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The Social Effects of Punishment on Drug Usersby
Patricia G. Erickson
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The Social Effects of Punishment on Drug Usersby
Patricia G. Erickson
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Table of Contents
Foreword by John
Hagan
Acknowledgments
1. The Problem: A Matter of Debate
2. The Perspective:
Theoretical Issues, Legal Context, Model
Law and Labeling
Canadian Drug Law: Its History and Application
A Model of Criminalization
3. Research
Methods: The Crime and the Criminal
Sample
Selection: "First Offenders"
Representativeness of Sample
Sample Characteristics
4. Becoming a Cannabis Criminal
Circumstances of Arrest
Police Behavior
Court Appearance
5. Impact at the Time of
Sentence: Period of
Official Criminalization
Costs
Benefits
Summary
6. Effects One Year Later: Period of Social
Criminalization
Costs
Benefits
Summary
7. Implications
For the User
For the Law
For Society
Appendices
A. Cannabis Offenses in Metropolitan Toronto, 1973-76
B. Non-Response Bias in Follow-up Sample
C. Case Histories