Drugs

Question 0

Police and criminal evidence act 1984

Answer 0

Increased powers to stop and search based on ‘reasonable suspicion’

Question 1

Misuse of drugs act 1971

Answer 1

Determines penalties for drug offences and classifications
Set up the ACMD- advisory council on the misuse of drugs, which has the statutory responsibility to advise the gment on classifications

Question 2

Drugs Act 2005

Answer 2

Test on arrest for class A
SOcap 2005- serious organised crime and police act extended the power to arrest for any offence if 'proportionate and necessary'

Question 3

Tackling drugs to build a better Britain

Answer 3

Tough on crime, touch on the causes of crime

Question 4

Drugs: protecting communities and families 2008

Answer 4

Creates a divide between normal/ desirable, and demonises users.

Question 5

Reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery 2010

Answer 5

Start to see a shift in the broader political context. Accepting drugs not just a criminal problem but a health problem too.

Question 6

When was cannabis declassified to C then reclassified to B?

Answer 6

C 2004, B 2009

Question 7

What are the three elements of the broome triangle?

Answer 7

1 divisional
2 force
3 national/regional

Question 8

Over the past 30 years, seizures of drugs have increased by how much?

Answer 8

1000%

But there is an increase in users and availability, and a decrease in price