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- Title
The "War on Drugs": A View from the Trenches.
- Authors
Silbering, Robert
- Abstract
The article presents a discussion relative to the legalization of drugs. It mentions that the usual disputes regarding legalization of drugs are the fact that current drug laws have failed to eradicate the drug problem, that the war on drugs has been lost and it is time to acknowledge the defeat, that arresting and incarcerating people who should not be in jail does nothing to alleviate the drug problem while inflicting catastrophe on those incarcerated and their families, and that valuable resources have been wasted on law enforcement initiatives that do not even start to solve the drug problem.
- Subjects
DRUG laws; LEGALIZATION; JUDICIAL assistance; LEGISLATION; CONTRACTS; NON-contentious jurisdiction; LAW enforcement; LEGAL compliance; DRUG abuse
- Publication
Social Research, 2001, Vol 68, Issue 3, p890
- ISSN
0037-783X
- Publication type
Article