A Social Work Perspective on Drug Policy Reform

750 First Street NE, Suite 700 Washington, DC Social Work Perspectiveon drug Policy ReformThe primary mission of the Social workprofession is to enhancehuman well-being andhelp meet the basichuman needs of allpeople, with particularattention to the needs and empowerment of people who arevulnerable, oppressed,and living in HEALTH APPROACHThe National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional Social workers in the world, with nearly 145,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professionalgrowth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound Social Justice BriefSocial Justice Brief 1 It is reasonable to expect that Social workersadvocate for policies and programs thataddress over- incarceration by divertinglow-level drug offenders from imprisonment to treatment-oriented alternatives. Since itsinception as a profession, Social work hasbeen dedicated to Social justice.

patterns of arrests and incarceration for low-level drug crimes. According to Human Rights Watch (2008), the punitive anti-drug policies of the last 20 years bear heavy responsibility for the extremely high and disproportionate representation of black Americans in the U.S. prison population. Drug offenses have played a greater role

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