Despite the rapid expansion of options to coerce drug-dependent offenders into
treatment - culminating recently in the provisions of the Drugs Act 2005 and the
government’s ‘Tough Choices’ agenda - research findings to date are equivocal about
their impact in reducing crime. This paper presents UK findings from a pan-European
study on this issue. The results – at both national and international levels - reveal that
court-mandated clients reported significant and sustained reductions in illicit drug use
and offending behaviours, and improvements in other areas of social functioning.
Those entering the same treatment services through non-criminal justice routes also
reported similar reductions and improvements. The implications of these findings are
discussed in the context of recent policy developments
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