Format
Scientific article
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
International Journal of Drug Policy: 2018, 51, p. 42-51
Keywords
illegal drugs
heroin
crime
treatment entry
mortality
probation
offenders
overdose
England

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Abandon Treatment Referral as a Crime-Prevention Tactic?

At issue was whether by referring heroin users to treatment, probation services in England would protect them from fatal overdose and prevent drug-related crime. Yes to one, but not the other, were the answers; unexpectedly, crime went up. Enough to warrant abandoning treatment referral as a crime-prevention tactic?