Towards More Effective Global Drug Policies

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Chatwin, Caroline (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Crime prevention.; Human rights.; Criminology.; Social policy.; Transnational crime.; Public health.; Crime Prevention.; Human Rights and Crime .; Social Policy.; Transnational Crime.; Public Health.

This book examines the topical issue of global drug policy and outlines five steps that could be taken to improve its effectiveness. A public criminology approach is applied to explore not only what could be done, but also why it matters and how it could be achieved. It argues that more effective gl...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1. Step 1: Acknowledge the failure of a war on drugs strategy and the harm it has caused
• Chapter 2. Step 2: Recognise the primary importance of addressing the harm that stems from and is associated with drug use and drug control policies
• Chapter 3. Step 3: Encourage the development of innovative strategies of drug control
• Chapter 4. Step 4: Ensure that drug policy innovations are evaluated, and evidence on their effectiveness is shared widely
• Chapter 5. Step 5: Broaden the horizons of the drug policy debate
• Chapter 6. Conclusion.