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)
Bibliography: Interventions – Law Enforcement
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)
Crime in England and Wales: year ending December 2020
Rises in drug offences during 2020 compared with 2019 average (ONS)
Impact of COVID-19 on drug markets, use, harms and drug services in the community and prisons
The results from this study provide a first glimpse into new developments emerging both during and in response to the pandemic, and which could have important implications for the future (EMCDDA)
Drug Decriminalisation: Progress or Political Red Herring?
Based on the findings from this study INPUD has drawn the following primary recommendations from this report
Death Penalty For Drug Offences: Global Overview 2020
This report, our tenth on the subject, continues our work of providing regular updates on legislative, policy and practical developments related to the use of capital punishment for drug offences, a practice which is a clear violation of international law (Harm Reduction International)
Independent report Crime and policing
Includes Drivers of stop and search activity (b): tackling drug-related crime (Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities)
Map of marijuana legality by state
Marijuana laws are changing at a rapid pace across all 50 states, making things a bit confusing at times. In order to keep up with the ever-changing laws, DISA has provided this interactive map for information on legalization, medical use, recreational use, and anything in between (DISA)
Drug control policies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The economic, health and social impact (Economist Intelligence Unit)
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021: rehabilitation factsheet
Rather than continuing to send [offenders] back and forth to prison – doing the same thing but expecting a different result – we instead want to empower the sentencing system to use more effective community sentencing to get them off drugs and into the jobs that we know can lead them to a better life (Home Office)
International approaches to drug law reform: research
This paper reviews the international evidence on approaches to drug law reform, focussing on seven case studies from five jurisdictions (Scottish Government)
Doing more harm than good
International examples of success, growing public support and the clear failure of current laws to stop drug use means the time is right now for drug law reform (Australian Lawyers Alliance)
College publishes report on drug-related deaths in Scotland
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (“the College”) has launched a new report on drug-related deaths in Scotland, based on the views of leading experts
Report 12 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program
The twelfth report covers around 56 per cent of the population, which equates to about 13.2 million people. Fifty-six wastewater treatment plants across Australia participated in the August 2020 collection, which monitored the consumption of 13 substances (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)
Steps Toward Evidence-Based Regulation of Controlled Cannabinoids in Non-Medicinal CBD Products
Steps Toward Evidence-Based Regulation of Controlled Cannabinoids in Non-Medicinal CBD Products addresses the most pressing questions that precede the formulation of Government policy on cannabidiol (CBD), making the crucial recommendation of a medically considered lower limit for THC content in non-controlled cannabinoid-containing products; the “zero-threshold” (e Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group)
Homicide in England and Wales: year ending March 2020
Analyses of information held within the Home Office Homicide Index, which contains detailed record-level information about each homicide recorded by police in England and Wales
Groundbreaking drug decriminalization law goes into effect today
people will no longer be arrested and jailed for possession of small amounts of drugs, thanks to Oregonians who voted overwhelmingly for ballot Measure 110. Oregon is the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize simple possession of all drugs (Health Justice Recovery Alliance)
Drugs: a new sentencing landscape
The factors behind new Sentencing Council guidelines for drug offences (Work with Offenders)
Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2019 to 2020
Statistics for alcohol and drug misuse treatment in prisons and other secure settings from PHE’s National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
Drug offences sentencing guidelines revised as offending changes
A comprehensive package of revised sentencing guidelines for drugs offences that reflect a change in the nature of offending and additional offences in relation to psychoactive substances has been published today by the Sentencing Council following consultation (Sentencing Council, UK)
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