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4 results foundAuthor: Great Britain. National Health Service Title: The Impact of Drug Treatment on Reconviction Summary: This study compares the differences in the conviction rates of known offenders during the two years before their initial assessment for drug treatment and the two years after. It presents the results of an analysis of data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System and conviction records from the Police National Computer. The data is drawn from a cohort of people who started a new course of drug treatment in 2006-07 and who had at least one conviction during the two years prior to their start date. The study was limited to trigger offences and soliciting (i.e. prostitution). Findings include: The individuals retained in treatment for the entire two-years (4,677) showed an average 47% reduction in convictions; Those who completed treatment successfully after being retained in treatment for six months or more showed virtually the same average reduction (48%) as those retained in treatment for the full two years; Those retained for the full period reduced their convictions by three times more than those who dropped out of treatment, who achieved just 15%; and For all those who both completed treatment successfully and did not return during the period, the observed reduction in convictions is 61%. While these figures cannot be interpreted as direct, quantifiable measures of a causal effect of drug treatment, the results suggest that exposure to treatment reduces recorded convictions and therefore offending, as the greater the successful engagement in treatment, the greater the observed reduction. This is most noticeable in opiate and/or crack cocaine users, who make up the majority of the cohort. By focusing on engaging clients and promoting successful completions, drug treatment can help to maximise reductions in offending by individuals receiving help for their addiction, particularly if they use opiates and/or crack cocaine. Details: London: National Treatment Agency for Substance Abuse, National Health Service, 2012. 20p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 21, 2012 at: http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/theimpactoftreatmentonreconviction.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/theimpactoftreatmentonreconviction.pdf Shelf Number: 124633 Keywords: Conviction Rates (U.K.)Drug Treatment (U.K.)Drug Treatment Programs (U.K.)Drug Use and Abuse (U.K.) |
Author: Millar, Tim Title: The Drug Data Warehouse: Linking data on drug misusers and drug-misusing offenders Summary: The Drug Data Warehouse provides a unique overview of drug misusers’ activity across the Criminal Justice System and drug treatment in a way which has not been done before. This is the first report using the Drug Data Warehouse. It provides information about this new resource and summarises the findings from initial, descriptive analysis. The analysis focuses on drug misuse (and not alcohol misuse) and in particular, the use of opiates and crack cocaine, as heroin and crack cocaine are the drugs associated with the highest levels of harm and account for 99% of the £15.4 billion social and economic cost of drug use. The report provides information on: levels of drug use of different groups of individuals within the Drug Data Warehouse; and the different treatment and criminal justice groups individuals have contact with and their movement within these groups. This report will be of interest to policymakers and practitioners both locally and nationally, as well as researchers interested in the potential the Drug Data Warehouse offers for further analysis. Details: London: Home Office, 2012. 13p. Source: Research Report 63: Internet Resource: Accessed March 23, 2012 at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/horr63/horr63-report?view=Binary Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/horr63/horr63-report?view=Binary Shelf Number: 124724 Keywords: Crime Statistics (U.K.)Drug Use and Abuse (U.K.)Policy Technology (U.K.) |
Author: Great Britain. Home Office Title: User Guide to Drug Misuse Declared: Findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales Summary: The annual statistical release ‘Drug Misuse Declared’ examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a nationally representative sample of 16 to 59 year olds resident in households in England and Wales. The latest release is based on results from the 2011/12 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW, formerly the British Crime Survey) including trends since the 1996 survey (see http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/drugs-misuse-dec-1112/). As a household survey, the CSEW provides a good and robust way to measure general population prevalence of drug use amongst users contained within the household population. However, estimates from the CSEW must be considered within the context of survey methodology and the operational challenges of obtaining information from respondents on self-declared drug use. The User Guide to Drug Misuse Declared is designed to be a useful reference guide with explanatory notes regarding the issues and classifications which are key to the production and presentation of the drug misuse statistics. The User Guide to the Drug Misuse Declared release is a useful reference guide with explanatory notes on the drug misuse statistics. Details: London: Home Office, 2012. 17p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 1, 2012 at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/user-guide-drugs-misuse-dec?view=Binary Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/user-guide-drugs-misuse-dec?view=Binary Shelf Number: 125837 Keywords: Crime StatisticsDrug Use and Abuse (U.K.) |
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee Title: Drugs: Breaking the Cycle. Ninth Report of Session 2012–13 Summary: Key facts • England and Wales has almost the lowest recorded level of drug use in the adult population since measurement began in 1996. Individuals reporting use of any drug in the last year fell significantly from 11.1% in 1996 to 8.9% in 2011–12. There was also a substantial fall in the use of cannabis from 9.5% in 1996 to 6.9% in 2011–12. • The prevalence of drug use among 11 to 15 year olds has also declined since 2001. In 2010, 18% of pupils reported that they had ever taken drugs and 12% said they had taken drugs in the last year, compared with 29% and 20% in 2001. • Around four in five adults (78%) who had taken any illicit drug in the last year thought it was very or fairly easy for them to personally get illegal drugs when they wanted them: around a third (34%) thought it was very easy and 44% thought it fairly easy. Adults who had not taken any illicit drug in the last year perceived a slightly lower level of ease of obtaining illegal drugs if they wanted them (75% perceived it to be very or fairly easy to obtain drugs compared with 78% of those that had taken drugs in the last year). • Around 50% of all organised crime groups are involved in drugs and 80% of the most harmful groups are involved in drugs predominantly in importation/supply of class A drugs. • Drugs account for some 20% of all crime proceeds, about half of transnational organized crime proceeds and between 0.6% and 0.9% of global GDP. Drug-related profits available for money-laundering through the financial system would be equivalent to between 0.4% and 0.6% of global GDP. Details: London: The Stationery Office Limited, 2012. 149p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 4, 2013 at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmhaff/184/184.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmhaff/184/184.pdf Shelf Number: 128257 Keywords: Drug Abuse and CrimeDrug Abuse TreatmentDrug AddictionDrug OffendersDrug Use and Abuse (U.K.)Organized Crime |