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UNINA9910465022003321 |
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Autore |
Robinson Matthew B |
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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 |
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Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-4619-5461-4 |
1-4384-4839-2 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Drug control - United States |
Drug abuse - Government policy - United States |
Drug abuse - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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. |
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