News (Media Awareness Project) - US MD: LTE: More Probation Officers Won't Stop Drug-Related |
Title: | US MD: LTE: More Probation Officers Won't Stop Drug-Related |
Published On: | 2000-12-02 |
Source: | Baltimore Sun (MD) |
Fetched On: | 2008-09-03 00:33:34 |
MORE PROBATION OFFICERS WON'T STOP DRUG-RELATED CRIME
Yes, we need many more probation agents; yes, we need to revamp the Break
the Cycle program.
But when you have 50,000 drug addicts in Baltimore and 80 percent of crime
is drug-related, more probation officers and a revamped outpatient program
won't supply the answers
Drug addiction is a disease that cannot be cured overnight. We need drug
treatment hospitals or long-term, live-in drug treatment programs.
Paul Alpert, Baltimore
The writer is a retired judge of the Court of Special Appeals
Yes, we need many more probation agents; yes, we need to revamp the Break
the Cycle program.
But when you have 50,000 drug addicts in Baltimore and 80 percent of crime
is drug-related, more probation officers and a revamped outpatient program
won't supply the answers
Drug addiction is a disease that cannot be cured overnight. We need drug
treatment hospitals or long-term, live-in drug treatment programs.
Paul Alpert, Baltimore
The writer is a retired judge of the Court of Special Appeals
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