NCJ Number
28529
Date Published
1974
Length
8 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE SOCIAL FUNCTION AND JUSTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL LAWS WHICH ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE USE OF DRUGS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE CRIMINAL LAW SHOULD BE A VEHICLE OF INTERVENTION FOR CONTROLLING THE USE OF NEW TYPES OF DRUGS ONLY AS A LAST RESORT. SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF DRUGS WILL HAVE TO COME ON A BROADER SOCIAL AND CULTURAL BASIS THAN THE CRIMINAL LAW. --IN FRENCH