Drugs, crime, & justice
Subtitle: contemporary perspectives
By: [edited by] Larry K. Gaines, Janine Kremling
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Waveland Press; Waveland Press, Inc.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Long Grove, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9781478602033
Subjects: Drug control; Drug abuse and crime; Drug legalization; Drug traffic
Other titles: Drugs, crime, and justice
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Section 1. Drugs : historical perspectives. The American experience with stimulants and opiates / David F. Musto; title: The struggle of mankind against its deadliest foe : themes of counter-subversion in anti-narcotic campaigns, 1920-1940 / Susan L. Speaker; title: Section 2. Drugs : causes and effects. The influence of drugs on brain activity and resulting criminality / Stephen G. Tibbetts; title: Comorbidity : addiction and other mental illnesses / National Institute on Drug Abuse; title: Explaining drug crime with criminological theory / Christine Famega & D. Cody Gaines; title: The psychopharmacology and prevalence of drugs / Larry K. Gaines; title: Section 3. Drug epidemics. Reflections on the meaning of drug epidemics / Dale D. Chitwood, Sheigla Murphy, & Marsha Rosenbaum; title: The scourge of methamphetamine / Janine Kremling; title: Prescription medication : a medicated nation / Janine Kremling; title: Section 4. Drug trafficking. Drug trafficking / Larry K. Gaines; title: The youth gangs, drugs, and violence connection / James C. Howell & Scott H. Decker; title: Research on upper level drug trafficking : a review / Frederick Desroches; title: Mexico's drug trafficking organizations : source and scope of the violence / June S. Beittel; title: Section 5. Policing drugs. Policing the drug problem / Larry K. Gaines; title: Asset forfeiture : origins and present status / John L. Worrall; title: Section 6. Treating the drug offender. Principles of drug abuse treatment for criminal justice populations / National Institute on Drug Abuse; title: Drug treatment for offenders : evidence-based criminal justice and treatment practices / Faye S. Taxman; title: Drug courts / Janine Kremling & Roger H. Peters; title: Section 7. Perspectives on the drug problem. Women and drugs / Pamela J. Schram; title: Minorities and drugs / Janine Kremling & Charles Adams; title: Juveniles and drugs / Larry K. Gaines; title: The relationship between drugs and crime / Larry K. Gaines; title: Section 8. Alternative drug policies. Marijuana legalization : what can be learned from other countries? / Peter H. Reuter; title: Surgical strikes in the drug wars : smarter policies for both sides of the border / Mark Kleiman; title: Drugs / Ethan Nadelmann; title: Drug policy : examining the idea of harm reduction as a primary goal / Larry K. Gaines.