Neglected and Rejected: A Case Study of the Impact of Social Research on Canadian Drug Policy

Dans cet article, l'A. etudie le developpement de la nouvelle loi canadienne sur la drogue. Il a fallu quatre annees, deux gouvernements, et trois commissions pour enfin declarer le projet de Loi C-7 en mai 1997. Cette loi affirme l'importance du crime ayant rapport aux stupefiants et aussi du châtiment en punition de ce genre de criminalite. A certains egards, la loi ne tient pas compte des recherches empiriques soulignant la valeur d'autres facons d'aborder le probleme, c'est-a-dire celles qui evitent le châtiment et se prononcent en faveur de la sante publique et de la justice sociale. L'A. reexamine les recherches sur cette question, y compris des arguments presentes directement aux commissions. Elle examine certaines des raisons qui ont contribue a faire rejeter la competence des sociologues et des autres specialistes lors de la determination de la nouvelle loi

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