Marijuana Decriminalization Policy and its Effect on Drug-Related Arrest Rates in the New England Region
Presenter(s)
Maura Hanley, Michael Lawless
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Description
Marijuana decriminalization policy is a rapidly growing legislative trend of policy change in the United States. Our research examines if marijuana decriminalization policy implementation has affected the rates of drug-related arrests in six states in the New England region of the United States. Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts were chosen specifically because the New England region was very progressive when it came to marijuana decriminalization and implemented policy in the 2000s and early 2010s. Our research goal was to analyze the arrest rates of marijuana sales and possession per state per year, and examine how the data reflects the relationship of policy implementation and drug arrest rates.
Publication Date
4-22-2021
Project Designation
Capstone Project
Primary Advisor
Martha Hurley, Grant W. Neeley
Primary Advisor's Department
Political Science
Keywords
Stander Symposium project, College of Arts and Sciences
Recommended Citation
"Marijuana Decriminalization Policy and its Effect on Drug-Related Arrest Rates in the New England Region" (2021). Stander Symposium Projects. 2230.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/2230
