London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) · 2013 · 54 citations · 0 references
LawCriminal LawCriminologyDrug LawDrug OffensesPolicingCriminal JusticeDrug CrimeDrug EnforcementDrug Sale OffensesPossession OffensesPrescription Drug OffensesCriminal Justice DisparitiesDrug Arrest PatternsDrug Possession OffensesDrug Possession ProsecutionDrug-related CrimePolicing Of Drug PossessionRace Disparities In PolicingRacial Disparity In Sentencing
This report demonstrates that the policing and prosecutions of drug possession offences in England and Wales is unduly focussed on black and minority communities. This report looks at racial disparity rates at stop and search, arrest, prosecution and sentencing and clearly demonstrates that the drug laws in the UK are a major driver of the disproportionality that exists in our criminal justice system in relation to the black community.