Legalising drugs: Debates and dilemmas
Philip Bean
Abstract
Government policy has steadfastly been against drug legalisation, but increasingly critics have argued that this is unsustainable. This book is a timely examination of the issues this raises. Numerous suggestions have been offered. Some seek complete legalisation, others a more modified form, yet still others want an increasing commitment to harm reduction policies. The book examines the implications of these proposals for individuals, especially juveniles, and for society, when set against crime reduction claims. It concludes with the necessary questions a rational drug policy must answer.
Keywords: drugs, drug legalisation, harm reduction policies, crime reduction, drug policy, juveniles, social policy, criminology
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2010 | Print ISBN-13: 9781847423757 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781847423757.001.0001 |
