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Centre for Justice Innovation. (2022) Evidence and practice briefing: Best practice in pre-court disposals for possession of drugs. London: Centre for Justice Innovation.

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This briefing sets out a best practice framework for UK police forces to guide their use of pre-court disposals in drug possession cases for children and adults. It is based on existing good practice in police forces. We have written it in anticipation of significant changes that police forces are making to their use of pre-court disposals more generally, due to the changes to the adult formal, statutory out of court disposal framework as outlined in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. This best practice framework aims to (i) reduce the harms associated with drug misuse, including reducing drug related deaths; (ii) keep communities safer, by reducing re-offending and crime; (iii) reduce the costs to the criminal justice system of drug possession cases.

Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco)
Intervention Type
Harm reduction, Crime prevention
Date
2022
Pages
14 p.
Publisher
Centre for Justice Innovation
Corporate Creators
Centre for Justice Innovation
Place of Publication
London
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