Article

Stevens, Alex and Schreeche-Powell, Ed and Billingham, Luke and Irwin-Rogers, Keir (2025) Interventionitis in the criminal justice system: three English cases. Critical Criminology, Early online, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-024-09808-x.

Stevens, Alex and Keemink, Jolie R and Shirley-Beavan, Sam and Khadjesari, Zarnie and Artenie, Adelina and Vickerman, Peter and Southwell, Mat and Shorter, Gillian W (2024) Overdose prevention centres as spaces of safety, trust and inclusion: a causal pathway based on a realist review. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, (6), pp. 1573-1591. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13908.

Stevens, Alex and Hendrie, Nadine and Bacon, Matthew and Parrott, Steve and Monaghan, Mark and Williams, Emma and Lewer, Dan and Moore, Amber and Berlin, Jenni and Cunliffe, Jack and Quinton, Paul (2023) Evaluating police drug diversion in England: protocol for a realist evaluation. Health & Justice, 11, 46. doi: 10.1186/s40352-023-00249-2.

Stevens, Alex and Hughes, Caitlin and Hulme, Shann and Cassidy, Rebecca (2022) Depenalization, diversion and decriminalization: a realist review and programme theory of alternatives to criminalization for simple drug possession. European Journal of Criminology, 19, (1), pp. 29-54.

Stevens, Alex (2021) The politics of being an “expert”: a critical realist auto-ethnography of drug policy advisory panels in the UK. Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology, https://doi.org/10.21428/88de04a1.a536a85b.

Stevens, Alex (2021) The politics of being an ‘expert’: a critical realist auto-ethnography of drug policy advisory panels in the UK. Kent Academic Repository, 10, (2), pp. 1-31. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/84372.

Stevens, Alex (2020) Critical realism and the 'ontological politics of drug policy'. International Journal of Drug Policy, 84, 102723. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102723.

Stevens, Alex (2019) 'Being human' and the 'moral sidestep' in drug policy: explaining government inaction on opioid-related deaths in the UK. Addictive Behaviors, 90, pp. 444-450. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.036.

Stevens, Alex (2019) Is policy 'liberalization' associated with higher odds of adolescent cannabis use? A re-analysis of data from 38 countries. International Journal of Drug Policy, 66, pp. 94-99.

Stevens, Alex (2012) The ethics and effectiveness of coerced treatment of people who use drugs. Human Rights and Drugs, 2, (1), pp. 7-15.

Report

Stevens, Alex (2024) Opioids in Europe: preparing for a third wave. London: Brookings Institution.

Stevens, Alex and O'Brien, Kate and Coulton, Simon (2013) RisKit programme- operation manual. Kent: University of Kent.

Stevens, Alex and Bewley-Taylor, Dave (2009) Drug markets and urban violence: can tackling one reduce the other? Report 15. [Oxford]: The Beckley Foundation.

Book

Stevens, Alex (2010) Drugs, crime and public health: the political economy of drug policy. Taylor & Francis.