NCJ Number
119247
Date Published
1988
Length
63 pages
Annotation
This section of the chapter concerned with controlled substances provisions discusses the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, Public Law 99-570, a statute intended to combat the growing drug problem in the United States.
Abstract
Background information on the development of the legislation includes data on the numbers and characteristics of Americans abusing drugs, the health consequences of addiction, and trafficking patterns. Federal agencies with drug law enforcement responsibilities are identified, and drug control strategies of interdiction, reduction of supply, and reduction of demand are discussed. The background information led to legislative initiatives and changes resulting in the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, with special emphasis on increasing interdiction powers of Federal agencies and reducing supply and demand by criminalizing additional activities related to growing, manufacturing, and trafficking in drugs. Under the Act, new crimes are identified, such as making it unlawful to utilize juveniles in selling drugs, to sell drugs to pregnant women, to sell drugs near educational institutions, and to launder drug money. Penalties and sanctions for these new crimes are discussed in detail as are additional provisions of Public Law 99-570 amending the Bank Secrecy Act and the Right of Financial Privacy Act. 493 footnotes.