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Crack Cocaine, Crime, and Women: Legal, Social, and Treatment Issues
Contributor(s): Mahan, Sue (Author), Mahan, Susan G. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0761901426     ISBN-13: 9780761901426
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
OUR PRICE: $99.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1996
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Annotation: An up-to-date consideration of women who are plagued by crack cocaine addiction, Crack Cocaine, Crime, and Women provides integral information on the legal, lifestyle, and treatment issues specific to these drug addicts. Author Sue Mahan discusses the divergent perspectives surrounding the controversial status of these women and offers insight into their tormented reality. In a clear and practical manner, Mahan examines the common patterns of crack-addicted women and the implications for policy and practice. This informative volume also addresses the tragic consequences of children born to addicted mothers and stresses the need for policies and resources that support their well-being. Crack Cocaine, Crime, and Women offers a broad and informed perspective on the problem of crack-addicted women for a wide range of urban human service professionals, including counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel, public health professionals, women's services providers, criminal justice professionals, and advanced students preparing to work in these fields.

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BISAC Categories:
- Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General
- Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction
Dewey: 362.291
LCCN: 96025309
Series: Drugs, Health, and Social Policy
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6.03" W x 9.02" L (0.42 lbs) 112 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
Sue Mahan provides an up-to-date, accessible discussion of the issues relevant to the debate on crack cocaine, crime and women. Following an in-depth overview, the book offers a broad and informed perspective on the legal, lifestyle and treatment issues central to women′s addiction to crack cocaine. With sensitivity and compassion, the author also addresses the tragic consequences of children born to addicted mothers, stressing the importance for policy and resources to focus on the mutual well-being of mother and child.

Contributor Bio(s): Mahan, Sue: - "Sue Mahan is an Associate Professor in the Criminal Justice Program at the University of Central Florida - Daytona Beach Campus. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Missouri - Columbia and was awarded a Kellogg Fellowship in International Development and a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship to Peru. She is the author of several other books including: Unfit Mothers; Women, Crime and Criminal Justice (with Ralph Weisheit); Crack, Cocaine, Crime and Women; and Beyond the Mafia, as well as journal articles and book chapters about crime and justice. She is working on a book about restorative justice in Colombia, SA based on observations and interviews."
 
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