Youth in Harm's Way: Marijuana, Law Enforcement and Young New Yorkers

According to the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services, 70 percent of the 50,383 arrests for possession of marijuana in New York City in 2010 were of young people under 30, and 86 percent of those arrested were black and Latino. The debate on the classification of marijuana possession as a crime is heating up nationwide even as the number of arrests in New York has risen.

Children and Families, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerMarch 24, 2011city government, communities, Criminal Justice, drugs, education, juvenile justice system, Latinos, law enforcement, marijuana, policies, politics, public policy, The New School, youthComment