Drugs And Policing: A Scientific Perspective

Payne and Gainey, both affiliated with the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University, look at the official police response to drugs from a scientific perspective. Their discussion of why people use drugs, how police strategies relate to those explanations, and different issues that arise in narcotics enforcement will provide a foundation to help students and professionals in law enforcement understand the role of the police in the official response to drug use and abuse. The book is written in plain language to be accessible to beginning students. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)