War on Drugs and Human Rights / International Center for Global Communications Foundation.

Richard Nixon declared a War on Drugs in 1971 and dramatically increased the size and presence of federal drug control agencies. The 1980s saw a 126% increase in arrests for drug offenses. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, drug related prison population among African-Americans has increas...

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Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, International Center for Global Communications Foundation
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], ©1996.
Series:Films on Demand.
Rights & Wrongs.
Subjects:
Deviant behavior.
Human rights.
Policy sciences.
Political activists.
Political planning.
Social control.
Terrorism.
United States > History.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (25 min.) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Introduction: War on Drugs and Human Rights: Rights & Wrongs (1:33)
  • Human Rights Groups and Drug War (1:08)
  • Drug War (1:48)
  • Drug War as Crusade (1:43)
  • Critics of Drug War (3:00)
  • Harm Reduction (2:02)
  • Politicians and Drug War (0:49)
  • Prison Life Magazine (2:46)
  • Anthony Papa (2:10)
  • Incarceration and Drug War (1:28)
  • Additional Resources: War on Drugs and Human Rights: Rights & Wrongs- Human Rights Television (0:10)
  • McCaffrey on "Drug War" (2:55)
  • McCaffrey on Drug Law Enforcement (2:19)
  • Additional Resources & Credits: War on Drugs and Human Rights: Rights & Wrongs- Human Rights Television (1:09)