Policing Illegal Drug Markets:
Geographic Approaches to Crime Reduction
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Policing Illegal Drug Markets
Geographic Approaches to Crime Reduction
George F. Rengert, Jerry Ratcliffe and Sanjoy Chakravorty

This monograph identifies key factors in the economic and social environments of illicit street-level drug markets and suggests appropriate police responses. Data from Wilmington, Delaware are analyzed with the aid of geographic information systems in this innovative research.Chapters:1. Introduction 2. Why we should be concerned about illegal drugs3. Police responses to illegal drugs4. The location of illegal drug markets: An examination of economic principles5. Establishing the analytical framework6. Statistical analysis7. Interpretation of the findings

8. Reducing the impact of street-level drug markets

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Criminal Justice Press, July 2005
ISBN: 1-881798-57-7
175 pages

Paperback $30

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