A Surprisingly Effective Approach to Solving Drug Related Crime

SheriffVol. 61 Nbr. 3, May 2009

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According to Sheriff Phalen most of this additional expense is directly related to addiction driven crime. According to Judge Williams, in the early stages of drug court we see participants every week. According to Judge Trimmer almost three-fourths of the drug court participants in his program are there because of prescription opiates or heroin.

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A Surprisingly Effective Approach to Solving Drug Related Crime

Sheriff Dave Phalen understands how the opiate epidemic currendy sweeping Central Ohio can impact a community. Since taking office in January 2000, he has seen demand for jail days escalate by 127%. In recent years his office has been forced to brok...

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