California's Proposition 36: A Success Ripe for Refinement and Replication

Criminology & Public PolicyVolume 3, Issue 4 p. 585-592 CALIFORNIA'S PROPOSITION 36: A SUCCESS RIPE FOR REFINEMENT AND REPLICATION JUDITH APPEL, JUDITH APPEL Judith Appel is an attorney with the Drug Policy Alliance, Office of Legal Affairs. She works on litigation, legislative drafting, and public education projects on a variety of drug policy reform issues. The Drug Policy Alliance is the nation's leading organization working to end the war on drugs and to develop drug policies founded on science, health, and human rights.Search for more papers by this authorGLENN BACKES, GLENN BACKES Glenn Backes is the Director of Health Policy for Drug Policy Alliance, the nation's leading advocate for drug policy reform. He also directs the Alliance's California Capital Office in Sacramento, working closely with policy-makers in that state. Glenn has worked in HIV prevention since 1987, and is considered a leading specialist on disease control among injection drug users.Search for more papers by this authorJEREMY ROBBINS, JEREMY ROBBINS Jeremy Robbins is a legal intern for the Drug Policy Alliance Office of Legal Affairs. Currently in his second year at Yale Law School, Jeremy has focused his interest in drug policy on the criminal justice system, representing clients in Connecticut prisons through the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization.Search for more papers by this author JUDITH APPEL, JUDITH APPEL Judith Appel is an attorney with the Drug Policy Alliance, Office of Legal Affairs. She works on litigation, legislative drafting, and public education projects on a variety of drug policy reform issues. The Drug Policy Alliance is the nation's leading organization working to end the war on drugs and to develop drug policies founded on science, health, and human rights.Search for more papers by this authorGLENN BACKES, GLENN BACKES Glenn Backes is the Director of Health Policy for Drug Policy Alliance, the nation's leading advocate for drug policy reform. He also directs the Alliance's California Capital Office in Sacramento, working closely with policy-makers in that state. Glenn has worked in HIV prevention since 1987, and is considered a leading specialist on disease control among injection drug users.Search for more papers by this authorJEREMY ROBBINS, JEREMY ROBBINS Jeremy Robbins is a legal intern for the Drug Policy Alliance Office of Legal Affairs. Currently in his second year at Yale Law School, Jeremy has focused his interest in drug policy on the criminal justice system, representing clients in Connecticut prisons through the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization.Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 March 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9133.2004.tb00064.xCitations: 6AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.