Drugs in prison : a practitioners guide to penal policy and practice in Her Majesty's Prison Service

Annotation Drugs in Prison is an essential handbook for all those who work with prisoners as well as students of penal drugs policy. Comprehensive and easy to use, it: provides up-to-date information on drugs, drug misuse and drugs legislation; outlines government and prison strategies for tackling drug misuse; describes the various methods being used to combat drugs in prison; reviews the effectiveness of these approaches and the performance of different establishments; discusses future strategy and practice. Also featured are extensive index, a glossary, and useful appendices, case studies and checklists, which service to reinforce key learning points

drugs In Prison is An Essential Handbook For All Those Who Work With Prisoners As Well As Students Of Penal Drugs Policy. Comprehensive And Easy To Use, It: Provides Up-to-date Information On Drugs, Drug Misuse And Drugs Legislation; Outlines Government And Prison Strategies For Tackling Drug Misuse; Describes The Various Methods Being Used To Combat Drugs In Prison; Reviews The Effectiveness Of These Approaches And The Performance Of Different Establishments; Discusses Future Strategy And Practice.

also Featured Are Extensive Index, A Glossary, And Useful Appendices, Case Studies And Checklists, Which Service To Reinforce Key Learning Points.

Covers drug testing, drug trafficking, drug dogs, treatment, counselling, health care and support services, together with the CARAT service (Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare). Concentrates on penal drugs policy and focuses on current practice in a custodial setting This guide, incorporating case studies, provides information on drugs themselves as well as the methods prisons use to tackle drug misuse, including reducing the supply and demand for drugs treatment programmes and Throughcare