Peter Leasure

Peter Leasure studies drug policy, criminal justice enforcement, and public perceptions around issues like opioid overdoses, marijuana legalization, drunk/impaired driving (OVI), and traffic stops. Much of the work uses survey experiments, public records analysis, and time-series studies to evaluate how policies, law enforcement practices, and messaging affect behavior and public opinion, often focusing on Ohio and South Carolina.

Publication output has grown substantially over the past decade, rising from a handful of papers per year before 2022 to a peak of 20 in 2024, though 2025 shows a decline from that peak.

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