More than 20 years after university professor Peter Reuter interviewed hundreds of Washington drug dealers, researchers are still using his findings to track new drug trends.  According to an April 13 report in Slate, which used Reuter’s 1988 study on drug dealers’ hourly wages as a baseline, the price of cocaine has slipped 80 to 90 percent in the last 30 years. Not only are drug dealers earning lower wages than they did in the late ‘80s, according to the Slate article, the trade itself has become less violent with declining demand. While university officials said they catch few students in possession of cocaine, several students said there is still a market for the drug on the campus.
 

Spring is in the air, which means that the CCJS Commencement Ceremony is right around the corner.  We'll see you at the Comcast Center on May 21st!
 
For more information about the campus-wide ceremony on May 20th, visit www.commencement.umd.edu.

Dr. Laure Brooks will be honored with the Dean's Medal at the BSOS Awards Ceremony on April 18th at the BSOS Faculty and Staff Reception.  The Dean's Medal is given for outstanding service to the College.  Dr. Brooks has also been awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award.  This is a wonderful and well-deserved honor.