Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed

Name: Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed
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ISBN: 9781566398602

ISBN-10: 1566398606

ISBN-13: 9781566398602

Edition: 2001

Authors: James Gray, Judge James P. Gray

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Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 5/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




Introduction



Our Drug Laws Have Failed



Past and Present


An Historical Perspective


Emergence of the Prison-Industrial Complex



Increased Harm to Communities


Communities Awash in Illicit Drugs


Violence and Corruption



Erosion of Protections of the Bill of Rights



Increased Harm to Drug Users



Increased Harm for the Future


Conspiracy Theories


Government Policy: Don't Discuss It!



Options



Increased Zero Tolerance



Education



Drug Treatment


Rehabilitation


Medicalization



De-profitization of Drugs


Legalization


Decriminalization


Regulated Distribution



Federalism, Not Federalization



What We Can Do About It


App. A: Resolution


App. B: Government Commission Reports and Other Public Inquiries


Index