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Disparity by Geography: The War on Drugs in America's Cities

Publication year: 2008 | Cataloged on: Jun. 05, 2008

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  • 023072

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  • 2008
  • 41 pages.

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  • Disparity by Geography: The War on Drugs in America's Cities

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ANNOTATION: Arrest patterns due to the "war on drugs" in 43 of the largest U.S. cities between 1980 and 2003 are examined. Sections comprising this document are: introduction; the birth and expansion of the "war on drugs"; the "war on drugs" in the African American community; changing trends in the war on drugs; why the "war on drugs" exacerbated racial inequality; consequences of the "war on drugs"; and recommendations.
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