Weekly news - 20th January 2012 |
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Submission to the Labour Justice Policy Working Group
This submission will focus on two key issues relevant to the policy review. Firstly, it will focus on how we can reduce the impacts of drug offences on the criminal justice system. Then it will look at how the burden on the justice system of issues related to drug dependency among offenders can be addressed and reduced | UKDPC
Disproportionate policing goes beyond stop and search
The decision by the Metropolitan Police to review the use of stop and search laws is certainly a welcomed development. As an organisation that provides legal advice on drug laws we are well aware of how young black men are targeted by the police under s23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which permits stop and search for where there is reasonable suspicion of drug possession. Often the most tenuous excuses are used to establish that suspicion | Release, UK
Injectable Opioid Treatment: Invitation to a service-provider briefing
Open day for Service Providers – 31 January 2012 | Department of Health, UK
Drug use disorders QS: scope
This scope defines what the standard will (and will not) examine. It is based on the referral from the Department of Health and has been drafted following the first meeting of the Topic Expert Group | NICE, UK
Dealing with the problems of late night drinking
This consultation is about two measures in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act') that will be implemented through regulations: early morning restriction orders ('EMROs') and the late night levy ('the levy') | Home Office, UK
Adult Drinking Patterns in Northern Ireland 2011
This report presents the main findings of a survey carried out to provide an up-to date picture of adult drinking patterns in Northern Ireland in 2011. The findings are based on responses to a questionnaire from a representative sample of 2,022 respondents aged between 18 and 75 years old | Central Survey Unit, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agenct, UK
Consultation Paper on Mandatory Sentences
That current minimum sentence law for drugs offences be reviewed because it has led to bulge in prison population without any major effect on those at the top of the drugs industry. Consultation Paper | Irish Penal Reform Trust
Penalties for illegal drug trafficking
The following table shows the penalties foreseen in, and the most common judicial practices applied by, the EU Member States | EMCDDA
Legal topic overviews: classification of controlled drugs
This Topic Overview looks at the UN system, the EU’s system of pan-European control, and finally gives a table outlining the similarities and differences of the national systems in the EU and Norway | EMCDDA
Possession of cannabis for personal use
The legal status of cannabis when used or cultivated/possessed for personal use in the different countries | EMCDDA
Severe Substance Dependence: a model for involuntary detoxification and rehabilitation
The Health and Disabilities Committee is inquiring into severe substance dependence and a model for involuntary detoxification and rehabilitation. The inquiry was referred to the committee by the Legislative Assembly on 1 December 2011. The terms of reference (below) require the committee to report to the Legislative Assembly by 12 April 2012 and submissions close on 13 February 2012 | Queensland Parliament, Australia
Chewing over Khat prohibition
The globalisation of control and regulation of an ancient stimulant | Transnational Institute, Netherlands