The legacy of 'normalisation': The role of classical and contemporary criminological theory in understanding young people's drug use

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 502-508

  Measham, Fiona ^a   Shiner, Michael ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Normalisation; Situated choice; Structure and agency; Structured action

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMYL NITRATE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; LYSERGIDE;

CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG LEGISLATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MORALITY; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; DRUG USERS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 70349416710     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.02.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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