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Because a lot of drug addicts sell drugs, which is illegal. Therefore, police officers have to find them and arrest them.
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In Alabama do city police officers have jurisdiction to arrest a suspect on drug charges?
Yes.
Do police officers and other government officials have to take random drug screens.?
yes they do! i used to work at new iberia police dept.
What US city has the most drug related arrests per capita?
The District of Colombia has the most drug arrests by cities
What do police officers call marijuana like ht or something?
Police drug jargon generally mirrors what the local drug users say. If local users are calling marijuana "chronic," that's the term the local police will use.
How are drugs a necessary part of the society?
Drug abuse creates jobs. If nobody did drugs then there would be a lot less police officers, judges, correction officers and etc.
Why are African-Americans allegedly arrested more frequently for drug laws than Caucasians?
African-Americans tend to come from communities and areas that are more violent. As a result, there is a more intensive police presence in those areas because of the violent crimes, it is an allocation based on the overall likelihood of violent crime -- not just drug offenses. When the police are already mobilized in an area, they are more likely to make arrests of the people in that area, which is described by the higher rate of arrests of African-Americans for drug offenses.
What case supports drug testing of police officers based on reasonable suspicion that drug abuse is occurring?
The case of Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives’ Association (1989) supports drug testing of safety-sensitive employees, such as police officers, based on reasonable suspicion of drug abuse. In this case, the Supreme Court held that drug testing performed under the Federal Railroad Administration regulations was constitutionally permissible due to the government's compelling interest in ensuring public safety.
What are the release dates for Cops - 1989 Ohio Drug Arrests Special Edition 19-28?
Cops - 1989 Ohio Drug Arrests Special Edition 19-28 was released on: USA: May 2007
How many people are incarcerated on cocaine possession charges each year in the United States?
According to FBI arrest reports, in 2011 there were approximately 1,252,600 drug possession arrests made, of those 16.7% were Heroin or Cocaine related; that is approximately 209,184 arrests. In 2010 there were approx. 1,342,200 drug possession arrests made, of which 16.4% were Heroin or Cocaine related; this makes approx. 220,121 arrests. In 2009 of the drug possession arrests 17.7% were Heroin or Cocaine related, which is approximately 240,278 arrests. The FBI website states that it's statistics are not based on convictions, prosecutions, and/or imprisonments.
Why do police allegedly target racial minorities on accusation of drug laws?
Minorities tend to come from communities and areas that are more violent. As a result, there is a more intensive police presence in those areas because of the violent crimes, it is an allocation based on the overall likelihood of violent crime -- not just drug offenses. When the police are already mobilized in an area, they are more likely to make arrests of the people in that area, which is described by the higher rate of arrests of minorities for drug offenses.We can see that minorities in wealthier neighborhoods, for example Latinos or East Asians in the suburbs, do not get targeted, showing that it is where the person lives that is much more important than what race/ethnicity the person is.
Reverend Johnson was passing an abandoned building known for drugs when he was stopped and frisked by two police officers Did the police have the right to stop and frisk him?
The officers can make a voluntary contact with him by asking if they can speak to him. The officer can then ask him any questions that they want to. They can ask his permission to search him and if he agrees, they can search. The officers don't know who is a reverend, and anyway, reverends can be drug users. If the officers can articulate that the reverend's actions give rise to reasonable suspicion of drug activity, they can temporarily detain the reverend. Then, since weapons are known to go hand in hand with (articulable actions of) drug activity, they can search the reverend for weapons, and if they come across drugs in that search, they can arrest.
How many police officers did Larry Davis shoot?
Larry Davis, an African-American man from the Bronx in New York City, was involved in a shootout with law enforcement officers on November 19, 1986. During the incident, Davis wounded six police officers but did not kill any of them.
