CRIM 1650 Chapter Notes -Drug Policy, Crack Cocaine, The War On Drugs (Band)

• School: York University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 1650
• Professor: James Williams

Document Summary

Objectivities: politics and criminal justice policy: the war on drugs", alternatives to the war on drugs: decriminalization an legalization, irrationality of drug policy and barriers to reform, ronald regan neo-conservatism and the contemporary war on drugs . 1981: ronald regan = republican; concerned with the economic stag nation; improve. Jimmy carter: welcoming to criminal law; nations drug problems the economy. Philosophy that would allow him to pursue his course of actions; a way to justify to the. American public that this massive cut-back was good for them; implication= if problems are rooted by an individual, the cutback would be easier. Emerging use of drugs as scapegoat as a whole variety of social problems; including the problem of crime: to the extent that substance abusive emerged from other social problems. Also had the media and it played a key role; revolved around s addictive and cheap: principles and tactics.