugs other than alcohol and tobacco, and (3) selected social outcomesùlabor force participation rates, school drop-out rates, and the reported income of inner city youth on black-white earnings differences. Each of these effect categories is addressed in separate discussions.

Estimating the Effects of the Legalization of Recreational Drugs Other Than Alcohol and Tobacco on Criminal Behavior Other Than Use, Possession, and Sale of Such Drugs

The implication of the question involving the effects of the legalization of recreational drugs other than alcohol and tobacco on criminal behavior other than the use, possession, and sale of recreational drugs other than alcohol and tobacco are that such antisocial outcomes either may cease to occur or may occur at reduced rate of incidence upon legalization. To estimate the effects of this implication, it is first necessary to identify and assess the assumptions that underlie such an implication.

If the legalization of recreational drugs other than alcohol and tobacco is to lead to a reduction in the incidences of criminal behaviors other than the use, possession, and sale of such drugs, one must assume that: (1) somewhat magically recreational drugs users will no longer use such drugs and, therefore, they will no longer need to commit criminal acts to financially support their drug use; (2) almost as magically, society will fund a mas...

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