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Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit, international, educational organization comprising former and current police officers, government agents and other law enforcement agents who oppose the current War on Drugs.〔("The solution to the failed drug war" ). By Jack A. Cole. September 13, 2008. ''Boston Globe.''〕〔 (About › Who We Are ).〕 LEAP was founded on March 16, 2002 by five police officers.〔 It is modeled after Vietnam Veterans Against the War, an organization which earned its credibility by utilizing speakers who had been on the frontlines of the war they later denounced. LEAP now has more than 100,000 members and supporters, approximately 5,000 of whom are from law enforcement, though many choose to remain anonymous.〔 There are 148 speakers living in thirty-five different states in the United States and sixteen other countries.〔(LEAP - Speaker List ).〕 As of January 2014 LEAP has members and supporters in 190 countries.〔 ==Goals== The mission of LEAP is to reduce the multitude of harms resulting from fighting the War on Drugs and to lessen the rates of death, disease, crime, and addiction by ultimately ending drug prohibition.〔(LEAP - Publications › LEAP Items › LEAP's Mission Statement ).〕 LEAP has two primary goals: * To educate the public, the media and policymakers about the failure of current drug policy by presenting a true picture of the history, causes and effects of drug use and the elevated crime rates more properly related to drug prohibition than to drug pharmacology. * To restore the public's respect for law enforcement, which has been greatly diminished by its involvement in imposing drug prohibition.〔 LEAP's main strategy for accomplishing these goals is to create a constantly growing speakers bureau staffed with knowledgeable and articulate former drug-warriors who describe the impact of current drug policies on police/community relations, the safety of law enforcement officers and suspects, police corruption and misconduct, and the excessive financial and human costs associated with current drug polices.〔Free Market Mojo. ("An Interview with Major Neill Franklin" ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Law Enforcement Against Prohibition」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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