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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > criminal justice/enforcement strategies of drug control
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > criminal justice/enforcement strategies of drug control
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > criminal justice/enforcement strategies of drug control

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criminal justice/enforcement strategies of drug control  

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  • Many governments spend considerable sums of public money, both directly and indirectly, on “drug-related” expenditure in pursuit of the current prohibitionist policy of drug control. Over the last 40 years much of this spending has been devoted to drug law enforcement (DLE) activities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Criminal Justice/Enforcement Strategies of Drug Control]

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