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Research brief: drug prohibition and the U. S. prison system
(Synthèse des recherches : la prohibition des drogues et le système carcéral américain)
Auteur(s) :
The Lindesmith Center
Année
1997
Page(s) :
4 p.
Sous-type de document :
Etude de synthèse / Synthetic study
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
New York : The Lindesmith Center
Refs biblio. :
3
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus mots-clés
INCARCERATION
;
EVOLUTION
;
PROHIBITION
;
COMPARAISON
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
IMMIGRE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
An estimated 1 550 000 adults were behind bars in the United States on June 30, 1995, over triple the number from 1980. In 1992, the United States had a rate of incarceration comparable to that of Russia, over twice the rate of Singapore, five times that of England, and more than 10 times the rate of the Netherlands. The increasing rate of incarceration of drug prohibition violators, together with the increased number of prohibition arrests, have fueled the massive increase in U.S. correctional populations over the past sixteen years. Women, African-Americans, and Hispanics are disproportionately affected. (Editor' s abstract)
Affiliation :
400 West 59th St., New York, New York 10019
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
A00344