Bibliograph

The war on drugs, opposing viewpoints, Tamara L. Roleff, book editor

Type

Label

The war on drugs, opposing viewpoints, Tamara L. Roleff, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-218) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The war on drugs

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53162555

Responsibility statement

Tamara L. Roleff, book editor

Series statement

Opposing viewpoints series

Sub title

opposing viewpoints

Table Of Contents

The war on drugs is succeeding / Asa Hutchinson -- The war on drugs has failed / Matthew B. Stannard -- The war on drugs has reduced the demand for illegal drugs / Edmund F. McGarrell -- The demand for illegal drugs remains strong / Timothy Lynch -- The war on drugs has made law enforcement more effective / Thomas A. Constantine -- The war on drugs has corrupted law enforcement / Joseph D. McNamara, interviewed by Michael W. Lynch -- The war on drugs promotes racism / Deborah Small -- The war on drugs does not promote racism / Heather MacDonald -- Illegal drug use supports terrorism / Asa Hutchinson -- The war on drugs supports terrorism / Eugene Oscapella -- The war on terror must be fought in conjunction with the war on drugs / Robert Novak -- The war on drugs distracts from the war on terror / Eric E. Sterling -- Mandatory minimum sentences are an effective strategy in the war on drugs / David Risley -- Mandatory minimum sentences are unfair / Julie Stewart -- The drug abuse resistance education program reduces drug use / Tim Schennum -- The drug abuse resistance education program is ineffective / Paul Armentano -- Drug courts are a promising solution to the drug problem / Richard S. Gebelein -- Drug courts have not reduced the drug problem / Melissa Hostetler -- Illegal drugs should be legalized / Gary E. Johnson -- Illegal drugs should not be legalized / Ray Wisher -- The distinction between legal and illegal drugs is arbitrary / Andrew Sullivan -- Heroin should be legalized / Bruce Anderson -- Legalizing heroin will harm the poor / Katie Grant -- Marijuana should be legalized / Rich Lowry -- Legalizing marijuana would harm society / Part I: Damon Linker ; Part II: Don Feder -- Marijuana should be legalized for medical use / Ed Rosenthal and Steve Kubby -- Marijuana should not be legalized for medical use / Laura M. Nagel

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