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Dealing : women in the drug economy / Barbara Denton.

Title
Dealing : women in the drug economy / Barbara Denton.
Author
Denton, Barbara.
Publication
Sydney : UNSW Press, 2001.

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Description
viii, 214 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
"Dealing: Women in The Drug Economy focuses on 16 women in inner suburban Melbourne. Denton traces their lives as they leave prison, rejoin the drug economy, and sometimes return to jail. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, this is a detailed examination of why women enter the drug business, how they run their operations and how they manage relations with customers, employees and the criminal justice system."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Women
  • Illicit Drugs > supply & distribution
  • Prisoners
  • Drug Users
  • Crime
  • Drug and Narcotic Control
  • Women drug dealers > Australia
  • Women prisoners > Victoria
  • Drug traffic > Australia
  • Women > Drug use > Australia
  • Drug abuse and crime > Australia
  • Australia
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-208) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Down Among the Women: Drug Research, Prejudice and Field Work -- 2. Learning the Trade -- 3. Drug Traders -- 4. Workers and Customers -- 5. Women on the Hustle -- 6. Prison: Business (Nearly) as Usual -- 7. Victim or Agent?
ISBN
0868406279
LCCN
^^2001347336
OCLC
47925888
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library