The Search for Rational Drug Control (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521558822)

This book presents a comprehensive examination of the drug control policy process in the United States. How are policy choices identified, debated and selected? How are the consequences of governmental policy measured and evaluated? How, if at all, do we learn from our mistakes? Zimring and Hawkins present different ways of understanding American drug policy and provide a foundation for an improved policy process. They argue that protection of children and youth should shape policy toward illicit crime, with attention to the fact that youth protection objectives may limit the effectiveness of some drug controls.

Author: Franklin E. Zimring
ISBN-10: 0521558824
ISBN-13: 9780521558822
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/25/1995
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.83h x 5.89w x 0.70d