Dehumanizing discourse, anti-drug law, and policy in America
Subtitle: a "crack mother's" nightmare
By: Assata Zerai, Rae Banks.
Contributors: Banks, Rae.
Series: Interdisciplinary research series in ethnic, gender, and class relations
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: African American women -- Drug use.; Pregnant women -- Drug use -- United States.; Drug abuse -- Government policy -- United States.; Crack (Drug) -- United States.; Drugs -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Description: As the United States sweeps the human debris of drug abuse into the overflowing prisons it has been observed that poor black women receive disproportionate punishment. Zerai and Banks clarify the current situation regarding this sector of society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-178) and index.