question

Drug users entry into their substance abuse is facilitated by their:

answer

perception

question

Research seems to indicate from its onset that drug use is controlled by ____ ____ _____.

answer

rational decision making

question

Are most recreational drug users rational? even addicts?

answer

yes

question

What are some desired effects of drug use?

answer

curiosity satisfied, dreamlike state ("get high"), self medicate, confidence, energy, pain relief, anxiety control, peer influence, social confidence, boredom relief

question

As perceived risk and disapproval go up, ____ goes down?

answer

use

question

Does prohibition eliminate the demand or supply of drugs?

answer

no

question

Decreasing the legal supply of a drug ____ demand for illegal versions of the drug.

answer

increases

question

High level of risk in the black market demands ____ profit.

answer

high

question

What are some characteristics of drug markets?

answer

few drug sellers are making substantial earnings, most drug dealers spend a fraction of their time selling, and the drug market is a perpetually fluid situation

question

The criminal justice system produces an unending flow of drug offenders in and out of _____

answer

prison

question

Is incarcerating many low level drug dealers expensive?

answer

yes

question

How are customers disadvantaged in the Black Market?

answer

information asymmetry, suppliers have monopoly power, suppliers willing to use violence, no legal recourse, demand is elastic

question

In the drug market, customers cannot safely seek help from _____ or public ______.

answer

governments, agencies

question

Drug use is distributed very unevenly across drug users. This poses potential problems for prohibition enforcers, especially if they broadly target all illegal drug users. What is this called?

answer

80 20 rule

question

What type of users account for the vast majority of drug expenditures?

answer

frequent

question

Black market suppliers incur costs that do not exist in a legal market, such as:

answer

hiding activities, transporting goods in secret, bribing officials, compensating employees for risk of injury, death, or incarceration

question

Prohibition potentially decreases the demand for:

answer

drugs

question

Drug prohibition attempts to reduce illegal drug use by restricting illegal drug _____ and _____.

answer

production, distribution

question

What is the immediate goal of prohibition?

answer

drive illegal drug suppliers out of business

question

What is the ultimate goal of prohibition?

answer

drive up illegal drug prices

question

Drug prohibition is hindered greatly by a lack of _____ with law enforcement.

answer

cooperation

question

Illegal drug transactions are "_____ Crimes".

answer

consensual

question

action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences

answer

deterrence

question

*Rational choice theory* suggests that deterrence strategies can be effective in _____ illegal drug consumption under the right conditions.

answer

reducing

question

Deterrence against illegal drugs is much_______ than most people realize.

answer

weaker

question

The probability of actually getting caught, convicted, and punished is typically extremely _____ for any particular act of drug consumption or any specific drug transaction.

answer

low

question

The punishment for lesser drug offenses is typically fairly _____.

answer

light

question

There are a number of factors which constrain the ability of the CJS to effectively _____ illegal drugs.

answer

deter

question

What are some factors that limit the deterrence of drug use?

answer

normal legal/ procedural constraints, political constraints, community support constraints, high search costs, adaptive responses, substitution effects, driving up drug prices

question

factors limiting deterrence

answer

reading packet*****

question

The vast majority of those who abstain from using drugs would have little or no desire to do these drugs, even if they were _____.

answer

legal

question

Drug prohibition would not be expected to substantially reduce the number of people who use _____ drugs.

answer

prohibited

question

In terms of prohibition, who argues that it drives up the price of illicit drugs by restricting supply?

answer

supporters

question

By restricting the supply of illegal drugs and driving up their prices, prohibition might substantially decrease drug ______.

answer

consumption

question

There is evidence that prohibition may be effective in reducing drug consumption somewhat among ______ users.

answer

heavy

question

When the demand for drugs is relatively_________, supply side policies do not generate very large reduction in drug use, but do cause large increases in drug prices.

answer

inelastic

question

Is the demand for illegal drugs very price sensitive?

answer

no

question

Drug busts ______ disrupt illegal drug supply and take some drug dealers off the street, but by driving up illegal drug prices, this increases the profitability of supply of illegal drugs.

answer

temporarily

question

Because the demand for illegal drugs is inelastic (price insensitive), artificially _____ supply increases illegal drug revenues and profits.

answer

restricting

question

squeezing drug supply in one place through tighter control often produces an increase in activity in another place

answer

geographical displacement (balloon effect)

question

Cracking down on drugs in areas with ______ of illegal drug sales is a lot like playing the game of "Whack-a-mole"

answer

lots

question

consumers tend to buy more of the good that has become relatively cheaper, and less of the good that is now relatively more expensive. This is known as:

answer

substitution effect

question

If the use of one drug is controlled by reducing supply or demand, suppliers and users move on to another drug with similar psychoactive effects, but less stringent controls.

answer

substance displacement

question

Driving up the price of one illegal drug often encourages people to switch to ____ illegal drugs.

answer

other

question

Cracking down on Oxycontin caused users to substitute towards what?

answer

heroin

question

Drug prohibition encourages people to substitute more ______ Drugs for ______ ones.

answer

dangerous, safer

Ch. 6 – Rational Choice Theory, Black Market Economics – Flashcards

Unlock all answers in this set

Haven't found what you were looking for?

Search for samples, answers to your questions and flashcards