Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter. Journal articles can act as an ideal resource to help support your assignments and studies.

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Article 1: Chapel, J. & Taylor, D. (1970). Drugs for kicks. Crime and Delinquency, 16(1). 1-35. doi: 10.1177/001112877001600101

Questions to Consider:

1. What types of drugs are being abused by adolescents?
2. What are some of the effects of the drugs adolescents are using?
3. What are some of the clinical findings the research has found?

Article 2: Lynch, M. (2012). Theorizing the role of the 'war on drugs' in US punishment. Theoretical Criminology, 16(2). 175-199. doi: 10.1177/1362480612441700

Questions to Consider:

1. Identify the basic research question as stated by the authors
2. What are the 5 distinct modes discussed in the article concerning penal change?
3. What conclusions can you draw from this research article?