Crack cocaine, crime, and women [[electronic resource] ] : legal, social, and treatment issues / / Sue Mahan

• Autore: Mahan Sue
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 95 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.2918082
• Soggetto topico: Women - Drug use - United States; Cocaine abuse - United States; Crack (Drug) - United States; Drug abuse and crime - United States; Drug abuse in pregnancy - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-84) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - Crackworld -- Chapter 2 - Criminalization of Pregnancy -- Chapter 3 - Treatment for Women Who Abuse Crack Cocaine -- Epilogue -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: Sue Mahan provides an up-to-date, accessible discussion of the issues relevant to the debate on crack cocaine, crime and women. Following an in-depth overview, the book offers a broad and informed perspective on the legal, lifestyle and treatment issues central to women′s addiction to crack cocaine. With sensitivity and compassion, the author also addresses the tragic consequences of children born to addicted mothers, stressing the importance for policy and resources to focus on the mutual well-being of mother and child.
• Titolo autorizzato: Crack cocaine, crime, and women
• ISBN: 1-4833-2775-2; 0-7619-0142-6; 1-4522-4881-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824317203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Drugs, health, and social policy series ; ; 4.