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American
Psychological
Association
Calls
for
Repeal
of
Mandatory
Minimums
8/21/98
A resolution calling for the phasing out of mandatory minimum sentencing laws on the federal and state level was passed by the American Psychological Association at a Council of Representatives Meeting of its 50 divisions, in San Francisco on August 16. The APA is the world's largest association of psychologists, with a membership exceeding 155,000. The resolution was sponsored by Div. 32, Humanistic Psychology, and co-sponsored by Div. 50, Addictions, Div. 27, Community Research & Action, Div. 36, Psychology of Religion, and Div. 28, Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse. APA is online at http://www.apa.org.
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Issue #55, 8/21/98
Prison, Probation and Parole Populations Growing Rapidly | American Psychological Association Calls for Repeal of Mandatory Minimums | Conference: Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex, Berkeley, CA 25-Sep - 27-Sep | Giuliani Carries out Methadone Threat | Methadone Conferences Coming Up -- In New York! | Report: Marijuana Prohibition Has Not Curtailed Marijuana Use by Adolescents | West Australia Decriminalizes Marijuana On Trial Basis | Peter McWilliams Released on Bond | War on Drugs Blamed for Lapse in Ethical Standards of Federal Prosecutors | Driving While Black: Legislative Alert from the American Civil Liberties Union | Editorial: One in Thirty-Five
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