CRIM 1650 Lecture 16: Lecture 16
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Lecture 16: morality and crime ii the (cid:862)war o(cid:374) drugs(cid:863) Politics a(cid:374)d cri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al justice policy: (cid:858)the war o(cid:374) drugs(cid:859: ronald reagan, neo-conservatism, a(cid:374)d the co(cid:374)te(cid:373)porary (cid:862)war o(cid:374) drugs(cid:863) Ronald reagan was instrumental to the modern day war on drugs. Social political and economic context, crack was associated with a racialized group, Problem of cocaine use i(cid:374) the (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1012)(cid:1004)(cid:859)s (cid:449)as the hea(cid:448)y users (cid:374)ot the light users. Best (cid:449)ay to approach heavy users is though treatment and there was very little emphasis on treatment at the time. War on drugs: concerns and policies create in order to control or prohibit or the use of drugs: principles and tactics, reduce supply. Volume of drugs going in canada and us. There were programs that dropped irradiate drugs at their source. Interception in seizure, this would meaning seizing drugs as they attempted to enter north america. Massive increasing in funding of anti drugs units as well as police forces: eliminate demand.