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In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law repealing one of the most controversial policies in American criminal justice history: the one hundred to one sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder whereby someone convicted of “simply” possessing five grams of crack—the equivalent of a few sugar packets—had been required by law to serve no less than five years in prison. In this highly original work, Dimitri A. Bogazianos draws on various sources to examine the profound symbolic consequences of America’s reliance on this punishment structure, tracing the rich cultural linkages between America’s War on Drugs, and the creative contributions ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814787014
SKU
V9780814787014
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About Dimitri A. Bogazianos
Dimitri A. Bogazianos is Assistant Professor in the Division of Criminal Justice at California State University, Sacramento.
Reviews for 5 Grams
This is easily the best academic book on hip hop and finally one that will make sense to those who listen to and care about rap music.
Gregory J. Snyder, author of Graffiti Lives
Gregory J. Snyder, author of Graffiti Lives