Resources
The results from the latest British Crime Survey - the most authoritative source for crime in England and Wales.
The Beckley Foundation has published a report on the incarceration of drug using offenders world-wide. (11 May 2009)
The Home Office hosts a drug-related crime website which gives details of the latest Government initiatives, provides press releases and downloadable publications.
Up-to-date mapping data on crime statistics broken down by type of crime and local authority area are now provided by the Home Office.
The Home Office maintains a mini-site providing a a range of resources on tackling alcohol-related crime.
Russell has been involved in the criminal justice field since 1982 when he was a volunteer borstal visitor.
As a practitioner, he worked with young homeless offenders before qualifying as a probation officer in 1987. He worked with offenders in the UK and USA for several years and also worked briefly in the secure estate with juvenile offenders.
He has undertaken consultancy work at every stage of the criminal justice system, specialising in substance use and crime issues.
Russell has been involved in developing and evaluating initiatives seeking to engage drug using offenders in treatment at different stages of the criminal justice system .
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He has evaluated arrest referral schemes in five DAT areas.
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He was part of the team that evaluated the pilot Drug Testing and Treatment Orders, replaced in April 2005 by Drug Rehabilitation Requirements.
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He was also one of two consultants that helped the prison service develop CARAT services in 1999.
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Russell was also part of the ICPR team which undertook the national evaluation of the Drug Interventions Programme.
In addition he has also developed significant expertise in the field of drug markets and has led or participated in several large scale assignments, mapping drug markets in the community and in prison .
Russell has also conducted a number of studies into alcohol-related crime.
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He wrote a guide to partnership between alcohol agencies and the criminal justice system.
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He recently worked with Westminster council to tackle alcohol-related violence and disorder.
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He is also part of a team from ICPR undertaking research into alcohol interventions with offenders for the National Offender Management Service.
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He worked with Alcohol Concern to contribute to the latest Prison Service Alcohol Treatment Strategy.
Russell has also undertaken large-scale projects for the Youth Justice Board, Association of Chief Officers of Probation and the Metropolitan Police as well as a range of departments within the Home Office and Ministry of Justice.