Legalising drugs Debates and dilemmas /
Bean, Philip,1936-author.
Bristol : Policy Press,
2010.
This timely book explores the debates surrounding the legalisation of drugs, examining the alternatives and their implications for individuals and society. It will be essential reading for students and academics in criminology, sociology and social policy, as well as policy makers, practitioners and the general public.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-152) and index.
Introduction -- Prohibition, economic liberalism and legal moralism -- Harm reduction, medicalisation and decriminalisation -- Legalisation and crime -- The special problem of juveniles -- The community, the personal and the commercial -- Some concluding thoughts.
This timely book explores the debates surrounding the legalisation of drugs, examining the alternatives and their implications for individuals and society. It will be essential reading for students and academics in criminology, sociology and social policy, as well as policy makers, practitioners and the general public.
Description based on print version record.
Rauschgift.
Entkriminalisierung.
Drogenpolitik.
Drugs
Drug legalization.
Drug control.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
TRUE CRIME
Legislation, Drug
Drug legalization
Drugs
Drug control