A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drug-related, with many offenders reporting drug use prior to the commission of their offense. However, the direct link between drug taking and crime is often less clear than is supposed, if only because many of those offenders would have committed offenses anyway. Such offenses need to be separated from those that are directly caused by drugs. Attempts to address many of these and related issues have been bedeviled by misunderstanding and a lack of consensus on the ...
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A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drug-related, with many offenders reporting drug use prior to the commission of their offense. However, the direct link between drug taking and crime is often less clear than is supposed, if only because many of those offenders would have committed offenses anyway. Such offenses need to be separated from those that are directly caused by drugs. Attempts to address many of these and related issues have been bedeviled by misunderstanding and a lack of consensus on the nature of the relationship between drugs and crime. This book is a major contribution to this debate, and provides an authoritative and much-needed overview of the range of issues associated with drug-related crime. The author pays particular attention to the policing of drugs and the drug markets and the way they operate. A central theme of the book is the importance of reducing supply at local, national, and international levels. Accordingly, there are chapters on the d
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