The Methamphetamine Industry in America Transnational Cartels and Local Entrepreneurs |
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| Author:
| Brownstein, Henry H.
Mulcahy, Timothy M.
Huessy, Johannes |
| Series title: | Critical Issues in Crime and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-6985-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.95 |
Book Description:
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The result of a study stretching from small-town America to Mexican cartels, and from law enforcement officers and drug treatment workers to local dealers and users, this book tells the story of how methamphetamine markets evolved in the United States--and thrived, despite vigorous legal and law enforcement challenges. Through the eyes and words of dealers, users, police officers, and treatment workers, the authors produce a complex picture of the social operation,...
More Description The result of a study stretching from small-town America to Mexican cartels, and from law enforcement officers and drug treatment workers to local dealers and users, this book tells the story of how methamphetamine markets evolved in the United States--and thrived, despite vigorous legal and law enforcement challenges. Through the eyes and words of dealers, users, police officers, and treatment workers, the authors produce a complex picture of the social operation, organization, and meaning of the meth industry in America.