Drugs, Crime and Violence
From Trafficking to Treatment- Authors:
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- 2012
Summary
Forty years ago, President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” Since that time, the country has incarcerated thousands of citizens and spent billions of dollars, and yet the drug problem rolls on. Today, the illegal drug market funds international terrorism, the horrific drug war on the Mexican border, and the senseless violence plaguing our communities, large and small. It is past time for a new direction. This book provides a drug policy framework that will choke off the revenue supporting the illegal drug market. Howard Rahtz outlines a series of drug policy steps buttressed by a historical review of drug policy measures, a review of international efforts against trafficking, and a clear understanding of the dynamics of addiction and its role in facilitating the illegal drug market.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2012
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7618-5967-3
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7618-5968-0
- Publisher
- Hamilton Books, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 141
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Table of contents
- Table of Contents No access
- Preface No access
- Acknowledgements No access
- Introduction No access
- Chapter 1 Drugs, Crime and Violence No access Pages 1 - 9
- Chapter 2 The Illegal Drug Market No access Pages 10 - 20
- Chapter 3 Learning From the Past No access Pages 21 - 37
- Chapter 4 Policy Options No access Pages 38 - 51
- Chapter 5 An International Perspective No access Pages 52 - 68
- Chapter 6 Drug Abuse—The Damage Done No access Pages 69 - 81
- Chapter 7 Addiction: The Driving Force behind the Illegal Market No access Pages 82 - 89
- Chapter 8 Marijuana—The Cartel’s Cash Cow No access Pages 90 - 98
- Chapter 9 From Trafficking to Treatment No access Pages 99 - 110
- Chapter 10 The Costs of Policy Paralysis No access Pages 111 - 116
- Chapter 11 A New Direction No access Pages 117 - 127
- Bibliography No access Pages 128 - 141





