Crushing a Walnut With a Sledge Hammer? Analysing the Penal Response to the Social Supply of Illicit Drugs

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 553-573

  Moyle, Leah ^a   Coomber, Ross ^a   Lowther, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

drug dealing; drug supply; Drugs; proportionality; punishment; sentencing; social supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888266527     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: 14617390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0964663913487544     Document Type: Article

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