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  • Tough Choices

    Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy

    Series series Clarendon Studies in Criminology
    In recent years, British drug policy has undergone a transformation: tackling 'drug-driven' crime through criminal justice interventions has arguably become the central priority and focus. The 'criminal justice turn', as the authors refer to current UK drugs policy, is based on three simple and linked assumptions: drug-driven property crime is a major driver of local area crime rates, especially ... Read more

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  • Tough Choices

    Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy

    Series series Clarendon Studies in Criminology
    In recent years, British drug policy has undergone a transformation: tackling 'drug-driven' crime through criminal justice interventions has arguably become the central priority and focus. The 'criminal justice turn', as the authors refer to current UK drugs policy, is based on three simple and linked assumptions: drug-driven property crime is a major driver of local area crime rates, especially ... Read more

    $95.99 CAD

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