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Drugs, Crime and Corruption: Thinking the Unthinkable

By Richard Clutterbuck (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1995
ISBN
978-0-333-63102-7, 978-0-230-37647-2
DOI
10.1057/9780230376472
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3731852 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
256\244
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
British Politics; Sociologygeneral; Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Drug trafficking breeds massive crime, which does more damage than addiction itself. The cure lies not where the drugs are produced but in consumer countries, mainly in the West. We are losing this war, and Richard Clutterbuck examines four radical alternatives: suppression, severe enough to work without infringing civil liberties; decriminalization, Dutch style; wider licensing of drugs under government control; and licensed legalization, controlling drugs as we control alcohol. He urges debate, research and experiment to decide the best way.

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