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Rethinking Drug Laws

Theory, History, Politics

By: Toby Seddon

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Rethinking Drug Laws

Theory, History, Politics

By: Toby Seddon

Drugs are pervasive in our everyday lives across cultures around the world. At the same time, they present one of the thorniest problems of twenty-first century policy, connected with concerns about crime, security, and public health. The global prohibition system, established a century ago, is widely seen to be failing and over the last decade alternative approaches have started to proliferate in some regions of the world, notably the Americas. Rethinking Drug Laws presents a radical intellectual reappraisal of how the international drug control system works, where it came from, and the possibilities for alternative futures. Drawing on an innovative interdisciplinary approach, the book develops new theoretical and conceptual tools for understanding how drug control functions, presents original archival research on the origins of drug prohibition, and explains ways that we can develop a better 'politics of drugs' that can reanimate drug law reform. Central to the book is the claim that to move beyond existing ways of seeing the global drug problem, we need to escape Western-centric thinking. In the Asian Century, will it be China that becomes the most significant player in shaping the future of drug policy and drug control?

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Oxford University Press

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0192661744

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A History of Drugs

Drugs and Freedom in the Liberal Age

By: Toby Seddon

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A History of Drugs

Drugs and Freedom in the Liberal Age

By: Toby Seddon

Why are some psychoactive substances regarded as ‘dangerous drugs’, to be controlled by the criminal law within a global prohibition regime, whilst others – from alcohol and tobacco, through to those we call ‘medicines’ – are seen and regulated very differently? A History of Drugs traces a genealogy of the construction and governance of the ‘drug problem’ over the past 200 years, calling into question some of the most fundamental ideas in this field: from ‘addiction’ to the very concept of ‘drugs’. At the heart of the book is the claim that it was with the emergence in the late eighteenth century of modern liberal capitalism, with its distinctive emphasis on freedom, that our concerns about the consumption of some of these substances began to grow. And, indeed, notions of freedom, free will and responsibility remain central to the drug question today. Pursuing an innovative inter-disciplinary approach, A History of Drugs provides an informed and insightful account of the origins of contemporary drug policy. It will be essential reading for students and academics working in law, criminology, sociology, social policy, history and political science.

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Routledge

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1134019009

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Tough Choices

Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy

By: Toby Seddon,Lisa Williams,Robert Ralphs

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Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy

By: Toby Seddon,Lisa Williams,Robert Ralphs

Examines the focus on crime and criminal justice in British drugs policy, from why it happened at all to what led policy to unfold in the way that it did. Includes analysis of crucial policy documents and over 200 interviews with key players in the policy development and implementation process.

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Oxford University Press

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019969723X

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Punishment and Madness

Governing Prisoners with Mental Health Problems

By: Toby Seddon

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Punishment and Madness

Governing Prisoners with Mental Health Problems

By: Toby Seddon

The focus of this book is on the government of prisoners with mental health problems in England and Wales over the last twenty-five years. The wider context and backdrop to the book is the shift to 'late modernity', which, since the 1970s has seen massive structural change in most Western societies, affecting the social, economic and cultural spheres, as well as the field of crime and punishment. This book investigates whether these profound transformations have also led to a reconfiguring of responses to mentally vulnerable offenders who end up in prison. Specifically, it explores how this group of prisoners has come to be viewed increasingly as sources of 'risk', requiring 'management' or containment, rather than as people suitable for therapeutic responses. The book draws on primary research carried out by the author, including interviews with key informants involved in the field during this period, such as former cabinet ministers, senior civil servants, campaigners and academics. In conducting this investigation, the author has developed a method of research which combines and synthesizes different forms of analysis to create a novel approach to socio-historical research.

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1135308438

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Rethinking Drug Laws

Theory, History, Politics

By: Toby Seddon

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0192846523

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Regulating Cannabis

A Global Review and Future Directions

By: Toby Seddon,William Floodgate

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Regulating Cannabis

A Global Review and Future Directions

By: Toby Seddon,William Floodgate

This book explores one of the most pressing public policy questions for the 2020s: how should we regulate cannabis? The global cannabis prohibition regime is fragmenting as more countries experiment with decriminalization and legalization, and this book aims to make sense of this rapidly changing world. The ‘cannabis challenge’ is complex. How do we balance creating a potentially lucrative legal cannabis industry with protecting public health? How do we hardwire social and racial justice into our reform initiatives? How do we build a cannabis trade that is environmentally sustainable? The book seeks to make sense of our present through a state-of-the-art global review of cannabis law reform initiatives – mapping what has been done, where, and with what impacts. It attempts to generate new ideas for the future of cannabis regulation by viewing it through the lens of business regulation and learning lessons from how other consumer products are regulated.

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Springer Nature

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3030529274

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The Spinoff Book

By: Toby Manhire

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The Spinoff Book

By: Toby Manhire

Five years ago, The Spinoff burst onto New Zealand’s media scene with smart, screamingly funny and seriously relevant writing. Since then, it has enraged and inspired all the right people, respectably won Website of the Year at the 2019 Voyager Media Awards, and expanded into television, podcasts and now – shockingly – a book. Edited by Toby Manhire, it’s jam-packed with The Spinoff’s best work, along with full-colour artwork by Toby Morris, photography, collage, poetry and a clutch of new and exclusive essays. Simon Wilson, Jemaine Clement, Lorde and Jesse Mulligan rub shoulders with Spinoff stars like Alex Casey, Madeleine Chapman and Emily Writes. From Shortland Street to sports, feminism to fashion and current events to Kiwi onion dip, this is an engrossing, original take on everything that matters in Aotearoa New Zealand in the 21st century. Featuring Toby Morris Hera Lindsay Bird Leonie Hayden Michèle A’Court Ashleigh Young Lorde Jemaine Clement Alex Casey Madeleine Chapman Duncan Greive Simon Wilson Aldous Harding Emily Writes Scotty Stevenson David Farrier ...and more "The Spinoff is where we find stories no one else is covering . . . stories we need to hear." 2019 Voyager Media Awards Judges "Right now, every left-leaning, media-savvy, university-educated hipster you know (and probably their baby-boomer parents) is reading The Spinoff." Sunday magazine "Crap and a waste of our money." Mike Hosking

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Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

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0143774204

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Endgame in the Western Sahara

What Future for Africa's Last Colony

By: Toby Shelley

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Endgame in the Western Sahara

What Future for Africa's Last Colony

By: Toby Shelley

Why does this remote swathe of Sahara along the Atlantic seaboard concern the USA and Europe? Why does Morocco maintain its occupation? Why has the UN Security Council prevaricated for three decades while the Sahrawis live under Moroccan rule or as refugees? In this revealing book, Toby Shelley examines the geopolitics involved. He brings out: The little-known struggle of Sahrawis living under Moroccan rule to defend their identity. USA/European competition for influence in the Maghreb. The natural resources at stake -- rich fishing grounds, phosphates, and the prospect of oil. The reasons behind the UN failure to resolve what is now Africa's last decolonisation issue. The evolution of the USA-backed Baker Plan to settle the dispute. How the Western Sahara's history and future is tangled up with Moroccan--Algerian rivalry. The political development of Polisario, independence movement and state-in-waiting. Toby Shelley has talked to Polisario, Moroccan, Algerian and other diplomats. He has visited the territory and had access to opposition activists and Moroccan officials. In the refugee camps he interviewed the leadership of Polisario. What emerges is that the fate of the Western Sahara is being moulded by global and regional forces and that it is the Sahrawis under Moroccan rule who are best placed to influence that fate.

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Zed Books Ltd.

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1848136587

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Evidence-based Surgery

By: Toby A. Gordon,John L. Cameron

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Evidence-based Surgery

By: Toby A. Gordon,John L. Cameron

As the healthcare environment changes, the need for outcomes-based tre atment planning becomes even more critical. This book guides the reade r through current outcomes-based research as it pertains to surgery. F irst, it gives a complete overview of the practice of evidence-based s urgery (EBS), with topics such as treatment planning, policy issues, a nd ethical issues. Then it gives practical, step-by-step advice on the methodology of EBS, with chapters on study design, outcomes measures, adjustments for complications and comorbidities, cost, and data sourc es. Last, it publishes the results of numerous respected EBS studies.

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PMPH-USA

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1550091166

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A History of Drugs

Drugs and Freedom in the Liberal Age

By: Toby Seddon

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A History of Drugs

Drugs and Freedom in the Liberal Age

By: Toby Seddon

A History of Drugs details the history of the relationship between drugs and freedom over the last two hundred years; thus disturbing and unravelling the ‘naturalness’ of the ‘drug question’, as it traces the multiple and heterogeneous lines of development out of which it has been assembled.

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Routledge

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1134019017

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Punishment and Madness

Governing Prisoners with Mental Health Problems

By: Toby Seddon

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Punishment and Madness

Governing Prisoners with Mental Health Problems

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Understanding Drug Use and Abuse

A Global Perspective

By: Benjamin P. Bowser,Carl O. Word,Toby Seddon

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Understanding Drug Use and Abuse

A Global Perspective

By: Benjamin P. Bowser,Carl O. Word,Toby Seddon

Addressing drug use and abuse as a global phenomenon, this text draws on contemporary and international research findings to examine the causes of drug use in different countries and to explore different policy responses to its prevention and treatment. It is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and anyone concerned with drug use.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137402121

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Regulating Cannabis

A Global Review and Future Directions

By: Toby Seddon,William Floodgate

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A Global Review and Future Directions

By: Toby Seddon,William Floodgate

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3030529290

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Tough Choices

Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy

By: Toby Seddon,Lisa Williams,Robert Ralphs

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Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy

By: Toby Seddon,Lisa Williams,Robert Ralphs

In recent years, British drug policy has undergone a transformation: tackling 'drug-driven' crime through criminal justice interventions has arguably become the central priority and focus. The 'criminal justice turn', as the authors refer to current UK drugs policy, is based on three simple and linked assumptions: drug-driven property crime is a major driver of local area crime rates, especially in deprived neighbourhoods; the criminal justice system can be used to target these drug-motivated offenders and direct them into treatment; and treatment can lead to significant reductions in their offending. Tough Choices: Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy explores a series of questions about the 'criminal justice' turn in British drugs policy, from why it happened at all to what led policy to unfold in the way that it did, by analyzing policy documents and over 200 interviews conducted with key players in the policy development and implementation process. At the practice level, the authors explore how the strategic vision of the drug-crime 'problem' has shaped the ways in which drug-using offenders are identified, targeted and managed - in other words, why the implementation of the Drug Interventions Programme on the ground has taken the forms that it has. This is addressed through a detailed examination of practice in three local areas. Both the emergence of this new policy direction and its implementation in practice can best be understood as part of a wider transformation in governance in which risk-based thinking has become central to the ways in which we seek to address our contemporary insecurities. The book is based on a 30-month ESRC-funded research project on the Drug Interventions Programme and draws on the extensive empirical data generated during the project.

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OUP Oxford

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0191634239

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Rethinking Drug Laws

Rethinking Drug Laws

A History of Drugs

A History of Drugs

Tough Choices

Tough Choices

Punishment and Madness

Punishment and Madness

Rethinking Drug Laws

Rethinking Drug Laws

Regulating Cannabis

Regulating Cannabis

The Spinoff Book

The Spinoff Book

Endgame in the Western Sahara

Endgame in the Western Sahara

Evidence-based Surgery

Evidence-based Surgery

A History of Drugs

A History of Drugs

Punishment and Madness

Punishment and Madness

Understanding Drug Use and Abuse

Understanding Drug Use and Abuse

Regulating Cannabis

Regulating Cannabis

Tough Choices

Tough Choices

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