Tackling drug related
offending through the criminal justice system
Action to reduce the demand
users place on a market through their dependency can help reduce
market size.
A table of evaluated options
is included at the end of this section.
The following actions are
divided into those that are primarily enforcement and those that arise
through direct engagement with the criminal justice system. To be
effective drug related criminal justice interventions should ideally
be available at all five key stages of the criminal justice process
and address drug misuse needs within the context of treatment and
other social care help that may be needed.
It is possible to develop
proactive schemes for user dealers who have not been charged with
offences of supply; user dealers are of course eligible for any of
these schemes.
Enforcement
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Crime
prevention
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Detection
Five
Key Stages of Criminal Justice Process
Evaluated options for tackling drug related crime
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