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Author Garriott, William Campbell, 1977-

Title Policing methamphetamine : narcopolitics in rural America / William Garriott
Published New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, ©2011
New York, New York : New York University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (x, 191 pages) : illustrations
Contents The most dangerous drug in America -- It could be here; it could be my neighbor -- You can always tell who's using meth -- The people you'd never suspect -- Against the peace and dignity of the state -- What do you do with them?
Summary In its steady march across the United States, methamphetamine has become, to quote former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, "the most dangerous drug in America." As a result, there has been a concerted effort at the local level to root out the methamphetamine problem by identifying the people at its source-those known or suspected to be involved with methamphetamine. Government-sponsored anti-methamphetamine legislation has enhanced these local efforts, formally and informally encouraging rural residents to identify meth offenders in their communities. Policing Methamphetamine shows what happ
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Methamphetamine -- West Virginia
Methamphetamine abuse -- West Virginia -- Prevention
Drug traffic -- Investigation -- West Virginia
Methamphetamine abuse -- Political aspects -- United States
Police -- United States.
SELF-HELP -- Substance Abuse & Addictions -- Drug Dependence.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
Drug traffic -- Investigation
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine abuse -- Prevention
Police
United States
West Virginia
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780814732410
0814732410
9780814733004
081473300X