Five grams of coke: Racism, moralism and White public opinion on sanctions for first time possession

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-191

  Lee, Rosalyn D ^a   Rasinski, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug use; Morality; Punitiveness; Racism; Sentencing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG TRAFFIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW SUIT; MORALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RACISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745442726     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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