Drug Interventions in Criminal Justice

Under the New Labour government, breaking the apparent link between drug use and crime became one of the main aims of drug policy. A wide range of initiatives to tackle drug-related crime were introduced under the auspices of the Drug Interventions Programme and criminal justice agencies became key players in channelling drug users into treatment.This book focuses on the range of drug interventions now available at all stages in the criminal justice process that have been put in place to reduce drug-related offending. It comprises of a series of eight chapters from eleven authors who were all actively engaged in researching these new initiatives from criminological and criminal justice perspectives. Each chapter brings together theory, policy and research (including the author's own research) to provide a thorough review and analysis of the operation, impact and effectiveness of one or more drug interventions. A further chapter is dedicated to researching drug interventions in criminal justice. The book also contains a further resources section.Drug Interventions in Criminal Justiceis a key text for students and academics in the fields of criminology and criminal justice, social policy and social work, health and social care, and addiction studies. It is essential reading for professionals and policy-makers working in for drug sector and criminal justice organisations.Contributors: Anthea Hucklesby, Stuart Lister, George Mair, Gill McIvor, Matthew Millings, Ian Paylor, Layla Skinns, Alex Stevens, Paul Turnbull, Alison Wilson, and Emma Wincup.

Anthea Hucklesby is Reader in Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds. Her research interests focus on the criminal justice process and the treatment of defendants/offenders within it. She has completed several government funded research projects specifically related to defendants/offenders drug use including a needs analysis of drug use amongst prisoners in Leicestershire and an evaluation of Restriction on Bail. She has published widely on a range of criminal justice issues.

Emma Wincup is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice in the School of Law at the University of Leeds. She is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies. Prior to joining the University of Leeds in 2005, Emma held lecturing posts at the University of Kent (2000-2004), Cardiff University (1997-2000) and the University of Wales, Bangor (1996-7). In 1998 she spent six months on secondment to the National Assembly for Wales to develop their drug policy. Emma’s research interests coalesce around crime and social exclusion. She has conducted a range of research projects relating to drugs including studies of drug treatment, drug policy, drug education and drug use among the young homeless. Most recently she completed a study for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation entitled the 'Street Policing of Problem Drug Users'.