The Unfair Sentencing Act: Racial Disparities and Fiscal Consequences of America's Drug Laws

In 1986, the United States government attempted to combat the perceived war on drugs by enacting mandatory drug laws, with a primary focus on incarcerating crack offenders. The result of this was a mass influx of African Americans to US penitentiaries and minimal to zero reduction of crack convictio...

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Autor principal: Zimmerman, Kristin (Autor)
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Publicado: 2014
En:Año: 2014
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