| Description |
xi, 240 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Series |
SUNY series in new social studies on alcohol and drugs |
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SUNY series in new social studies on alcohol and drugs.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction. Goals and Research Questions. The Drug-Political Context -- Ch. 2. The Connection Between Drug Use and Crime: Facts and Explanations. Empirical Connection Between Drug Use and Crime. Explanations -- Ch. 3. Careers in Deviancy and Drugs. Starting to Use Hard Drugs. Course of a Drug Career. Continuity of criminal patterns in life histories -- Ch. 4. The Amsterdam Drug Scene. The Drug Scene in Amsterdam's Inner City. Actors in the Scene and Their Mutual Relationships -- Ch. 5. Income Acquisition. Ways of Acquiring Income. A Quantitative Picture of Income. The Figures for Amsterdam Compared with Other Studies. An Economic Typology -- Ch. 6. Spending and Drug Use. Spending. Drug Use. The Functions of the Different Drugs in the Scene. Patterns of Use -- Ch. 7. Methadone Maintenance, Illegal Drug Use, and Acquisitive Crime. Methadone Maintenance Programs and Crime: The Theory. Methadone Maintenance Programs in Amsterdam. Methadone Use and the Use of Illegal Drugs |
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The Distribution of Methadone and Crime. The Distribution of Methadone and the Economic Typology -- Ch. 8. Conclusions, Theoretical Implications, and Possible Policy Consequences. The Most Important Results. The Relationship Between Drug Use and Crime. Possible Policy Consequences -- Epilogue: Some Considerations for the International Prohibitionistic Policy Perspective |
| Analysis |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
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Drug addicts |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p225-235. Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index |
| Subject |
Drug abuse surveys -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam.
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Drug addicts -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam.
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Drug control -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam.
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Heroin abuse -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam.
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| SUBJECT |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095634 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850
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| Author |
Leuw, Ed.
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Nelen, J. M.
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| LC no. |
94000815 |
| ISBN |
0791422410 |
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0791422429 |
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