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The Changing Racial Dynamics of the War on Drugs
Factors behind the changes in drug offense convictions from 1999 to 2005, a 21.6% decrease for African-Americans and a 42.6% ...
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Added: April 30, 2009
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Decades of Disparity: Drug Arrests and Race in the United States
The overrepresentation of minorities in the criminal justice system due to the "war on drugs" in the U.S. is established. ...
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Added: March 19, 2009
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United States: Targeting Blacks: Drug Law Enforcement and Race in the United States
Sentencing disparities, particularly those faced by African Americans, resulting from the "war on drugs" in the U.S., are ...
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Added: June 05, 2008
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Disparity by Geography: The War on Drugs in America's Cities
Arrest patterns due to the "war on drugs" in 43 of the largest U.S. cities between 1980 and 2003 are examined. Sections ...
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Added: June 05, 2008
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The Vortex: The Concentrated Racial Impact of Drug Imprisonment and the Characteristics of Punitive Counties
The relationship between drug offense admission rates and racial disparities is examined. This report covers: the fact that ...
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Added: December 18, 2007
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Stories from Inside: Prisoner Rape and the War on Drugs
The relationship between U.S. drug policy and prisoner rape is explained. Sections in addition to an executive summary are: ...
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Added: September 06, 2007
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Report to the Congress: Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy
This is the fourth report to Congress regarding federal cocaine sentencing policy by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Six ...
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Added: June 04, 2007
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Florida Drug Offenders: A Comparison of Individuals Receiving State Prison Versus State Supervision, 1999-2000
The extent and seriousness of convicted drug offenders' criminal careers is shown through the use of Florida criminal ...
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Added: June 03, 2007
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Methamphetamine Crimes: Washington's Laws Compared With Neighboring States - Revised
Rates of methamphetamine-related abuse and crimes in Washington are compared to two other Pacific Northwest states (i.e., ...
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Added: February 22, 2007
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Drug Use and Dependence, State and Federal Prisoners, 2004
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