An analysis of alternatives to New York City's current marijuana arrest and detention policy

Policing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 226-250

  Johnson, Bruce D ^a   Golub, Andrew ^a   Dunlap, Eloise ^a   Sifaneck, Stephen J ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b Berkeley College   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest; Criminal justice; Drugs; Policing; Quality of life; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249124735     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510810878703     Document Type: Review

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