Description
Product ID: | 9781138239692 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Framing 21st Century Social Issues |
Title: | Debating the Drug War |
Subtitle: | Race, Politics, and the Media |
Authors: | Author: Michael Rosino |
Page Count: | 188 |
Subjects: | Social and ethical issues, Social issues & processes, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Crime and criminology, Criminal justice law, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Crime & criminology, Criminal justice law |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book traces how the history between race, drug policies, and the role of the media reflects dominant ideas about race, crime, politics. Through 30 years of newspaper reports and online commentary, Rosino shows how people form identities in a debate that heavily influences politics, public policies, and race relations. Since President Nixon coined the phrase, the "War on Drugs" has presented an important change in how people view and discuss criminal justice practices and drug laws. The term evokes images of militarization, punishment, and violence, as well as combat and the potential for victory. It is no surprise then that questions such as whether the "War on Drugs" has "failed" or "can be won" have animated mass media and public debate for the past 40 years. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-03-17 |