"This Handbook has been prepared to assist federal prosecutors and investigators, and others with federal criminal justice responsibilities, in their review and implementation of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473) and ten other recently enacted criminal statutes. The Comprehensive Crime Control Act contains the most significant series of changes in the federal criminal justice system ever enacted at one time. Implementation of the Act, and of the other criminal statutes enacted by the 98th Congress, will constitute a major step toward establishing a fair and sensible balance in that system between the rights of the public as a whole and the rights of criminal defendants"--Preface.

Examines the debilitating effects illegal drugs have on the nation's social and physical well-being and the implications of drug trafficking for the national security of many allies and neighbors in the international community as well as U.S. national security. Topics addressed include: the impact of the drug trade; portrait of drug production and use; drug trafficking and organized crime; Federal drug strategy: origins, evolution, and current status; current agency roles in drug enforcement, policy, and reducing drug demand; current supply strategies: analysis and recommendations; reducing the demand for drugs; and a summary of recommendations.

February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index