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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465022003321

Autore

Robinson Matthew B

Titolo

Lies, damned lies, and drug war statistics : a critical analysis of claims made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy / / Matthew B. Robinson and Renee G. Scherlen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4619-5461-4

1-4384-4839-2

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ScherlenRenee G. <1962->

Disciplina

363.450973

Soggetti

Drug control - United States

Drug abuse - Government policy - United States

Drug abuse - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- About America's drug war -- Methodology -- Claims about reducing drug use -- Claims about disrupting drug markets and claims about costs of drug abuse -- A fair assessment of America's drug war -- Conclusions and policy recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

"Revised and updated edition that analyses how the Office of National Drug Control Policy employs statistics to misleadingly claim the War on Drugs is a success"--Provided by publisher.