Encyclopedia of Drug Policy: "The War on Drugs" Past, Present, and Future

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Spanning two volumes of approximately 450 entries in an A-to-Z format, this encyclopedia explores the controversial drug war through the lens of varied disciplines. A full spectrum of articles explains topics from Colombian cartels and Mexican kingpins to television reportage; from "just say no" advertising to heroin production; and from narco-terrorism to more than ...

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Overview

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Spanning two volumes of approximately 450 entries in an A-to-Z format, this encyclopedia explores the controversial drug war through the lens of varied disciplines. A full spectrum of articles explains topics from Colombian cartels and Mexican kingpins to television reportage; from "just say no" advertising to heroin production; and from narco-terrorism to more than $500 billion in U.S. government expenditures.
Key Themes- Cases- Conferences and Conventions- Countries (Affecting U.S. Drug Policy)- Drug Trade and Trafficking- Laws and Policies- Organizations and Agencies- People-Presidential Administrations- Treatment and Addiction- Types of Drugs

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Choice Magazine
"Highly Recommended "— G. A. Blevins
Against the Grain
"...it is obvious that the approach is broad ranging. But the issues discussed are related and relevant. The articles are descriptive and fact filled providing useful context as well as specific information...Under graduates will find it very helpful in grasping the complexities of the issues involved while scholars and professionals in the field will value the facts and solid background it offers. Academic libraries supporting curriculums as diverse as allied health and public administration will want to give it consideration. "— Tom Gilson
Choice - G. A. Blevins
"Highly Recommended"
Against the Grain - Tom Gilson
"...it is obvious that the approach is broad ranging. But the issues discussed are related and relevant. The articles are descriptive and fact filled providing useful context as well as specific information...Under graduates will find it very helpful in grasping the complexities of the issues involved while scholars and professionals in the field will value the facts and solid background it offers. Academic libraries supporting curriculums as diverse as allied health and public administration will want to give it consideration."
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This two-volume set focuses on America's 100-year campaign against drugs, from a multidisciplinary perspective. The 450 entries, averaging between one and two pages in length, written by experts from across the United States, are arranged alphabetically. Entries cover topics such as laws and programs from each of the 50 states and nationally, court cases like United States v. Kuch, drug types (e.g., club drugs), and political and policy figures like Robert DuPont. Each entry contains cross-references and a bibliography of further readings. A reader's guide organizes entries into key themes, including cases, countries affecting U.S. drug policy, laws and policies, people, and treatment and addiction. The work concludes with a glossary, a resource guide, appendixes containing remarks from President Nixon and the text of the Controlled Substances Act, and an index. Editor Kleiman (public policy, UCLA Sch. of Public Affairs) is the author of many works on policy analysis, drug abuse, and crime-control policy; coeditor Hawdon (sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Inst.) is the author of several works on drugs and sociology. BOTTOM LINE While similar resources focus on substance-abuse treatment, this one sticks to the social and public policy side of the issues. A good, basic, wide-ranging starting point of research for high school students or lower-division undergrads.—Samantha Schmehl Hines, Univ. of Montana Lib., Missoula
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781412976954
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications
  • Publication date: 1/11/2011
  • Pages: 1008
  • Product dimensions: 8.70 (w) x 11.30 (h) x 2.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Mark Kleiman is Professor of Public Policy in the UCLA School of Public Affairs. He teaches courses on methods of policy analysis and on drug abuse and crime control policy. His current focus is on design of deterrent regimes to take advantage of positive-feedback effects, and the substitution of swiftness and predictability for severity in the criminal justice system generally and in community-corrections institutions specifically. He is the author of Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control and Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results, and is now at work on When Brute Force Fails: Strategy for Crime Control. He edits the Drug Policy Analysis Bulletin and blogs at The Reality-Based Community. His interests include political philosophy and the study of imperfectly rational decision-making and how to make policy to accommodate it. In addition to his academic work, Mr. Kleiman provides advice to local, state, and national governments on crime control and drug policy. Before coming to UCLA in 1995, Mr. Kleiman taught at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and at the University of Rochester. Outside of academia, he has worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, for the City of Boston, for Polaroid Corporation, and on Capitol Hill (as a legislative assistant to Congressman Les Aspin). He graduated from Haverford College and did his graduate work (M.P.P., Ph.D.) at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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