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STRATEGY AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
A comprehensive collection of links to strategic papers and reports This Section: Diversity; Families and Carers; Young People; Criminal Justice.
COMMUNITY ::
DPI Paper 10 – Activating Local Networks (05/01/1996)
Author: Karen Duke, Susanne MacGregor and Lynne Smith
A comparison of two community development approaches to drug prevention.
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DPI Paper 7 – Drugs Prevention and Community Development (01/10/1995)
Author: Paul Henderson
Principles of good practice for combining drugs prevention and community development.
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DISABILITY::
Drug Misuse and People with Hearing Impairment ( 05/10/2004 )
Author: COI Communications
Report and recommendations the report focuses on the very particular needs of Deaf BSL-users
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Drug misuse amongst people with disabilities: A scoping study ( 01/06/2003 )
Author: Richard Dyter and Thomas Mitchell
This study aims to answer the following questions: To what extent is there a particular drugs problem amongst people with disabilities? What are the primary causes of this drugs problem and in what ways are drug services seeking to engage with people with disabilities?
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ETHNICITY & RACE::
NTA race equality scheme, May 2002 This document explains what the NTA intends to do to meet its duties under the Race Relations Amendment Act.
Source: National Treatment Agency (NTA)
Black and minority ethnic communities in England: A review of the literature of drug use and related service provision, May 2003
Source: National Treatment Agency (NTA)
Implementing the Race Relations (Amendment) act 2000
Source: National Treatment Agency (NTA)
Black and minority ethnic communities in England: a review of the literature of drug use and related service provision A research review of the evidence, Published May 2003
Source: National Treatment Agency (NTA)
Ethnicity and drug use: key findings from the 2001/2002 British Crime Survey ( 04/12/2003 )
Author: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This Findings examines the prevalence of illicit drug use across different ethnic groups.
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Drugs Scoping Study: Asylum seekers and refugee communities ( 01/07/2003 )
Author: Contact at Cragg Ross Dawson: Arnold Cragg
The Home Office commissioned Cragg Ross Dawson to conduct a scoping study to shed light on drug misuse amongst asylum seekers and refugee communities.
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Providing Drug Information for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups: Report of Findings ( 01/04/2003 )
Author: DrugScope
DrugScope commissioned this qualitative research project with the prime objective of identifying the drug information gaps within BME communities.
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Ethnicity in the North East - An Overview ( 01/01/2001 )
Author: Drugs Prevention Advisory Service and the Government Office for the North East
Report that provides religious/cultural and socio-economic information about ethnic communities in the North East.
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GOOD PRACTICE::
Guidance on good practice ( 01/10/1998 )
Author: Drugs Prevention Initiative
A supplement to the DPI 'Developing local drugs prevention strategies' guidance to Drug Action Teams.
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DPI Digest 1 - Learning from experience: good practice lessons from the Drugs Prevention Initiative ( 01/01/1997 )
Author: Drugs Prevention Initiative
Summarises the key issues from Drugs Prevention Initiative Papers 1 to 8.
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DPI Paper 5 – Dealing with Diversity ( 01/05/1995 )
Author: Mark R D Johnson & Mark Carroll
Good practice in drug prevention work with racially and culturally diverse communities.
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LESBIAN, GAY & BISEXUAL COMMUNITIES::
Drug misuse amongst people from the lesbian, gay and bisexual community: A scoping study ( 01/06/2003 )
Author: Richard Dyter and Philip Lockley
This study aims to answer the following questions: To what extent is there a particular drugs problem within the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) community? What are the primary causes of this drugs problem and in what ways are drug services seeking to engage with the LGB community?
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WOMEN::
DPAS Briefing 17 ( 01/02/2002 )
Author: Jane Becker and Clare Duffy
Summary DPAS Paper 17, which aims to recommend practical ways of developing better provision for women problem drug users. Free hard copies of this publication are available to order.
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Developing a Drug Communications Strategy for Parents ( 01/03/2001 )
Author: Commissioned by The Department of Health/COI
Qualitative Research Findings
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Hidden Harm - Executive Summary ( 05/06/2003 )
Author: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
This publication is a summary of an inquiry carried out by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, focussing on children in the UK with a parent, parents or other guardian whose drug use has serious negative consequences for themselves and those around them.
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Hidden Harm ( 05/06/2003 )
Author: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
This publication is an inquiry carried out by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, focussing on children in the UK with a parent, parents or other guardian whose drug use has serious negative consequences for themselves and those around them.
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Every Child Matters, Green Paper ( 09/09/2003 )
Author: Department for Education and Skills
The Green Paper, Every Child Matters, sets out the Government's proposals for reforming the delivery of services for children, young people and families. It builds on existing measures to ensure that we protect children at risk of harm and neglect from negative outcomes and support all children to develop their full potential.
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Blueprint Resources ( 01/06/2003 )
Author: COI Communications/Home Office
Report on research with parents and pupils at selected pilot schools.
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GENERAL::
Executive Summary - Young People's Views Research' - November 2003 ( 26/02/2004 )
Author: London School of Economics and Political Science
This pilot qualitative research project on Positive Futures young peoples' views was undertaken by the London Multimedia Lab at LSE during May to November 2003 as a contribution to the evaluation of the Positive Futures Programme.
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Key Elements - Year 2: Wave 3 ( 17/08/2004 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
Research Study Conducted for Home Office
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Key Elements II - November 2003 ( 26/02/2004 )
Author: MORI (Market & Opinion Research International)
This report presents the findings from the Key Elements research conducted by MORI (Market & Opinion Research International) on behalf of the Home Office.
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Partnership Grant Guidance ( 28/06/2004 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
Provides details on the new Young People Substance Misuse Partnership Grant
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Hidden Harm ( 05/06/2003 )
Author: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
This publication is an inquiry carried out by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, focussing on children in the UK with a parent, parents or other guardian whose drug use has serious negative consequences for themselves and those around them.
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Every Child Matters, Green Paper ( 09/09/2003 )
Author: Department for Education and Skills
The Green Paper, Every Child Matters, sets out the Government's proposals for reforming the delivery of services for children, young people and families. It builds on existing measures to ensure that we protect children at risk of harm and neglect from negative outcomes and support all children to develop their full potential.
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Blueprint Resources ( 01/06/2003 )
Author: COI Communications/Home Office
Report on research with parents and pupils at selected pilot schools.
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First steps in identifying young people's substance related needs ( 13/02/2003 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
This guidance is aimed at professionals who work in statutory or voluntary health, social care, education and the criminal justice system, providing a service to children and young people.
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Home Office Research Study 260 - One problem among many: drug use among care leavers in transition to independent living ( 05/02/2003 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This 12-month study (July 2001 to June 2002), funded by the Home Office Drugs and Alcohol Research Unit, examined young care leavers' patterns of drug use as they moved from care to live independently.
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Findings 190 - One problem among many: drug use among care leavers in transition to independent living ( 05/01/2003 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This study, conducted between July 2001 and June 2002, examined young care leavers' patterns of drug misuse as they moved from care to living independently. Their average age was 18 years.
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Home Office Research Study 253: The Road to Ruin: sequences of initiation into drugs use and offending by young people in Britain . ( 01/12/2002 )
Author: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This report presents an analysis of data from the 1998/99 Youth Lifestyles Survey (YLS), a representative sample of young people aged 12 to 30 living in England and Wales.
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Taking care with drugs ( 04/11/2002 )
Author: DrugScope, Dept of Health
Funded by the Department of Health, this guidance provides clarity and support, as well as practical advice, to those developing their local policies and practices in relation to drugs and alcohol for children looked after by the local authority. Covers substance misuse education, assessment and interventions and advise on the law in relation to incident management.
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Children and Young People local preventive strategy ( 05/09/2002 )
Author: Children and Young People's Unit
Documents providing information about the new strategy
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Social Focus in Brief: Children 2002 ( 01/07/2002 )
Author: Office of National Statistics
Research report on children.
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Young People's Advocacy Pack ( 01/01/2002 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
This pack has been developed to help those working in youth settings talk to young people about drugs and to encourage them to develop the skills that will help them to resist drug misuse
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Assessing local need. Planning services for young people ( 01/01/2002 )
Author: DrugScope and Drugs Prevention Advisory Service
Offers a framework for assessing young people's needs for drug programmes.
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HORS 228: At the margins: drug use by vulnerable young people in the 1998/99 Youth Lifestyles Survey ( 05/11/2001 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This report presents an analysis of data from the 1998/99 Youth Lifestyles Survey (YLS), focusing upon levels of drug use by vulnerable young people.
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The Substance of Young Needs Review 2001 ( 01/08/2001 )
Author: Health Advisory Service
(The Health Advisory service)
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Evaluation of various data sources on drug use, smoking and drinking by children of secondary school age ( 01/01/2001 )
Author: Eileen Goddard, Social Survey Division, Office for National Statistics
The main purpose of this paper is to compare data from the ONS surveys of secondary school children with national aggregated data published by the Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU).
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At the margins: drug use by vulnerable young people in the 1998/99 Youth Lifestyles Survey ( 01/01/2001 )
Author: Chris Goulden and Arun Sondhi
This report presents the results of secondary analyses of drug use by four vulnerable groups in the Youth Lifestyles Survey
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CONNEXIONS:
www.connexions.gov.uk
The Connexions Service ( 01/01/2000 )
Author: Drugs Prevention Advisory Service
A briefing guide for Drug Action Teams
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CRIME & YOUTH OFFENDING::
Findings 229: Prevalence of drug use: key findings from the 2002/2003 British Crime Survey ( 04/12/2003 )
Author: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
These Findings examines the prevalence and trends of illicit drug use among 16- to 59-year olds, with particular focus on estimates for 16- to 24-year- olds.
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Guidance for Arrest Referral Schemes: Responding to Children and Young People ( 15/09/2003 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
This Guidance arose from research findings and requests from arrest referral schemes and their police partners.
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Home Office Research Study 261 - Substance use by young offenders: the impact of the normalisation of drug use in the early years of the 21st century ( 05/02/2003 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This report describes results of a survey of young offenders' substance use, self-reported offending and related risk and lifestyle factors, using an extensive structured questionnaire. Nearly 300 interviews with Youth Offending Team (YOT) clients across England and Wales were achieved.
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Findings 192 - Substance use by young offenders ( 05/01/2003 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Documents the prevalence of substance use and offending amongst a sample of 293 young people who were clients of Youth Offending Teams in England and Wales .
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Drugs & Young Offenders ( 01/11/1999 )
Author: Drugs Prevention Advisory Service
Guidance for Drug Action Teams and Youth Offending Teams, criminal justice agencies and youth justice teams, drugs services, and others who work with young offenders.
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HOMELESSNESS::
Home Office Research Study 258 - Youth homelessness and substance use: report to the drugs and alcohol research unit ( 01/02/2003 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This report presents the findings of a research study of substance use amongst homeless young people (25 and under) in England and Wales .
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Findings 191 - Youth homelessness and substance use: report to the drugs and alcohol research unit ( 05/01/2003 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Homelessness and substance misuse by young people represent two major social problems in England and Wales today.
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POSITIVE FUTURES::
Progress Report - The State of Play - ( 07/10/2004 )
Author: Positive Futures team
Progress report and research findings for the last year
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Evaluation of Positive Futures: Year 2 - Survey of Positive Futures Partner Agencies ( 17/08/2004 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
Research Study Conducted for the Home Office
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Impact Report - February 2004 ( 26/02/2004 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
This is the first impact report of the Positive Futures programme, following the publication of the national strategy, Cul-de-sacs and gateways, last year.
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MORI's Observing Positive Futures: Monitoring and Evaluation Programme End of Year Report - September 2003 ( 26/02/2004 )
Author: MORI Social Research Institute
Research study conducted for the Home Office.
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Positive Futures: Monitoring & Evaluation Progress Report June 2003 ( 04/09/2003 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
The Positive Futures programme is the subject of a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation programme. Positive Futures monitoring and evaluation constitutes a unique opportunity to study the impact of sports on social inclusion, and to unearth the underlying factors that contribute to (and hinder) successful policy and practice in the area.
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cul-de-sacs and gateways - understanding the Positive Futures approach ( 03/06/2003 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
Positive Futures is a national sports-based social inclusion programme managed within the Home Office Drugs Strategy Directorate. It has an advisory group made up of representatives from the Department of Health, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, Connexions (Department for Education and Skills), Sport England, the Youth Justice Board and the Football Foundation.
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Evaluation of Positive Futures - Survey of Partner Agencies and Community Organisations ( 03/06/2003 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
This report presents the findings of a telephone survey of Positive Futures partner agencies conducted by MORI (Market Research & Opinion International) on behalf of the Home Office. The survey forms part of the evaluation of the Positive Futures programme, and will feed into the annual report later in the year.
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An Evaluation of Positive Futures - The Key Elements (Final Report) ( 03/06/2003 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
This report presents the findings from the Key Elements research conducted by MORI (Market & Opinion Research International) on behalf of the Home Office and Sport England. This research forms part of the evaluation of the Positive Futures programme, and will feed into the annual report later in the year.
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Positive Futures - Summary of the Evaluation Findings ( 03/06/2003 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
Positive Futures was launched in March 2000, as part of the government's overarching aim to tackle social exclusion
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SCHOOLS::
Drugs: Guidance for Schools ( 05/04/2004 )
Author: DfES
Provides guidance on all matters relating to drug education.
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DPAS Briefing 15 ( 01/08/2001 )
Author: Beverley Powis and Paul Griffiths
Briefing paper outlining an evaluation of a drugs-prevention programme for young people who have been excluded from school.
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Protecting Young People ( 01/01/1998 )
Author: Department for Education and Skills
This guidance concentrates on how drug education should be most effectively delivered and on the principles underlying workable and practical protocols on how to handle drug-related incidents.
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Department of Health and Home Office guidance for crime and disorder partnerships and primary care trusts on commencement of PCTs as responsible authorities – 2 August 2004 .
Source: National Treatment Agency (NTA)
Criminal justice interventions programme: an integrated approach
Source: National Treatment Agency (NTA)
High crime areas by DAT
Source: National Treatment Agency (NTA)
CJIP section of Home Office website – Information and working tools for those implementing the Criminal Justice Interventions Programme (CJIP)
ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ACT & ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ORDERS (ASBO's)::
The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003: Powers to close premises where Class A drugs and serious nuisance and disorder are a problem ( 16/07/2004 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 creates new powers to control properties or locations where the sale, use or production of Class A drugs is related to serious nuisance and disorder. Free hard copies of this publication are available to order.
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Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003 Part One, Section 1 - 11 ( 20/01/2004 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
Closure of Premises used in connection with the production, supply or use of Class A drugs and associated with the occurrence of disorder or serious nuisance. Notes of Guidance: Premises where drugs used unlawfully. Free hard copies of this publication are available to order.
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ARREST REFERRAL::
Arrest Referral Statistical Update ( 09/07/2003 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Statistics from the Arrest Referral Monitoring Programme from October 2000 to September 2002.
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Drug Arrest Referral Schemes: A case study of good practice ( 01/02/2003 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate, Joanne O'Shea & Beverly Powis
The report looks at four arrest referral schemes in detail and highlights both areas of good practice and innovative ways of working, that use minimal extra resources. Free hard copies of this publication are available to order.
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DPAS Briefing 18 ( 01/03/2002 )
Author: Arun Sondhi, Joanne O'Shea and Teresa Williams
Summary of a DPAS Paper 18, which examines the effectiveness of drug arrest referral schemes across England and Wales . Free hard copies of this publication are available to order.
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DPAS Paper 18: Arrest referral: emerging findings from the national monitoring and evaluation programme ( 01/03/2002 )
Author: Arun Sondhi, Joanne O'Shea and Teresa Williams
Report examining the effectiveness of drug arrest referral schemes across England and Wales . Free hard copies of this publication are available to order.
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DRUG TREATMENT & TESTING ORDERS (DTTO's)::
Online Report - The Results of the First Two Years of the NEW-ADAM Programme ( 30/04/2004 )
Author: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This report summarises the results from the first two years of the NEW-ADAM programme of interviewing and drug testing those arrested by the police in 16 custody suites in England and Wales .
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Development and Practice Report 16 - On-charge drug testing: evaluation of drug testing in the criminal justice system ( 27/02/2004 )
Author: Research, Development and Statistics
This report brings together the key messages from the drug testing pilot sites to highlight some of the key issues for consideration around the establishment and maintenance of drug testing on charge.
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Findings 184 - The impact of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders on offending: two-year reconviction results ( 25/09/2003 )
Author: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This report summarises the impact of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders on reconviction rates two years after the start of the order.
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Findings 176 - Evaluation of drug testing in the criminal justice system in three pilot areas. ( 01/04/2003 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 gave the police the power to drug test detainees in police custody and courts the power to order drug testing of offenders under the supervision of the probation service.
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Home Office Research Study 180 - Evaluation of drug testing in the criminal justice system in nine pilot areas ( 28/03/2003 )
Author: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 gave the police the power to drug test detainees in police custody and the courts the power to order pre-sentence drug tests and drug testing of offenders under the supervision of the probation service.
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Drug Testing Pilot Programme: Question and Answers ( 01/05/2002 )
Author: Drugs Strategy Directorate
The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (CJCS) gave the police the power to drug test detainees in police custody and courts the power to order drug testing of offenders under the supervision of the probation service. These new powers are being piloted in nine sites across England and Wales until March 2004.
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TRENDS IN DRUG USE & OFFENDING::
Online Report - The Results of the First Two Years of the NEW-ADAM Programme ( 30/04/2004 )
Author: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This report summarises the results from the first two years of the NEW-ADAM programme of interviewing and drug testing those arrested by the police in 16 custody suites in England and Wales .
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Findings 179: Drug Use and Offending - Summary Results of the First Two Years of the NEW-ADAM Programme ( 30/04/2004 )
Author: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
The survey data collected provide information on the characteristics, drug use and offending behaviour of adults entering the Criminal Justice System.
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Findings 219: Trends in Drug Use and Offending - the Results of the NEW-ADAM Programme 1999 - 2002 ( 30/04/2004 )
Author: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
This report provides a summary of the results of the first and third years of the NEW- ADAM (New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring) programme.
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Home Office Statistical Bulletin 17/03 - Arrests for Notifiable Offences and the Operation of Certain Police Powers under PACE England and Wales , 2002/03 ( 12/12/2003 )
Author: Research, Development & Statistics Directorate
Statistics on arrests for notifiable offences, including drugs offences
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www.dailydose.net
Daily Dose and Weekly Dose (Wired) offers daily collections and a large resource of Archive material
www.drugscope.org.uk
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