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The Impact of Global Drug Policy on Women: Shifting the Needle

The Impact of Global Drug Policy on Women: Shifting the Needle

Current price: $39.09
Publication Date: November 19th, 2020
Publisher:
Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN:
9781839828850
Pages:
353
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Description

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Examining the impact of drug criminalisation on a previously overlooked demographic, this book argues that women are disproportionately affected by a flawed policy approach.

About the Author

Julia Buxton is British Academy Global Professor in Criminology, University of Manchester, UK. Her research focuses on drugs, development and security, darknet drug markets and Latin America, with a specialisation on Venezuela. Giavana Margo is a Program Specialist with the Open Society Foundations Global Drug Policy Program, which promotes drug policies rooted in human rights, social justice and public health. Lona Burger is Public Engagement Officer with Action Canada for Sexual Heath and Rights. She is interested in the intersections of drug policy and civil society interventions.