This report presents findings from an evaluation of criminal legal policy reforms impacting vulnerable populations in Baltimore City (John Hokins University)
Bibliography: Interventions – Law Enforcement
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)
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)
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