This technical report outlines websites associated with various databases and organisations that could provide grey literature resources related to illicit drug use, blood borne virus, and coverage of interventions amongst people who are incarcerated (NDARC)
Bibliography: Interventions – Law Enforcement
Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2021 to 2022
Statistics for alcohol and drug misuse treatment in prisons and other secure settings from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program 2022 Report to Congress
This document presents a national overview of the HIDTA Program, including an evaluation of each HIDTA, and addresses the following three Congressional reporting requirements in one cohesive and coordinated report (White House)
Joint Committee on Justice has published its Report on an examination of the present approach to sanctions for possession of certain amounts of drugs for personal use
The Joint Committee on Justice has published its Report on an examination of the present approach to sanctions for possession of certain amounts of drugs for personal use in which it makes a series of recommendations on the issue (Houses of the Oireachtas, Ireland)
Deaths in prison
Examining causes, responses, and prevention of deaths in prison worldwide (Penal Reform International)
Evidence and practice briefing: Best practice in pre-court disposals for possession of drugs
Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that since 2012/13 there has been a rising trend in drug use amongst adults in England and Wales (Centre for Justice Innovation)
Exploring Differences between “Methamphetamine” and Other Offenders
The aim of the report was to conduct exploratory analyses on a dataset of individuals with, and without, methamphetamine offences to identify whether there were any differences between a sample of individuals with recorded methamphetamine offences and a sample of other offenders in the volume and harm of offending, victimisation, and incidents involved (New Zealand Police)
List of most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation
The following is a list of the most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation showing their respective classifications under both the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (MDA) and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (MDR) Home Office, UK
Swift, Certain, Tough – New consequences for drug possession
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department
New Problem-Solving Courts to combat drug and alcohol-fuelled crime
Ground-breaking new courts will direct drug and alcohol abusers to tackle their addiction head-on or face tough consequences (Ministry of Justice )
Cannabis Legalization: 2021–2022 Observations (Policy Brief)
Examines evidence on the impact and implementation of the 2018 Cannabis Act. The report explores progress toward the act’s public health and safety objectives. Policy makers, public health professionals and researchers involved in cannabis regulation will find the report informative (CCSA)
Letter from the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Probation to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Recommendations (Home Office)
Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization: A Virtual Cannabis Policy Research Symposium Report
Summarizes six research papers on various public safety aspects of cannabis legalization, which were presented at the Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization symposium in January 2022. This report highlights accumulated data and knowledge of the impacts of the Cannabis Act on public safety (CCSA)
High societies: International experiences of cannabis liberalisation
Across the world, approaches to cannabis regulation are changing. This report reviews evidence from jurisdictions that have liberalised cannabis, assessing how they have impacted health, crime, and economic outcomes, comparing them against the UK’s prohibition regime (Social Market Foundation)
Prisons and drugs: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide (EMCDDA)
Penalties for drug law offences in Europe at a glance
Examine and compare the penalties, or rehabilitative responses, for the core offences of drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related offences, across countries in Europe (EMCDDA)
Recreational drug use: what’s the harm?
In recent years, some in law enforcement and Government have associated recreational drug use, particularly among the middle classes, with increasing violence. This article looks at the Government’s plans to tackle the problem, responses to the proposals and Dame Carol Black’s recent independent review of drugs (UK Parliament)
Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2021
This statistical release presents figures for drug seizures made in the year ending 31 March 2021 in England and Wales by the police (including the British Transport Police) and Border Force (Home Office)
Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2020 to 2021
Statistics for alcohol and drug misuse treatment in prisons and other secure settings from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
Mapping Drug Use, Interventions and Treatment Needs in Scottish Prisons
A literature review (SCCJR)
The use of out-of-court disposals and diversion at the ‘front end’
This report examines the effectiveness of out-of-court disposals and diversion programmes and considers whether there is scope to increase their use. Our research included analysis of the latest evidence and trends, an in-depth study in the Thames Valley Police force area and a nationally representative survey (Crest)
Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory Select Committee on the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
Report and Recommendations of the NYSBA Task Force on Attorney Well-Being
NYSBA Attorney Well-Being Task Force, we expect this Report to be illuminating, sobering, and, ultimately galvanizing, acting as both a platform and a call to action (New York State Bar Association)
Caught in the Crossfire
Health and human rights impacts of COVID-19 measures on people who use drugs in Indonesia and the Philippines (Harm Reduction International)
Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System
This study aimed to fill that void by determining how many young people are coming into contact with the criminal justice system, including police, courts and corrections, as a result of cannabis-related offences, and what is the nature and outcome of these contacts (CCSA)
Between Prohibition and Regulation
Narrative Analysis of Cannabis Policy Debate in Africa (GDPO)
Evaluation of Prosecutorial Policy Reforms Eliminating Criminal Penalties for Drug Possession and Sex Work in Baltimore, Maryland
This report presents findings from an evaluation of criminal legal policy reforms impacting vulnerable populations in Baltimore City (John Hokins University)
Proposed Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
A proposal for a Bill to enable people addicted to drugs and/or alcohol to access the necessary addiction treatment they require (Scottish Government)
A New Approach: A Prosecutor’s Guide to Advancing a Public Health Response to Drug Use
Guide, an Executive Summary, and seven videos featuring directly impacted people, prosecutors, and experts discussing this new approach for prosecutors (Institute for Innovation in Prosecution )
Effective practice guide Substance misuse
Based on: a joint thematic inspection of community-based drug treatment and recovery work with people on probation (HM Inspector of Probation)
A summary of criminal activity and contact with the criminal justice system among a sample of people who inject drugs in Darwin, Northern Territory, 2015-2020
This bulletin presents a summary of selected aspects of crime, arrests and prison history reported by people who regularly inject drugs (PWID), interviewed as part of the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) in Darwin, Northern Territory (NT), from 2015-2020 (NDSRC)
Lord Advocate statement on Diversion from Prosecution
The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC made this statement to the Scottish Parliament on Diversion from Prosecution (Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service, Scotland)
Drug Law Reform Report
It explores how existing legislation and its use impacts on the current situation amid the changing landscape of Scotland’s unique drug deaths challenge (Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce)
A joint thematic inspection of community-based drug treatment and recovery work with people on probation
Probation services are responding poorly to drugs misuse and addiction cases, according to inspectors (HM Inspectorate of Probation) download
Cannabis Research in Times of Legalization: What’s on the Agenda
This report is based on a workshop of the same name that was co-organized by CCSA and the Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich
Nearly Half of State Incarcerees Suffer From Substance Abuse: Survey
Despite recommendations by the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare to provide access to behavioral or medical treatment for incarcerees struggling with addiction, only 33 percent of state inmates and 46 percent of federal incarcerees participated in any alcohol or drug treatment program while they were behind bars, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Full report
Drug use monitoring in Australia
Drug use among police detainees, 2020
Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges
This publication provides an overview of current knowledge and the latest developments in the field of drug use and prison in Europe. The report explores in depth the epidemiology of drug use and drug-related problems among the prison population, the available social and health service responses to drug-related problems in prison, including the most recent evidence of effectiveness, and the drug supply and markets inside prison (EMCDDA)
50 years of the Misuse of Drugs Act and the ACMD
Despite several amendments over the past five decades, the framework of the Act remains central to drug law today (Society for the Study of Addiction)
Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
This briefing outlines what is different about Family Drug and Alcohol Courts, which uses a problem solving approach to help parents become free from substance misuse, so they can be safely reunited with their children (Centre for Justice Innovation)
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