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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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1 results foundAuthor: Critchley, Karen Title: Criminal Justice Project: Drug Interventions Programme Wirral Drug Testing Profile (2014 to 2017) Summary: The Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) process generally begins with the police drug testing individuals in the custody suite following an arrest. If offenders test positive for Class A drugs (opiates and/or cocaine), they are served with a Required Assessment (RA) by the police. This a compulsory legal sanction which requires the individual to attend up to two appointments (initial/follow-up RA) with a drugs worker. During these assessments the drugs worker will assess the individual's drug use and offending behaviour and, if necessary, encourage them to engage with drug treatment services (Home Office, 2010). In 2016/17, 57% of those accessing DIP in Merseyside presented via the RA route, while in Wirral 48% presented through RAs (Collins et al., 2017a). For this reason, the police play an important role in the early stages of the DIP process. Merseyside Police introduced targeted drug testing in 2015. This involves a set list of questions around drug use that should be considered by the police before a decision is made on whether the arrestee is drug tested. The main aim of targeted testing is to reduce the number of negative drug tests carried out in the custody suite setting, thus save police time and money, while ensuring offenders who use drugs continue to be drug tested and referred to treatment services through the RA process. This Drug Testing Profile for Wirral presents information on drug tests carried out at Wirral custody suite and on Wirral residents across the Merseyside area between January 2014 and December 2017, with a particular focus given to the most recent year (2017). This profile contextualises Merseyside Police drug testing data by providing numbers and trends of offenders who use drugs identified through this route into the DIP system and a demographic overview of the individuals. Comparisons to overall Merseyside figures have been made, where possible, with tables in Appendix A and B showing comparisons across each area (custody suite area and area of residence). This profile also provides recommendations for all stakeholders involved with DIP, in terms of the efficient use of resources and effective services locally and across Merseyside. Details: Liverpool: Public Health Institute, Faculty of Education, Health and Community, Liverpool John Moores University, 2018. 19p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 12, 2019 at: http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/8554/1/WirralDrugTestingProfile%282014-17%29.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/8554/1/WirralDrugTestingProfile%282014-17%29.pdf Shelf Number: 154932 Keywords: Drug Abuse and Addiction Drug Abuse Treatment Drug Offender Drug Testing Police Drug TestingSubstance Abuse Treatment |