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Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
The burden of alcohol on our health

Public Health England report details the impact of alcohol on our health service and society generally and argues for the introduction of a minimum unit price.

Criminal Justice
10 things I learnt about offender equalities

NOMS annual offender equalities report reveals interesting facts about an ageing offender population with less temporary release & more prison adjudications

Criminal Justice
Trauma and young offenders

Beyond Youth Custody provides a detailed analysis of the impact of trauma on young offenders and how imprisonment can be experienced as repeat traumatisation.

Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Interesting new facts about alcohol and drugs

Andrew Brown’s latest analysis of new drug & alcohol facts and figures throws up a host of interesting findings about mental health and substance misuse.

Criminal Justice
The truth about crime and rationality

In the second of our “reframing justice” series, author and thinker Tom Gash explores our flawed thinking about crime and the rational actor.

Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Concerns about drug-related infections

New publications from EMCDDA and Public Health England show high rates of hepatitis c (frequently undiagnosed) among injecting drug users.

Criminal Justice
The contradictions of our justice system

The latest set of MoJ statistics show fewer people going through the justice system but more people sent to prison for longer periods of time.

Infographics
PbR jargon demystified (4) S-Z

Last in a series of infographics which demystify the jargon and technical terms associated with the payment by results commissioning model.

Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Tackling street drinking

New guidance from Police and Crime Commissioners on tackling street drinking recommends a multi-agency co-ordinated approach.

Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Is it time to legalise and regulate cannabis?

Boris Starting puts forward a pragmatic case for the legalisation and regulation of cannabis and urge Britain to get in step with the rest of the world.

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