-UC Berkeley News, May 4, 2010 by Cathy Cockrell
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2010/05/04_krisberg.shtml
We can’t simply arrest our way out of community challenges such as gangs, violent crime, or drug addiction. We need a much more comprehensive approach. Nowadays people are starting to think about a public-health response—treating these issues and behaviors just like we do AIDS or TB or a broad range of contagious diseases. The popular singer Sting is launching a national campaign to call off the war on drugs. That’s what we need, for prominent people to step up and say the military-style approach hasn’t worked.
-Contra Costa Times, May 14, 2010 by Federal Glover
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_15071061?IADID&nclick_check=1
What does it take to get off the criminal merry-go-round? “The research shows that a big factor is employment—to come out and have some financial stability,” said Barry Krisberg…. “Another crucial factor is family connections,” he continued in the Internet interview. Those inmates who stay connected to family members do substantially better upon release. “A third is transitional housing.”