Government remains in 'combat mode' on drugs policy
Our research director, Roger Grimshaw is quoted in a new piece on drugs sentencing in Byline Times.
According to the monthly newpaper, more black and minority ethnic people are being incarcerated for drug offences, with white offenders less likely to go to prison.
Against a background of an increase in use of custody for those convicted of drug offences, Byline Times found that imprisonment rates for Black and Asian defendants had grown faster than for White defendants. Community sentences for those convicted of drug offences had also declined.
Speaking to Byline Times, our research director Roger Grimshaw said:
The Government’s approach to drugs policy as a whole has been flawed and equivocal, still remaining in combat mode, while drug consumption and deaths have trended upwards.