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... crime - the view that the addict was by definition a criminal - was forged . The law itself created a new class of criminals . Probably the most important contribution that law enforcement has made to the problem of addiction is the ...
... crime - the view that the addict was by definition a criminal - was forged . The law itself created a new class of criminals . Probably the most important contribution that law enforcement has made to the problem of addiction is the ...
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... CRIME It is no surprise that today's narcotics user , abuser , or addict is deeply involved in a life of crime . As we saw in Chapter 3 , drug users generally , and users of narcotics especially , tend to be recruited from social ...
... CRIME It is no surprise that today's narcotics user , abuser , or addict is deeply involved in a life of crime . As we saw in Chapter 3 , drug users generally , and users of narcotics especially , tend to be recruited from social ...
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... Crime . " Crime and Delinquency , 25 ( July ) : 335-346 . Inciardi , James A. 1986. The War on Drugs : Heroin , Cocaine , Crime , and Public Policy . Palo Alto , Calif .: Mayfield . Inciardi , James A. 1987. " Sociology and American ...
... Crime . " Crime and Delinquency , 25 ( July ) : 335-346 . Inciardi , James A. 1986. The War on Drugs : Heroin , Cocaine , Crime , and Public Policy . Palo Alto , Calif .: Mayfield . Inciardi , James A. 1987. " Sociology and American ...
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