CRIM10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Learning Theory
4 Aug 2018
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The origins of laws against drug use: Very ordered approach in the 20th century. And then in the 20s more drugs more criminalization. Shift into criminalization of drug use which led to the construction of the deviant, mad aspect of using. Image that anyone who uses will descend into violence, hell, etc. that was perception. Peele, 1990, says that only a small certain number of people would be likely to drink to excess where it harmed their wellbeing and success. Shift in language across time in how governments respond to such offenses. Recognizing that there has to be a scientific basis to treatment they undergo. But not the same strategy will work for everyone, one size doesn"t fit all. Paradoxes of drug use and drug policy. Tobacco kills a lot more people while more law enforcement is going into illicit drugs. Many aspects of enforcement actually increases harm. Not living up to societal expectations, american dream.
