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CJPF's mission is to educate the public about the impact
of drug policy and the problems of policing on the criminal
justice system. We provide information and advice to policy
makers, criminal justice professionals, and the public
through consultation, education programs, conferences,
publications, the news media and the Internet. The foundation
assists drug policy reform organizations with advice on
legal organization, management, outreach, research, media
relations, and coalition building. CJPF also provides
speakers to educational institutions and organizations
of all kinds.
Eric
E. Sterling is the President of CJPF and is a nationally
recognized authority on drug policy reform, federal
sentencing, medical marijuana, the effects of the drug
war on race, the economy and business, and the confluence
of faith and drug policy reform. Please contact CJPF
for more information or if you would like Mr. Sterling
to speak at your next event.
BACKGROUND
Robert C. Linnell, a Boston businessman and philanthropist,
was alarmed by the grave threat of corruption to the
American criminal justice system. Linnell saw this corruption
as endemic to drug enforcement and, in 1988, inspired
to establish The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
(CJPF) in effort to address these threats.
Linnell believed that a criminal justice system that
is honest, fair and effective is one of America's most
important institutions. He believed that America's national
life depends upon our safety and liberty, which in turn
depend upon the integrity and effectiveness of our justice
system.
CJPF is a private, non-profit organization that educates
the public about the criminal justice system. It is
a tax-exempt charity under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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If you like our work, please consider making a financial contribution to the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation.
Your tax deductible donation is greatly appreciated.
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