An Analytic Assessment of US Drug Policy (Aei Evaluative Studies)
Publisher: AEI Press
Published: March 25, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9780844741918
Subjects: Drug addiction & substance abuse; United States; Politics/International Relations; Government policy; Political Science; Self-Help; Substance Abuse & Addictions - General; USA; Prevention; General; Political Science / General; Public Policy - Cultural Policy; Drug abuse; Drug control; Narcotics, Control of
Description: "In this book, David Boyum and Peter Reuter provide an assessment of how well the massive investment of tax dollars and government authority is working. Using a market framework, the book discusses the nature and effectiveness of efforts to tackle the nation's drug problems. Drug policy has become increasingly punitive, with the number of drug offenders in jail and prison growing tenfold between 1980 and 2003. Nevertheless, there is strikingly little evidence that tougher law enforcement can materially reduce drug use. By contrast, drug treatment services remain in short supply, even though research indicates that treatment expenditures easily pay for themselves in terms of reduced crime and improved productivity."--BOOK JACKET.