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Citywide. (2013) Citywide conference report on criminalising addiction: is there another way? Dublin: Citywide.

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A broad spectrum of 120 participants from Community Drug Projects, Voluntary Projects, Youth Services, Drugs Task Forces, Government Departments and Universities attended the conference which consisted of four presentations and a table discussion. The following report contains information from the speakers’ presentation slides:

 Pages 2-6: Brigid Pike, Breaking the Taboo: Debating the Alternatives to Criminalising Addiction
 Pages 7-15: Liam Herrick, Incarceration as a Health Strategy: Imprisonment for Drug Offences in Ireland
 Pages 16-21: Johnny Connolly, Beyond Criminalisation: Options for the Future
 Pages 22-26: Niamh Eastwood, Global Trends in Decriminalisation: A Quiet Revolution
 Pages 27-30: Table Discussion


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco)
Intervention Type
Harm reduction, Policy
Date
21 May 2013
Pages
31 p.
Page Range
pp. 1-31
Publisher
Citywide
Corporate Creators
Citywide
Place of Publication
Dublin
Event Title
Criminalising Addiction: Is There Another Way?
Event Location
Royal College of Physicians
Event Dates
21 May 2013
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Accession Number
HRB (Electronic Only)
Subjects
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system > Correctional system and facility > Prison
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime > Substance related crime
T Demographic characteristics > Person in prison (prisoner)
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance use laws

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