Examining the Multifaceted Impacts of Drug Decriminalization on Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Prosecutorial Discretion
Sponsor
This project was supported by Award No. 15PNIJ-21-GG-02804-RESS, awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
This final report provides the findings of a multi-year project to understand the effects of successive drug policy efforts in Oregon. Since 2013, Oregon has implemented three changes that reclassified and lowered the seriousness of low-level drug possession offenses, with multiple years between each policy change: Justice Reinvestment in 2013, defelonization in 2017, and decriminalization in 2021. This project parses out the individual impacts of these unique events on law enforcement, prosecution, courts and sentencing, and public safety & health.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43030
Citation Details
Henderson, Kelsey S.; Campbell, Christopher M.; and Renauer, Brian C., "Examining the Multifaceted Impacts of Drug Decriminalization on Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Prosecutorial Discretion" (2024). Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations. 128.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43030
