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Racism, Drug Policy, and the Criminal Justice System

Items including pills, needles, spoons, rolled joints, and a pistol are strewn about a table
Figure 9.1. Drug use is often associated with extreme violence and numerous stereotypes about who uses and sells drugs. This chapter will explore some of the historical context and stigma associated with (illicit) drugs and how drug use has become racialized in our society.

Contents of This Chapter:

  1. Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
    1. Learning Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  2. The Racist History of Drug Policy in the United States
    1. Racist Roots of Drug Policies
    2. Drug Courts
    3. The New Jim Crow
    4. Check Your Knowledge
    5. Licenses and Attributions for The Racist History of Drug Policy in the United States
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  3. The War on Drugs
    1. Learn More: When Selling Drugs May Be the Best Option
    2. The War on Drugs as a War on People of Color
    3. Learn More: Carl Hart and Understanding How Social Environments Cause Drug Use
    4. Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs
    5. The “Crack Baby” Epidemic
    6. Check Your Knowledge
    7. Licenses and Attributions for The War on Drugs
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
  4. The Opioid Crisis and Race
    1. The War on Drugs During the Opioid Crisis
    2. Overdose Deaths and Race
    3. Learn More: The Crimes of the Sackler Family
    4. Check Your Knowledge
    5. Licenses and Attributions for The Opioid Crisis and Race
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  5. Drug Policy Reform and Liberatory Harm Reduction
    1. Questioning Harm Reduction
    2. Legalization of Cannabis
    3. Equity and Cannabis Industry Participation
    4. Learn More: Measure 110 in Oregon
    5. Check Your Knowledge
    6. Licenses and Attributions for Drug Policy Reform and Liberatory Harm Reduction
      1. Open Content, Shared Previously
      2. All Rights Reserved Content
  6. Conclusion
    1. Discussion Questions and Chapter Resources
      1. Discussion questions
      2. Chapter resources
    2. Licenses and Attributions for Conclusion
  7. References

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