Reckoning: Drugs, the Cities, and the American Future

by Elliott Currie

A noted psychologist discusses the drug problem in America, focusing on the issue in urban areas to show how the problem has evolved and what can be done to stem the tide. By the author of Confronting Crime.

405 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Dr. Elliott Currie is Professor of Criminology, Law, and Society at the University of California, Irvine. A leading expert on crime, social inequality, and criminal justice policy, he has written extensively on juvenile delinquency, drug abuse, and violence in American society. His acclaimed book Crime and Punishment in America was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, while Whitewashing Race: The Myth of a Colorblind America was a finalist for the C. Wright Mills Award and winner of the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute Book Award. He has served as a consultant for numerous organizations in the United States and abroad on issues of crime prevention, justice reform, and civil rights.