Breaking the Drug-Crime Link. David Boyum and Mark A.R. Kleiman.
by Boyum, David; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 75Health. Publisher: Public Interest, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Alcoholism and crime | Cocaine | Drug abuse -- Prevention | Drug abuse -- Social aspects | Drug abuse and crime | Drug legalization | Heroin | Marijuana | Narcotics -- Control of | Narcotics and crime | Narcotics dealersDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The American criminal justice system now spends a significant proportion of its resources enforcing the drug laws. More than 10 percent of all arrests and about 20 percent of all incarcerations involve drug law violations." (PUBLIC INTEREST) This article examines the link between drugs and crime while identifying the primary aspects of America's drug policy, including prevention, treatment and enforcement.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
Originally Published: Breaking the Drug-Crime Link, Summer 2003; pp. 19-38.
"The American criminal justice system now spends a significant proportion of its resources enforcing the drug laws. More than 10 percent of all arrests and about 20 percent of all incarcerations involve drug law violations." (PUBLIC INTEREST) This article examines the link between drugs and crime while identifying the primary aspects of America's drug policy, including prevention, treatment and enforcement.
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