Treatment versus punishment for drug addiction : lessons from Austria, Poland, and Spain /

This brief summarizes the results of a two-year, international research project covering drug addiction treatment versus punishment in Austria, Poland, and Spain. It features: -An analysis of the national drug-related legislation and its application in these countries - An evaluation of drug laws an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Soyer, Richard (Editor), Schumann, Stefan (Lawyer) (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer, [2015]
Series:SpringerBriefs in criminology.
Subjects:
Substance abuse > Law and legislation > Austria.
Substance abuse > Treatment > Austria.
Substance abuse > Law and legislation > Poland.
Substance abuse > Treatment > Poland.
Substance abuse > Law and legislation > Spain.
Substance abuse > Treatment > Spain.
Abus de substances psychoactives > Traitement > Autriche.
Abus de substances psychoactives > Traitement > Pologne.
Abus de substances psychoactives > Traitement > Espagne.
Public health & preventive medicine.
Crime & criminology.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Substance abuse > Law and legislation
Substance abuse > Treatment
Austria
Poland
Spain
volksgezondheid
public health
strafrecht
criminal law
misdaad
crime
sociale wetenschappen
social sciences
Social Sciences (General)
Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction Stefan Schumann and Birgit Köchl
  • Part I: On drug laws and medical treatment of drug-addicted offenders
  • Chapter 1: Austria Stefan Schumann and Birgit Köchl
  • Chapter 2: Poland Krzysztof Krajewski and Grzegorz Wodowski
  • Chapter 3: Spain Marta Torrens and Victor Javier Costela Ruiz
  • Part II: Drug laws and its application in practice. Experiences and attitudes of professionals from public prosecutors/judges and treatment providers.- Chapter 4: Treatment and punishment of drug-addicted offenders: Insights from a quantitative empirical survey Christoph Weber, Stefan Schumann and Richard Soyer
  • Chapter 5: Attitudes towards drug laws in qualitative interviews Birgit Köchl, Edyta Drzazga and Paola Rossi
  • Part III: Summary, conclusions and recommendations for drug policy and the application of drug laws
  • Chapter 6: Summary, conclusions and recommendations for drug policy and the application of drug laws Stefan Schumann and Richard Soyer.

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