Hypocrisy : the tales and realities of drug detainees in China /

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Although the official propaganda surrounding the drug detainees in China is that of helping, educating, and saving them from their drug habits and the drug dealers who lure them into drug abuse, it is clear, according to Vincent Shing Cheng, that those who have gone through the rehabilitation system...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cheng, Vincent Shing (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Drug abuse > China.
Drug abuse and crime > China.
Drug addicts > Services for > China.
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation > China.
Drug abuse > China > Hong Kong.
Drug abuse and crime > China > Hong Kong.
Toxicomanie > Chine.
Toxicomanes > Services > Chine.
Toxicomanes > Réadaptation > Chine.
Toxicomanie > Chine > Hongkong.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Drug addicts > Services for
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation
Drug abuse
Drug abuse and crime
China
China > Hong Kong
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Tales of 'Heroes' and 'Saviours'; 3. Police and the 'Hooks'; 4. Initiation Ceremony in Drug Detention; 5. Prison Authority and the 'Inmate Elites'; 6. Post-discharge Reintegration and Surveillance; 7. Conclusion; Appendix: Basic Information of the Former Drug Detainees; Chinese Glossary; References; Index

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