Description:
Coffeeshops are the most famous example of Dutch tolerance. Actually, though, these cannabis distributors are highly regulated. Coffeeshops are permitted to break the law, but not the rules. In Grey Area, Scott Jacques examines the policy with a huge stash of data, which he collected during two years of fieldwork in Amsterdam.
Brief description:
Scott Jacques is associate professor of criminal justice and criminology in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He is coauthor of Code of the Suburb, published by the University of Chicago Press.
Review Quotes: "This book examines the intricacies of operating between law and rules in Amsterdam coffeeshops. Based on extensive fieldwork, it is arguably the most comprehensive criminological analysis of the issue to date. This is an important work, from an excellent writer, that I warmly recommend to both students and researchers."--Kim Møller, Malmö University