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Criminal justice system

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

2011

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Drug Policy In Context: Rhetoric And Practice In The United States And The United Kingdom, Richard C. Boldt Jan 2011

Drug Policy In Context: Rhetoric And Practice In The United States And The United Kingdom, Richard C. Boldt

Faculty Scholarship

The history of narcotics use and drug control in the U.S. before passage of the Harrison Act in 1914 is similar in important respects to that in the U.K. during the same period. Although the two countries’ paths diverged significantly over the ensuing decades, there has been a convergence of sorts in recent years. In the United States, the trend lines have moved from an active “war on drugs” in which criminal enforcement and punishment have been the primary rhetorical and practical instruments of policy to an evolving approach, at least at the federal level, characterized by a somewhat more …


Adolescent Decision Making: Reduced Culpability In The Criminal Justice System And Recognition Of Capability In Other Legal Contexts, Samantha Schad Jan 2011

Adolescent Decision Making: Reduced Culpability In The Criminal Justice System And Recognition Of Capability In Other Legal Contexts, Samantha Schad

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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