Julian Buchanan has over 25 years experience working in the management and control of substance misuse.
In the early 1980s he worked as a Probation Officer/Drug Advisor, when he pioneered a risk reduction approach. He continued his interests working in academia at Liverpool University, the University of Central Lancashire and Glyndwr University.
He has recently joined the Institute of Criminology at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He has published widely in the area, including his co-edited book Effective Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice: A Partnership Approach (Open University Press, 2009).
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