Ralphs, Robert

Tough choices : risk, security and the criminalization of drug policy by Toby Seddon( Book )

8 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In recent years, British drug policy has undergone a transformation: tackling 'drug-driven' crime through criminal justice interventions has arguably become the central priority and focus. The 'criminal justice turn', as the authors refer to current UK drugs policy, is based on three simple and linked assumptions: drug-driven property crime is a major driver of local area crime rates, especially in deprived neighbourhoods; the criminal justice system can be used to target thesedrug-motivated offenders and direct them into treatment; and treatment can lead to significant reductions in their off

Beyond transitions : problematizing the experience of young people in contemporary society by Robert Ralphs( )

2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Youth gangs in an English city by Judith Aldridge( Book )

1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Risk, Security and the 'Criminalization' of British Drug Policy by Toby Seddon( )

1 edition published in 2010 in Undetermined and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Recent British drug policy has increasingly focused on lsquo;problem drug users', namely users of heroin and/or crack-cocaine who are involved in acquisitive offending. The overarching objective of the new drug policy agenda is to develop and enhance the pathways between the criminal justice system and drug treatment services, with the aim of reducing this lsquo;drug-related' crime. The emphasis on crime reduction, and on drug treatment in the criminal justice system, has led some to term this development the lsquo;criminalization' of drug policy. In this paper, this new policy direction will be examined. An explanatory account for this lsquo;criminalizing' turn will be set out, drawing on theoretical debates about the politics of risk and security in late modernity