Abstract
ABSTRACT Few social issues have so absorbed the American public as illegal drug use and drug-related crime. Government officials have responded to this emergency in various ways, the most common response being “zero tolerance” of any form of illegal Drug activity. Ironically, despite the time and money expended on the drug war,” little is known about actual results. This paper examines the policy dilemma as it relates to convicted Texas drug offenders receiving prison sentences during the 1980s. We pose two research questions for subsequent analysis: 1) how has the government responded to the public's demand for increased punitiveness for drug offenses, and 2) what has been the resulting level of service delivery? Our findings suggest that the overall success of the “war effort” in Texas (and perhaps nationally) seems to hinge not on law enforcement and adjudication, but on the ability or inability of the state to house imprisoned drug offenders. The demand for services results in increased enforcement an...
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