Drugs: Policy and Politics by Paul Higate

Drugs: Policy and Politics by Paul Higate

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Assessing policies and political responses, this book considers the ways in which drugs policy is formulated and implemented in the UK and Europe. It examines the dynamic context of drug policy through discussions of broader policy fields such as health and the criminal justice system.

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Drugs: Policy and Politics by Paul Higate

Assessing policies and political responses, this book considers the ways in which drugs policy is formulated and implemented in the UK and Europe. It examines the dynamic context of drug policy through discussions of broader policy fields such as health and the criminal justice system.
Rhidian Hughes is Senior Research Fellow at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine. Rachel Lart is a Lecturer in Social Policy in the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. She is interested in in the analysis of drugs policy and has also done research in the overlap between mental health and the criminal justice system. Paul Higate is a Lecturer in Social Policy in the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. His research and teaching interests are diverse but have included a teaching based concern to broaden the field of social policy within the context of debates around postmodernity.
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ISBN 13 9780335216161
ISBN 10 0335216161
Title Drugs: Policy and Politics
Author Paul Higate
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Open University Press
Year published 2006-04-16
Number of pages 160
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