Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology receives $1 million National Institute of Justice Grant
Faculty in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, working with members of the WSU Division of Governmental Studies and Services, were awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to study the impact of marijuana legalization on police practices in the state of Washington…
Research examines effect of pot legalization on policing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers are undertaking a $1 million, three-year study of how the state’s legalization of marijuana has affected law enforcement and crime. The study will look at state, county and tribal police jurisdictions, as well as policing in neighboring states.
Mary Stohr, principal investigator and professor of criminal justice and criminology, said….