Collins, John (2014) The Home Office report on drugs is emblematic of the global shift towards re-evaluating current drug policiese. British Politics and Policy at LSE (31 Oct 2014). Website.
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Abstract
The Home Office has just released a report that finds no evidence that criminalising drug use has any effect on consumption rates. John Collins welcomes the report, writing that the evidence has been clear for a long time that criminalisation not only fails to curb consumption and supply but also has a highly detrimental impact on public health. He writes that the choice now is between maintaining the broken status quo or pursuing evidence-based policies that facilitate economic development, protect public health and ensure respect for human rights.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author(s) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 |
| Divisions: | IGA: United States Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2017 13:34 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 19:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/74801 |
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