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Full of wisdom vital to our country's leaders, this powerful book argues that drug abuse is an endemic social problem that can be solved only by a program of social reconstruction that will deliver jobs, education and health care--not by either legalization of drugs or punishment of abusers. Criticizing those who describe the drug problem as classless, sociologist Currie ( Confronting Crime ) synthesizes research in the U.S. and in Europe to argue persuasively that drug abuse is linked to "conditions of mass social deprivation, economic marginality, and cultural and community breakdown." Citing long-term declines in economic opportunity and the collapse of the community infrastructure in inner cities, Currie advocates reduced penalties for most drug offenses, harsher sentences for dealers, more help for addicts in prison and an emphasis on community policing. With a skeptical look at treatment programs, he convincingly suggests recovery depends more on "the realistic possibilities for an alternative way of life."
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Full of wisdom vital to our country's leaders, this powerful book argues that drug abuse is an endemic social problem that can be solved only by a program of social reconstruction that will deliver jobs, education and health care--not by either legalization of drugs or punishment of abusers. Criticizing those who describe the drug problem as classless, sociologist Currie ( Confronting Crime ) synthesizes research in the U.S. and in Europe to argue persuasively that drug abuse is linked to "conditions of mass social deprivation, economic marginality, and cultural and community breakdown." Citing long-term declines in economic opportunity and the collapse of the community infrastructure in inner cities, Currie advocates reduced penalties for most drug offenses, harsher sentences for dealers, more help for addicts in prison and an emphasis on community policing. With a skeptical look at treatment programs, he convincingly suggests recovery depends more on "the realistic possibilities for an alternative way of life."
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 51 books | 28 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: endemic drug abuse, conventional drug war, endemic drug use, street drug culture, drug crisis (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: New York, United States, Puerto Rican, Los Angeles, Head Start (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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The failure of American drug policy is depressingly apparent. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
endemic drug abuse, conventional drug war, endemic drug use, street drug culture, drug crisis, new heroin users, drug careers, young drug users, income deficit, deprived neighborhoods, many treatment programs, crack epidemic, addicted women, drug offenders, street addicts, many addicts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Puerto Rican, Los Angeles, Head Start, Harlem Hospital, Isidor Chein, General Accounting Office, George Vaillant, John Ball, Rethinking Criminal, San Francisco, World War, Geoffrey Pearson, Hamilton Park, Lessons Ignored, West Germany, Carl Taylor, Puerto Rico, South Bronx, Vietnam War, Ansley Hamid, Bay Ridge, Dan Waldorf, Family Center New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The failure of American drug policy is depressingly apparent. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
endemic drug abuse, conventional drug war, endemic drug use, street drug culture, drug crisis, new heroin users, drug careers, young drug users, income deficit, deprived neighborhoods, many treatment programs, crack epidemic, addicted women, drug offenders, street addicts, many addicts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Puerto Rican, Los Angeles, Head Start, Harlem Hospital, Isidor Chein, General Accounting Office, George Vaillant, John Ball, Rethinking Criminal, San Francisco, World War, Geoffrey Pearson, Hamilton Park, Lessons Ignored, West Germany, Carl Taylor, Puerto Rico, South Bronx, Vietnam War, Ansley Hamid, Bay Ridge, Dan Waldorf, Family Center New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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