Drugs.

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) presents An Evaluation of the COPS Office Methamphetamine Initiative, a COPS-funded study conducted by the Institute for Law and Justice and 21st Century Solutions that evaluates COPS' first six methamphetamine grants. The COPS office provided funding to agencies in six cities (Phoenix, AZ; Salt Lake City, UT; Dallas, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Little Rock, AR; and Minneapolis, MN) to combat the production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines. These grants encouraged law enforcement agencies to respond to methamphetamine problems with advanced technologies and creative problem-solving strategies. This evaluation focuses on the histories of the methamphetamine problems in these cities and includes detailed process evaluations of each grant's implementation. This report provides insight into the ways in which these agencies responded to their methamphetamine problems and should be of great interest to those dealing with similar drug problems in their jurisdictions. This publication is only available electronically at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp? Open=True&Item=848.

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