Crack in the Rearview Mirror: Deconstructing Drug war Mythology

Part of a special issue on resisting militarism and globalized punishment. The crack scare that occurred in the U.S. in the 1980s, which resulted in Congress passing new laws that extended criminal sentence lengths for crack offenses, is discussed. Five of the myths about crack that contributed to t...

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Autor principal: Reinarman, Craig (Autor)
Otros Autores: Levine, Harry G.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2004
En: Social justice
Año: 2004, Volumen: 31, Número: 1/2, Páginas: 182-199
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Publisher)
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Palabras clave:
Correctional law
Inner cities
African Americans
Drug Abuse
Crack (Drug)
Drug laws
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Criminal justice system > United States
Criminal Justice System
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Sumario:Part of a special issue on resisting militarism and globalized punishment. The crack scare that occurred in the U.S. in the 1980s, which resulted in Congress passing new laws that extended criminal sentence lengths for crack offenses, is discussed. Five of the myths about crack that contributed to the passing of these laws are deconstructed. These myths are: crack is not the same drug as cocaine; crack is inevitably and instantly addictive; crack is widely used in all sectors of society; crack use leads to crime and violence; and crack use during pregnancy results in crack babies.
ISSN:2327-641X