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A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF NEBRASKA'S DECRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA
Abstract
On January 1, 1979 Nebraska decriminalized first- offense possession of an ounce or less of marijuana. This research evaluates the impact of the new law for the purposes of: a) assessing the effectiveness of Nebraska's new law; b) clarifying general issues regarding the decriminalization of marijuana; and c) gaining insight into the issues surrounding the legal theory of decriminalizing a broad range of victimless crimes.An examination of the law's legislative history reveals that it contains four major implicit behavioral assumptions. will not: These behavioral assumptions are that the new law a) be perceived as more traumatic than the old; b) lead to an increased use of marijuana; c) result in a decrease in the enforcement efforts of the legal actors in the criminal justice system; and d) create new problems in the apprehension and adjudication of offenders.The assumptions were tested by collecting and analyzing data from a number of sources.
Subject Area
Social psychology
Recommended Citation
SUGGS, DAVID LEE, "A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF NEBRASKA'S DECRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA" (1980). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8017627.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8017627