concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: decriminalization

decriminalization
type: Concept
broader: substance abuse
broader: public policy development
broader: law reform
broader: drug policy
definition: Decriminalization refers to the removal of a state's classification of certain behavior or action as criminal and subject to the criminal law. However, this simple definition hides profound social and political processes that usually precede legal reform. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Decriminalization]
narrower: status offense decriminalization

drug policy
type: Concept
narrower: decriminalization

law reform
type: Concept
narrower: decriminalization

public policy development
type: Concept
narrower: decriminalization

status offense decriminalization
type: Concept
broader: decriminalization

substance abuse
type: Concept
narrower: decriminalization