drug-free zones
No narcotics permitted
Drug-free zones are designated areas, typically around schools, parks, and playgrounds, where drug-related offenses carry enhanced criminal penalties.
The concept emerged in American law during the 1980s war on drugs.
Critics note these zones can blanket entire urban neighborhoods while covering little territory in suburban or rural areas, creating sentencing disparities: He got extra years because the deal happened in a drug-free zone.
- schoolPlace of instruction
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- public parkMunicipal recreation grounds
- zero-toleranceStrict, no-exceptions policy
- signsDisplays conveying information
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Venues for substance trade
crack houses · shooting galleries · trap houses · drug dens · stash houses
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