Drugs in Society

Zusatztext I have been using this text for years?it is easy to read for the undergraduate students! getting points across without focusing too much on the biological and neuroscience jargon. It truly offers the students the criminal justice perspective. -Patrick McGrain! Gwynedd Mercy UniversityI want to give my students a clear and realistic picture of the drug/alcohol abuse in America! how serious the problem is and how we are all in some way! shape! or form affected by this? [Drugs in Society] has allowed me to reach those goals.-Lisa Lamb Weber! Texas State University Informationen zum Autor Michael D. Lyman!is a Professor of Criminal Justice in the Criminal Justice and Human Services Department at Columbia College of Missouri. In addition to being a teaching faculty member! he serves as the Graduate Coordinator for the Master of Science in Criminal Justice Program and Director of the Forensic Science Program. He is designated as an expert in police procedure in more than 30 states and frequently testifies as an expert witness in criminal cases. Zusammenfassung Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control, Eighth Edition, focuses on the many critical areas of America's drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decision-making within this complex and multidisciplinary field. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroductionPART I - UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMChapter 1- The Nature of the Drug ProblemChapter 2 - The History of Drug AbuseChapter 3-Drug Abuse and PharmacologyChapter 4 - The Illicit Drug TradeChapter5 -Domestic Drug ProductionChapter 6- Drugs and CrimePART II - GANGS AND DRUGSChapter 7- Organized Crime and The Drug TradeChapter 8-Domestic Drug-Trafficking OrganizationsChapter 9-Mexico and the Other Transnational Trafficking OrganizationsPART III - FIGHTING BACKChapter 10-The Drug Control InitiativeChapter 11-Critical Issues in Drug ControlChapter 12-Legalizing Marijuana: America's Latest Social ExperimentChapter 13-Understanding Drug Control PolicyChapter-14 Drug Control Through Treatment and PreventionAPPENDIX I - DRUG SCHEDULING APPENDIX II - GANGS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE NATIONAL DRUGINTELLIGENCE CENTERAPPENDIX III - LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSINDEX ...

I have been using this text for yearsit is easy to read for the undergraduate students, getting points across without focusing too much on the biological and neuroscience jargon. It truly offers the students the criminal justice perspective. Patrick McGrain, Gwynedd Mercy University I want to give my students a clear and realistic picture of the drug/alcohol abuse in America, how serious the problem is and how we are all in some way, shape, or form affected by this [Drugs in Society] has allowed me to reach those goals.Lisa Lamb Weber, Texas State University

Auteur

Michael D. Lyman, is a Professor of Criminal Justice in the Criminal Justice and Human Services Department at Columbia College of Missouri. In addition to being a teaching faculty member, he serves as the Graduate Coordinator for the Master of Science in Criminal Justice Program and Director of the Forensic Science Program. He is designated as an expert in police procedure in more than 30 states and frequently testifies as an expert witness in criminal cases.

Résumé
Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control, Eighth Edition, focuses on the many critical areas of America's drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decision-making within this complex and multidisciplinary field.

Contenu

Preface

Introduction

PART I UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM

Chapter 1 - The Nature of the Drug Problem

Chapter 2 - The History of Drug Abuse

Chapter 3 - Drug Abuse and Pharmacology

Chapter 4 - The Illicit Drug Trade

Chapter 5 - Domestic Drug Production

Chapter 6 - Drugs and Crime

PART II GANGS AND DRUGS

Chapter 7 - Organized Crime and The Drug Trade

Chapter 8 - Domestic Drug-Trafficking Organizations

Chapter 9 - Mexico and the Other Transnational Trafficking Organizations

PART III FIGHTING BACK

Chapter 10 - The Drug Control Initiative

Chapter 11 - Critical Issues in Drug Control

Chapter 12 - Legalizing Marijuana: America's Latest Social Experiment

Chapter 13 - Understanding Drug Control Policy

Chapter 14 - Drug Control Through Treatment and Prevention

APPENDIX I DRUG SCHEDULING

APPENDIX II GANGS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER

APPENDIX III LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

INDEX