Drug law reform debate / Justin Healey, editor
- Bib ID:
- 6455610
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Thirroul, N.S.W. Spinney Press, [2014]
- ©2014
- 60 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781922084583 (paperback)
- Series:
- Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 379.
- Summary:
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Illicit drug use in Australia is a significant justice, health, economic and social welfare issue. Relaxation of drug laws has been proposed by a number of reform groups, criminologists and commentators in response to concerns that existing government policies and criminal sanctions have been a failure. Opponents claim that such a relaxation of laws, including decriminalisation and legalisation, will remove the deterrent effect and increase drug use and unleash even greater drug-related problems into the community. This book examines the prevalence of illicit drug use, and presents a range of arguments in the drug policy reform debate. Should the law remain tough on drugs, or go softer on hard drugs?
- Full contents:
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- CHAPTER 1 ILLICIT DRUGS AND THE LAW
- Drugs - the real facts
- National Drug Strategy Household Survey
- Illicit drugs expenditure and death rates
- Spending down on harm reduction for illicit drugs - report
- Law enforcement takes the lion's share of illicit drug spend
- Illicit drug data findings
- Global drug figures
- Synthetic drugs explained
- CHAPTER 2 DRUG POLICY REFORM DEBATE
- National drug strategy
- History of drug laws
- What do Australians think about the legal status of drugs?
- Two-thirds of Australians are opposed to the easing of drug laws
- Ending the prohibition of illicit drugs
- Australia21 report lacks substance
- Decriminalisation or legalisation - injecting evidence
- in the drug law reform debate
- Australia's drug policies
- Time to get specific in the drug policy debate
- Soft stance on drugs a dangerous catalyst
- After 33 years, I can no longer ignore the evidence on drugs
- The call for more liberal drug policies misses the point
- Drug prohibition - moving to Plan B
- Alternatives to prohibition - recommendations for action
- A new approach to drug reform - regulated supply of cannabis and ecstasy
- Assessing the costs and benefits of legalising cannabis
- Drug policy reform - moving beyond strict criminal penalties for drugs
- Exploring issues - worksheets and activities
- Fast facts
- Glossary
- Web links - Index.
- Notes:
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- Also available in electronic version.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Healey, Justin, editor
- Copyright:
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