Statement by Edward Ellison, Former Head of Scotland Yard's Anti-Drugs Squad, Calling for Legalization
Summary
A former Scotland Yard anti-drugs chief calls for legalization.
Dr. Joseph McNamara, Former Police Chief of San Jose and Kansas City
Summary
Dr. Joseph McNamara, the former police chief of San Jose and Kansas City, is a leading critic of the drug war.
DRCNet Interview: Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, 8/12/05
Summary
Seattle's former top cop calls for legalization.
Summary of Responses to the Hoover Law Enforcement Summit, Stanford, May 9-10, 1995
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The degree of skepticism about the drug war among top cops is surprising to many (though not to us).
Police Chiefs Question Merits of Drug War Policies
Summary
This article from Stanford University's campus paper reported on an important gathering of police chiefs questioning the drug war.
Address of Dr. Joseph McNamara, presented at the 9th International Conference on Drug Policy Reform, Santa Monica, 10/19/95
Summary
The former police chief of San Jose and Kansas City describes the harm done to the climate of policing by the drug war.
Interview with Nick Pastore, Former Police Chief of New Haven, Connecticut
Summary
New Haven's former police chief reduced crime -- and opposed the drug war.
Cops Against the Drug War
Check out our friends at Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) too! Watch the LEAP video here.
Introducing Myself
My name is Pamela Watson. I am an Australian anthropologist and pharmacist. I am interested in drugs through time and space, not just specific contemporary issues.
Some of my publications include: