Policing drugs. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Karim Murji.
• Authors: Murji, Karim, 1960-
• Contents: Pt. I. Law Enforcement. 1. Drug Enforcement Strategies. 2. Under Pressure: Policing and Demand Management. 3. Principle or Pragmatism? Debating Drug Legalisation -- pt. II. Drug Referral. 4. Drug and Arrest Referral in Trafford, Merseyside and Southwark. 5. Drug Referral Schemes: Local Case Studies -- pt. III. Official and Media Reactions. 6. Agony and Ecstasy: Drugs, Media and Moral Panic. 7. High Anxiety: Crack and Social Reaction. 8. In Living Colour? Representations of Yardies. Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I : LAW ENFORCEMENT; 1 Drug Enforcement Strategies; 2 Under Pressure: Policing and Demand Management; 3 Principle or Pragmatism? Debating Drug Legalisation; PART II: DRUG REFERRAL; 4 Drug and Arrest Referral in Trafford, Merseyside and Southwark; 5 Drug Referral Schemes: Local Case Studies; PART III: OFFICIAL AND MEDIA REACTIONS; 6 Agony and Ecstasy: Drugs, Media and Moral Panic; 7 High Anxiety: Crack and Social Reaction; 8 In Living Colour? Representations of Yardies; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 1998
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.450941; Drug control -- Great Britain; Drug abuse -- Great Britain -- Prevention; Drug traffic -- Investigation -- Great Britain; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Drug abuse -- Prevention; Drug control; Drug traffic -- Investigation; Great Britain; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429833151; 0429833156
• Related ISBNs: 9781138325685
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 23, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.