Bean, P. (2008) Drugs and Crime. Devon: Willan Publishing.
This book looks at the theoretical assumptions surrounding drugs and crime, the way drug offenders get sentenced, the treatment which can be given to drug offenders, the nature of trafficking and laundering, and also includes a very interesting debate on the legalisation of certain drugs. It also looks upon causal reasons which connect certain drugs with certain crimes. Bean uses Goldstein’s concept of systemic crime in his writing which gives us a more comprehensive knowledge of the link between crime and drugs.
Bennett, T. and Holloway, K. (2005) Understanding Drugs, Alcohol and Crime. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Bennett, T. and Holloway, K (2010) ‘Part V – Drug Related Crime’, in Brookman, F., Maguire, M., Pierpoint, H. and Bennett, T. (eds.) Handbook on Crime. Devon: Willan Publishing
This chapter of this book looks at both illegal and legal drugs. It touches upon alcohol related violence; however, this topic is discussed upon more in chapter three. Therefore, this chapter focuses merely on crime and illegal drugs. This chapter talks about three main subjects. These are offences which defines the way law talks about drugs, offences which are normally done due to drugs and offences which link to the selling of drugs. It also looks at the types of crime which have developed due to the supply of illegal substances which are normally hidden from the wider public. These too also look at Goldstein’s work.
Bergeron, H (2016) ‘The Culture of Drug Policy’, in Hunt, G., Milhet, M. and Bergeron, H. (eds.) Drug and Culture: Knowledge, Consumption and Policy. Oxon: Routledge.
Gore, S. and Drugs Survey Investigators’ Consortium (1999) ‘Effective Monitoring of Young People’s Use of Illegal Drugs’ The British Journal of Criminology, 39(4), pp. 575-584. [Online]. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article/39/4/575/388091?searchresult=1 (Accessed: 5 November 2018)
This journal article looks at the ten-year strategy set up by the Government in the year of 1998. It looks at the surveys which were currently used at that time and how they were not very suitable. It also looked upon how using more than one set of data analysis can increased the value of the information.
Great Britain. Department of Health (2017) Adult substance misuse statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/substance-misuse-and-treatment-in-adults-statistics-2016-to-2017 (Accessed: 18 October 2018)
Great Britain. Home Office (2018) Drug Misuse: Findings from the 2017/2018 Crime Survey for England and Wales. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/drug-misuse-findings-from-the-2017-to-2018-csew (Accessed: 18 October 2018)
This Government report looks at the statistical side of drug misuse in the UK. It looks at the trends in drug use, the frequency of drug use during the previous year and also it divides drug use up into categories such as personal, household and area characteristics and lifestyle. It will also look at drug use divided up by sex and age. The Crime Survey for England and Wales included people from the ages 16 to 59. However, this report not only looked at the age group 16 to 59 but also looked in depth at the 16-24 age group. This report also uses data from 1996 up until now to use for a good comparison to see whether trends have increased or decreased over the years. They also asked people aged 60-74 to participate in this year’s Crime Survey for England and Wales but they did not include this data in this report.
Shiner, M (2007) ‘Crime, Drugs and Social Theory: A Phenomenological Approach’ The British Journal of Criminology, 47(6), pp. 971-974. [Online]. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article-abstract/47/6/971/696240?redirectedFrom=fulltext (Accessed: 12 November 2018)
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