Something's in the air : race, crime, and the legalization of marijuana /
"America's drug laws have always exerted an unequal and unfair toll on Blacks and Latinos, who are arrested more often than Whites for the possession of illegal drugs and given harsher sentences. In this volume, contributors ask how would marijuana legalization affect communities of color?...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "America's drug laws have always exerted an unequal and unfair toll on Blacks and Latinos, who are arrested more often than Whites for the possession of illegal drugs and given harsher sentences. In this volume, contributors ask how would marijuana legalization affect communities of color? Is legalization of marijuana necessary to safeguard minority families from a lifetime of hardship and inequality? Who in minority communities favors legalization and why, and do these minority opinions differ from the opinions held by White Americans? This volume also includes analyses of the policy debate by a range of scholars addressing economic, health, and empowerment issues. Comparative lessons from other countries are also analyzed."--Provided by publisher |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 182 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781135017064 1135017069 9780203758380 0203758382 9781135017040 1135017042 9781135017057 1135017050 |