The Economics of Drug Violence. / David Friedman.
by Friedman, David; Maceachern, Doug; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 70Health. Publisher: Liberty, 2001; Arizona Republic, 2001ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Drug abuse -- Economic aspects | Drug abuse -- Social aspects | Drug abuse and crime | Drug legalization | Drugs -- Economic aspects | Narcotics -- Control of | Narcotic laws | Narcotics and crime | Violent crimesDDC classification: 050 Summary: THE ECONOMICS OF DRUG VIOLENCE -- "One point on which almost everyone interested in drug prohibition agrees is the existence of a connection between drugs and violent crime. The disagreement is on the form of the connection and the sign of the correlation." (LIBERTY) The author examines the effects that increased drug prohibition and enforcement would have on violent crimes in the United States.Summary: THE STRAIGHT DOPE-- "Richard Nixon declared America's war on drugs just as the United States was limping out of Vietnam. Today many thoughtful people believe Nixon merely led us out of one Vietnam and into another--a domestic conflict that eats at every facet of our culture. The call for decriminalizing drugs is gathering strength, so much so that the drug enforcement community is warning: Surrender now, and everyone loses." (ARIZONA REPUBLIC) The authors express their concerns over how the drug war affects the nation's soul and comment on the need for more effective legislation.
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This MARC record contains two articles.
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: The Economics of Drug Violence, June 2001; pp. 17-24.
Originally Published: The Straight Dope, June 17, 2001; pp. V1-2.
THE ECONOMICS OF DRUG VIOLENCE -- "One point on which almost everyone interested in drug prohibition agrees is the existence of a connection between drugs and violent crime. The disagreement is on the form of the connection and the sign of the correlation." (LIBERTY) The author examines the effects that increased drug prohibition and enforcement would have on violent crimes in the United States.
THE STRAIGHT DOPE-- "Richard Nixon declared America's war on drugs just as the United States was limping out of Vietnam. Today many thoughtful people believe Nixon merely led us out of one Vietnam and into another--a domestic conflict that eats at every facet of our culture. The call for decriminalizing drugs is gathering strength, so much so that the drug enforcement community is warning: Surrender now, and everyone loses." (ARIZONA REPUBLIC) The authors express their concerns over how the drug war affects the nation's soul and comment on the need for more effective legislation.
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