The Irish War on Drugs: The Seductive Folly of Prohibition
Author:   Paul O'Mahony ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9780719077906


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 June 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Paul O'Mahony ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780719077906


ISBN 10:   0719077907
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 June 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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List of tables List of figures 1. Philosophy, politics and rhetoric. 2.Three major perspectives: drugs-free world/prohibition, drug use as a human right and harm reductionism 3. Drugs and crime 4.‘Inherent’ drug-related crime: the criminal justice system response 5. The evolving Irish policy on drugs and drug-related crime 6. A balanced policy?: effective compromise or confused muddle? 7.The general failure of prohibition to prevent drug use: underlying reasons and key implications 8.The failure of Irish prohibition 9. The seductive folly of prohibition 10. The promise of alternative approaches Index -- .

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Paul O'Mahony is a criminologist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin

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