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{{Short description|Retired Detective Lieutenant for the New Jersey State Police}} |
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| alma_mater = University of Massachusetts Boston |
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| nationality = American |
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| occupation = Undercover police detective |
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| known_for = [[Law Enforcement Action Partnership]] |
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'''Jack A. Cole''' (born October 9, 1938) is a retired Detective Lieutenant who worked for the [[New Jersey State Police]] for 26 years. For twelve of those years, he worked as an [[undercover agent|undercover narcotics officer]]. Cole was the first executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, now known as [[Law Enforcement Action Partnership]] (LEAP), an organization comprising former and current police officers, government agents and other law enforcement agents who advocate for justice reform and oppose the [[War on Drugs]]. Cole served as LEAP's executive director from 2002{{Ndash}}2010.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/sep/12/guardiansocietysupplement.drugsandalcohol1 | title=Badge of honour: From undercover US drugs cop to anti-prohibitionist? More and more people are asking Jack Cole how that transformation came about | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=September 11, 2007 | author=Topping, Alexandra }}</ref><ref name="Times">{{cite web | url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-oew-cole21sep21-story.html | title=Drug war takes a flying LEAP | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=September 21, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Globe">{{cite web | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/08/24/end-prohibition-heroin/GRq3TO2RwX3IWDYTjY8UPO/story.html | title=End the prohibition of heroin: A cop's experience tells him the drug war is doing more harm than good | work=[[The Boston Globe]] | date=August 24, 2014 | author=Cole, Jack A.}}</ref> |
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[[File:Jack Cole in 2005.jpg|thumb|right|Jack A. Cole]] |
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==Early life and education== |
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'''Jack A. Cole''' (born October 9, 1938) is a retired Detective Lieutenant who worked for the [[New Jersey State Police]] for 26 years. For twelve of those years, he worked as an [[undercover agent|undercover narcotics officer]]. Cole is executive director of [[Law Enforcement Against Prohibition]] (LEAP). |
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Cole attended Wichita High School East and received a master's degree from [[University of Massachusetts Boston]].<ref name="DRCNet">{{cite web | url=http://www.law.uci.edu/events/health-policy/pdfs/JackColeInterview-Alternet.pdf | title=Jack Cole Interview | work=DRCNet | date=August 21, 2002 | author=Smith, Phillip}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2024}} He further holds a degree in Criminal Justice and a master's degree in Public Policy from the [[University of Massachusetts]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} |
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==Life and activism== |
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Jack Cole speaks internationally for LEAP, and has written several articles about drug-policy reform. Cole holds a degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters Degree in Public Policy from the [[University of Massachusetts]]. He is currently writing his PhD dissertation, focusing on public policy issues of race and gender bias, [[police brutality]], and corruption in law enforcement, which he believes can begin to be solved by ending drug prohibition. |
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Jack Cole has taught courses to police recruits and veteran officers on ethics, integrity, moral decision-making, and the detrimental effects of [[racial profiling]]. Cole and his wife reside in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref name="SSDP">{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/#q=jack+a+cole+prohibition&start=10&* | title=Cops Say Legalize Drugs: Former Enforcers Tour Rhode Island Calling for an End to Drug Prohibition | work=[[Students for Sensible Drug Policy]] | date=November 7, 2003 | author= }}</ref><ref name="Radio Freedom">{{cite web | url=http://radiofreedom.us/angel-clark-show-leap-jack-cole/ | title=The Angel Clark Show with Co-Founder of (LEAP) Jack Cole: The TRUTH About Drug Prohibition | work=RadioFreedom.us | date=February 5, 2013 | author= | access-date=April 2, 2017 | archive-date=July 19, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719090253/http://radiofreedom.us/angel-clark-show-leap-jack-cole/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Cole has spoken internationally for LEAP, and has written several articles about drug policy reform. Cole believes race and gender bias by police, [[police brutality]], and [[Police corruption|corruption in law enforcement]] can begin to be solved by ending drug prohibition.<ref name="CAP">{{cite web | url=https://christiansagainstprohibition.org/node/685 | title=Christians Against Prohibition: Part 1 Jack Cole at Cannabis Colloquium | work=Thinking CAP | date=February 1, 2012 | author= | access-date=April 2, 2017 | archive-date=July 19, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719090255/https://christiansagainstprohibition.org/node/685 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Cole has taught courses to police recruits and veteran officers on ethics, integrity, moral decision-making, and the detrimental effects of racial profiling. Jack Cole and his wife reside in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref name="DRCNet">{{cite web | url=http://www.law.uci.edu/events/health-policy/pdfs/JackColeInterview-Alternet.pdf | title=Jack Cole Interview | work=DRCNet | date=August 21, 2002 | author=Smith, Phillip}}</ref><ref name="SSDP">{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/#q=jack+a+cole+prohibition&start=10&* | title=Cops Say Legalize Drugs: Former Enforcers Tour Rhode Island Calling for an End to Drug Prohibition | work=[[Students for Sensible Drug Policy]] | date=November 7, 2003 | author= }}</ref><ref name="Unlimited">{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a5pC5NZtQcMC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=jack+a+cole+prohibition&source=bl&ots=ekEG-1seLE&sig=mQrV-ZYeSEhN1ynw1VW49hfVDKQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR1Jfy-4TTAhUE94MKHYEbDdM4ChDoAQg7MAY#v=onepage&q=jack%20a%20cole%20prohibition&f=false | title=Fatal Distraction: The War on Drugs in the Age of Islamic Terror, p. 51 | work=Unlimited Publishing | date=2006 | author=Trebach, Arnold S.}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/sep/12/guardiansocietysupplement.drugsandalcohol1 | title=J Badge of honour: From undercover US drugs cop to anti-prohibitionist? More and more people are asking Jack Cole how that transformation came about | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=September 11, 2007 | author=Topping, Alexandra }}</ref><ref name="Times">{{cite web | url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-oew-cole21sep21-story.html | title=Drug war takes a flying LEAP | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=September 21, 2007 | author= }}</ref><ref name="CAP">{{cite web | url=https://christiansagainstprohibition.org/node/685 | title=Christians Against Prohibition: Part 1 Jack Cole at Cannabis Colloquium | work=Thinking CAP | date=February 1, 2012 | author= }}</ref><ref name="Radio Freedom">{{cite web | url=http://radiofreedom.us/angel-clark-show-leap-jack-cole/ | title=The Angel Clark Show with Co-Founder of (LEAP) Jack Cole: The TRUTH About Drug Prohibition | work=RadioFreedom.us | date=February 5, 2013 | author= }}</ref><ref name="Globe">{{cite web | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/08/24/end-prohibition-heroin/GRq3TO2RwX3IWDYTjY8UPO/story.html | title=End the prohibition of heroin: A cop’s experience tells him the drug war is doing more harm than good | work=[[The Boston Globe]] | date=August 24, 2014 | author=Cole, Jack A.}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 21 September 2024
Jack A. Cole | |
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| Born | October 9, 1938 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| Occupation | Undercover police detective |
| Known for | Law Enforcement Action Partnership |
Jack A. Cole (born October 9, 1938) is a retired Detective Lieutenant who worked for the New Jersey State Police for 26 years. For twelve of those years, he worked as an undercover narcotics officer. Cole was the first executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, now known as Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), an organization comprising former and current police officers, government agents and other law enforcement agents who advocate for justice reform and oppose the War on Drugs. Cole served as LEAP's executive director from 2002–2010.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Cole attended Wichita High School East and received a master's degree from University of Massachusetts Boston.[4][failed verification] He further holds a degree in Criminal Justice and a master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Massachusetts.[citation needed]
Life and activism
[edit]Jack Cole has taught courses to police recruits and veteran officers on ethics, integrity, moral decision-making, and the detrimental effects of racial profiling. Cole and his wife reside in Boston, Massachusetts.[5][6]
Cole has spoken internationally for LEAP, and has written several articles about drug policy reform. Cole believes race and gender bias by police, police brutality, and corruption in law enforcement can begin to be solved by ending drug prohibition.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Topping, Alexandra (September 11, 2007). "Badge of honour: From undercover US drugs cop to anti-prohibitionist? More and more people are asking Jack Cole how that transformation came about". The Guardian.
- ^ "Drug war takes a flying LEAP". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 2007.
- ^ Cole, Jack A. (August 24, 2014). "End the prohibition of heroin: A cop's experience tells him the drug war is doing more harm than good". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Smith, Phillip (August 21, 2002). "Jack Cole Interview" (PDF). DRCNet.
- ^ "Cops Say Legalize Drugs: Former Enforcers Tour Rhode Island Calling for an End to Drug Prohibition". Students for Sensible Drug Policy. November 7, 2003.
- ^ "The Angel Clark Show with Co-Founder of (LEAP) Jack Cole: The TRUTH About Drug Prohibition". RadioFreedom.us. February 5, 2013. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ "Christians Against Prohibition: Part 1 Jack Cole at Cannabis Colloquium". Thinking CAP. February 1, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
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