A California sheriff accused lawmakers of refusing to acknowledge the impact of permissive drug laws on rising crime. But how intertwined are the two issues?
, according to a 2016 BJS survey, while 34% reported using alcohol. The gap widened even farther for property crimes, when 49% of inmates reported using drugs and just 24% reported using alcohol.
the voter-approved Prop 47 — which downgraded many drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors — for making it more difficult to force people into drug treatment programs. Just under half of state prisoners reported using drugs at the time of committing a property offense, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. About 35% reported being on drugs when they committed a violent crime.Bianco acknowledged that police"only deal with the people that are committing crimes," not casual drug users.
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