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Title: Politics and Drugs

M13035 (20 credits)

Level 3

Taught Spring Semester

Module Convenor: Dr Sue Pryce

Contact details:Room C26Law and Social Sciences Building

CONTENTS

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Summary of Content:......................................................................................................3Educational Aims.............................................................................................................3Learning Outcomes:........................................................................................................3Module Evaluation:..........................................................................................................4Method and Frequency of Class:.....................................................................................4Lecture/Module Titles:.....................................................................................................5

Week 1 Lecture: Module introductionSeminar:Drugs are ...

Week 2 Lecture: The Drugs in QuestionSeminar:Drugs as a political issue

Week 3 Lecture: Drugs: a global problemSeminar:Tackling the drug problem

Week 4 Lecture: Drugs and the political economy of heroinSeminar:Cocaine, Cocaine in South America

Week 5 Lecture: The US war on drugs Seminar:Video: Britain’s secret war on drugs

Week 6 Lecture: The EU and UN dimensionSeminar:Drugs & crime

Week 7 Lecture: Continuity & Change in British drug policy: the British SystemSeminar:Video Britain’s Heroin Fix

Week 8 Lecture: Continuity & Change in British drug policy: New govt. new policy?Seminar:Policing Drugs

Week 9 Drugs and Rights Seminar: see reading

Week 10 Lecture: Reflections on the changing nature of the drug debate Seminar: Essay Preparation and film

Week 11 No LectureSeminar: Legalization debate /Essays returned

Week 12 Revision No seminar

Private study/reading .....................................................................................................6Method of Assessment:...................................................................................................6Reading Information:.......................................................................................................7Coursework Support:.....................................................................................................16Guidance to Essay Writing:...........................................................................................16Assessed Essay Titles:...................................................................................................17Last year’s exam paper:................................................................................................17

M13035 Politics & Drugs2010/11 2

Summary of Content:

This module studies the implications of the growing use of illicit drugs for the political system from both a national and international perspective. It will examine the production, consumption and trade in drugs as an international problem. The development of, and the issues associated with, contemporary British drug policy will be explored, and policy success or failure will be evaluated. The theoretical/philosophical questions raised by drug control policy will also be explored.

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes:

LEARNING OUTCOMESASSESSMENT

Formative Summative

Knowledge: (what you should know and understand) The extent of the contemporary drug problem

and its implications for national and international politics.

The nature of national and international policies to combat illicit drug use.

The issues surrounding prohibition.

Tutorial presentations and participation

Essay Exam

Skills: (what you should be able to do) Cognitive: assess and sift information; use

and critically evaluate literature; develop arguments; interpret and explain theories and controversies

Presentation: prepare work for oral delivery, including supporting material (usually in cooperation with other members of the class)

Management: set objectives; meet deadlines; negotiate; team work; leadership

Personal skills: develop independence; self confidence; ability to evaluate own work

Tutorials

Tutorial work

Preparation for tutorial workself-assessment

Essay Exam

Meeting essay deadlines

To pass (40-49%) you will need to demonstrate in the exam and essay, some accurate knowledge of the topics covered in the module and a clear attempt to address the question set.To achieve a high grade you will be required to make critical use of the ideas presented in the module and recommended reading.


Module Evaluation:

Evaluation and feedback are crucial to the success of any module. The School wants students to have their say on Politics modules. Therefore modules are formally evaluated on a biennial basis, so please use this opportunity to have your say. These enable your lecturer/tutor and the School Teaching Committee to monitor the module and address any apparent weaknesses or problems. After considering points raised by you in the evaluation process, tutors’ responses are made available in the School Office for you to examine.

If there are problems with book availability please raise this with your tutor immediately.

If you have any other comments or queries regarding this module, please contact the Module Convenor.

Method and Frequency of Class:

This module is organised on the basis of a 1 hour lecture and a 2 hour tutorial a week.

The lectures will provide the framework of knowledge and aid the comprehension of module material. The tutorials and recommended readings, and written assignments, will provide an opportunity for you to actively apply what you are learning and to analyse, synthesise and critically evaluate the material.

Attendance at lectures is not compulsory but it is very strongly recommended

Tutorials take place weekly - attendance is compulsory. A register will be taken at the start of each class. Absence from class must be justified – if you are unable to attend, please email the module convenor.

The readings set out under the topic headings in this outline are not exhaustive. You are not expected to read all the reading suggestions. The object of the list is to provide a range of alternatives. You are required to read something for each tutorial. This should enable you to make informed contributions to class discussions and appreciate the debates or controversies about the topic. Participation in tutorials is vital if you are to get the most out of the module. Tutorials provide an opportunity to raise issues that concern and/or interest you.

Some tutorial sessions may begin with a presentation, you may be asked to prepare a brief answer to a set question. This will be followed by class discussion and feedback. Seminar discussions will be based on readings listed below, please ensure that you have familiarised yourself with the relevant required readings before the seminars. These readings can be found on Webct.


Lecture/Module Titles:

Week LectureDate

Lecture Topic Tutorial Topics

1 Mon 24 Jan Module Introduction Drugs are …Reading: McDermott ‘Rep of drug users…’

2 Mon 31 Jan The Drugs in Question Drugs as a political issue3 Mon 7 Feb Drugs: a global

problemTackling the drug probReading: Whynes ‘Illicit Drug Prod. And Supply-side policy …’ Sage & Mansfield‘Drug crop prod. Countries’

4 Mon 14 Feb Drugs and the political economy of heroin

Cocaine in South America:Case studiesReading: Bullington ‘America’s drug war: fact or fiction?’Falco: Why interdiction fails

5 Mon 21 Feb The US war on drugs Video: Britain’s secret war on drugsEurope: drug policy case studies

6 Mon 28 Feb The EU and UN dimension

Drugs & crimeReading: Mott ‘Crime and Herion Use’; Helmer ‘Narcotics and Crime’Carnworth & Smith Heroin Century chp 6

7 Mon 7 Mar Continuity & Change in British drug policy:The British System

Video Britain’s Heroin FixReading: Barton Illicit Drugs chap. 9What is the drug problem?

8 Mon 14 Mar Continuity and Change in British drug policy: New govt. new policy?

Policing Drugs readings see webct

9 Mon 21 Mar Reflections on the changing nature of the drug debate

Reading: Lee III White Labyrinth chap. 6

10 Mon 28 Mar Reflections on the changing nature of the drug debate

Essay preparation and film

10 Submission by 4 pm Wednesday 30 March

Easter Break Saturday 2 April – Tuesday 3May11 Mon 2 May

No lecture bank holiday

Essays returnedLegalization debateReading: Husak; Churchill; Wilson; Merry

12 Mon 9 May Revision No tutorials


Activity Number of Sessions Duration of a SessionLecture 11 1 hourSeminar 11 2 hours

Lecture slides are available via WetCT

Private study/reading

A 20 credit module represents 150 study hours. In this module the hours are organized as follows:

Tutor led 33 hoursAssessment and revision 17 hoursPrivate study/reading 100 hours

This means you should be reading at least 9 hours per week outside of class time, revision and coursework

Method of Assessment:

This 20 credit module will be assessed on the following basis:

Assessment Type Weight RequirementsExam 1 50% 2 hour examinationCoursework 1 50% 1 x 3,000 word essay

The assessed essays should be submitted to the School Office by: 4 pm on Wednesday 30 March 2011

When submitting your essay please make sure that you submit it in duplicate, date stamp both the essays and the cover sheet and then submit in person to the School Office. You will be issued with a receipt for your essay. Essays handed in after 4pm will be stamped as late and usual University penalties will be applied.

Any essay handed in after the deadline will have 5 marks deducted per working day, unless an extension has been approved in advance. Applications for extensions will not normally be considered retrospectively. Any student wishing to apply for an extension should collect and complete the necessary forms from the School Office and submit these to the relevant Year Tutor together with any necessary documentary evidence.


Reading Information:

You will need to do plenty of this and there is no comprehensive text that will provide ‘all you need to know’.

The following books have something to say about many of the topics we will cover. There are copies of these on short loan in the library. Buxton, Julia (2006) The Political Economy of Narcotics (Zed Books)Coomber, Ross ed. Control of Drugs and Drug Users (1999)Bentham, Mandy The Politics of Drug Control (Palgrave 1998)Davenport-Hines The Pursuit of Oblivion (Weindenfeld 2001)MacCoun and Reuter Drug War Heresies (CUP 2002)Barton, Adrian Illicit Drugs (Palgrave: 2003)

For readings applicable to particular topics please see below. Copies of the most useful books will be placed on short loan in the library.

Internet sources:Useful sources of information on drugs and drug policy can be found on the internet. When accessing such sites, try to be aware of any possible bias or perspective of the source. Do not use Wikipedia www.drugscope.org.uk www.guardian.co.uk/drugswww.drugs.gov.ukwww.undcp.org/ (United Nations drug control programme)www.undcp.org/countryprofiles/columbiawww.usdjo.gov/dea/ (US Drug Enforcement Administration)www.hnnsweden.com (Swedish drug policy)www.wola.org (Washington office on Latin America)www.emcdda.org (Europe)www.cedro-uva.org/lib/boekhout.swedish.htmlwww.internationaldrugpolicy.orgwww.bbc.co.uk/newswww.idcp.info - international drug policy consortiumwww.bks.no/biblio.htm virtual library on drugs Norway.www.tni.org/drugs/

If you would like a good drugs news service delivered 5 days a week by email sign-up for DrugScope Daily News – find via google

The reading suggestions contained in this outline are by no means exhaustive. There are numerous books in the library which deal with particular aspects of the module. It is up to you to use the subject search facilities and find your way around the appropriate shelves.

The library subscribes to the following journals which contain useful and interesting articles on the drug problem and policy initiatives.


http://www.tni.org/drugs/

http://www.bks.no/biblio.htm

http://www.idcp.info/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news

http://www.internationaldrugpolicy.org/

http://www.cedro-uva.org/lib/boekhout.swedish.html

http://www.emcdda.org/

http://www.wola.org/

http://www.hnnsweden.com/

http://www.usdjo.gov/dea/

http://www.undcp.org/countryprofiles/columbia

http://www.undcp.org/

http://www.drugs.gov.uk/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs

http://www.drugscope.org.uk/

New SocietyBritish Journal of Criminal JusticeHoward Journal of Criminal JusticeCrime Law and SocietyAddiction Studies (on line via Blackwells )

Books and Films/Videos

The following books and films include both fictional and non-fictional accounts of drug use and drug trafficking. They provide non-academic, but nevertheless interesting and enlightening perspectives on some aspects of the topics we will be covering:

Books:Marks, Howard Mr Nice (1996)Sabbag, Robert Snowblind: a brief career in the cocaine trade (1998)Hunt, Marsha ed Junkyard (1999) (the stories of some inmates serving time for drug offences in Dublin jail)Smith, Stephen Addict (1998) (about the ecstasy trade in south London)Burgess, Melvin Junk (1996) Burrough, William S Junkie 1997Spey, James A Million Little Pieces (2003)Elton, Ben High Society

Films:Pulp Fiction 1995Train Spotting 1995Traffic 2000Blow 2001Requiem for a DreamPureMaria Full of Grace

The Drugs in Question: definitions; extent of problem; drugs as a political issue

Miller, Richard ‘What drugs do to users’ in Coomber, Ross ed. Drugs and Drug Use in Society (Greenwich Press 1994) pp5 –23Bancroft, Angus (2008) Drugs, Intoxication and Society (Polity)Bean, Philip ‘The Drug Takers’ in Coomber Drugs and Drug Use in SocBean, Philip Drugs and Crime (Willan 2001)Blackman, S. Chilling Out: cultural politics of substance consumption, youth and drug policy (Open University 2004)Klein, Alex (2008) Drugs and the World (Reakton Books)Babor, Thomas et al (2010) Drug Policy and Public Good (Oxford University Press)Berridge, Virginia ‘The Origins of the English Drug “Scene” 1830-1930’ in Drugs Crime and Criminal Justice Vol 1 pp3-17Boothroyd (2006) Culture on Drugs (Manchester Univ. PressCoomber, Ross ed Drug Use and Cultural Context (Fabbooks 2004)


Clutterbuck, Richard Drugs Crime and Corruption (Macmillan 1995)Dikoter, Narcotic Culture: A history of drugs in China (Hurst 2004)South, Nigel ‘Debating Drugs and Everyday Life’ in South, Nigel ed. Drugs Culture and Control in Everyday Life (Sage 1999) pp1-16Sherratt , Andrew ‘Introduction: Peculiar Substances’ in Goodman, Jordan, Lovejoy, Paul E and Sherratt, Andrew eds Consuming Habits (Routledge 1995) pp1-10Hammersley et al Ecstasy and the Rise of the Chemical Generation (Routledge 2001)Glossop, Michael Living with Drugs 5th edn (Ashgate 2000) chaps 1 and 3Plant, Martin A Drugs in Perspective (Hodder & Stoughton 1987) chaps 1 and 5Royal College of Psychiatrists and RC of Physicians Drugs, Dilemmas and Choices (2000)Zimmer and Morgan Mariyana Myths, Mariyana Facts (Lindesmith Centre 1997)Parker, Howard Despite the Law: the Dynamics of Deciding to Use Illicit Drugs (MUP 1998)Baldwin, Robert Regulating Drug Use (LSE 1999)Zimring and Hawkin The Search for Rational Drug Control (CUP 1992)Grinspoon and Bakalar Marihuana: the forbidden medicine (Yale UP 2001)Bentham The Politics of Drug Control (Macmillan 1998)MacDonald and Zagris International Handbook on Drug Control (Greenwood Press 1992)MacGregor, Suzanne (2009) Responding to Drug Misuse (Routledge)Mills, Cannabis Britanica (Cambridge 2005)Neale, Joanne (2001) Drug Users in Society (Palgrave)Davenport-Hines The Pursuit of Oblivion: a global history of narcotics (Weidenfeld 2001) Hamowy, Ronald ed Dealing with Drugs: Consequences of Govt Control (Lexington Books 1987)Jensen, Eric, Gerber The New Drug War: symbolic politics and the criminal justice policy (Academic Publishing 1998)MacCoun and Reuter Drug War Heresies (CUP 2002)Cherry et al eds Substance Abuse (Greenwood Press 2002)Edwards, Griffith A Matter of Substance (Allen Lane 2004)Hughes, Lart and Higate eds (2006) Drugs: Policy and Politics (OUP)Levitt, Nason and Hallsworth (2006) Evidence Base for Drug Classification (Rand)RSA (2007) Drugs Facing the Facts (RSA)Science and Technology Committee (2006) Drug Classification: Making a Hash of It(Stationary Office)


Drugs: a global problem

Hartnoll, Richard ‘International Trends in Drug Policy’ in Coomber The Control of Drugs Stares, Paul B Global Habit (Brookings Institute 1996)Clutterbuck, Richard Drugs Crime and CorruptionClutterbuck, Richard Terrorism Drugs and Crime in Europe After 1992 (Routledge 1990) chap 9Bewley-Taylor, David The United States and International Drug Control 1909-1997 (Pinter 1999) chap 5Henman, Anthony, Lewis, Roger and Malyon, Time Big Deal (Pluto Press 1985)Jamieson, Alison ‘Drug Trafficking After 1992’ Conflict Studies 250 research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism (London 1992)Kean and Bernstein ‘The Burma-Singapore Axis: Globalization of the Heroin Trade’ Covert Action Quarterly Spring 1998Lu, Miethe and Liang (2009) China’s Drug Practices and Policies (Ashgate)Lubin, Klaits and Barsegian ‘Narcotics and Interdiction in Afghanistan and Central Asia’ (NY Central Asian Project 2002)Meissonnier YaaBaa: production, traffic and consumption of methamphetamines in mainland SE Asia (Singapore University 2005)Lamond Beneficiaries of the illicit drug trade (UN 1991)McNicoll Drug Trafficking: a north/south perspective (North/South Institute 1983)McAllister Drug Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century: an alternative history (Routledge 2000)Stein, International Diplomacy, State Administration and Narcotics Control (Aldershot: Gower 1985)Stokes, Geoffrey et al eds Drugs and Democracy (Melbourne Univ. Press 2000)Yongming, Zhou Anti-Drug Crusades in Twentieth Century China (Rowman & Littlefield 1999)Tussis, Unintended Consequences: illegal drugs and the drug policies of nine countries (Rienner 1995)Galen-Carpenter Bad Neighbour Policy (Palgrave 2003)Zaitch, Damian Trafficking Cocaine (The Hague Kluwer Law 2002)Serrano and Tora ‘From Drug Trafficking to Transnational Org. Crime in Latin America’ Berdal and Serrano eds Transnational Organized Crime (Rienner 2002)Mares (2005) Drug Wars and Coffee Houses (CQ Press)Klein et al (2004) eds Caribbean Drugs: criminalization to harm reduction (Zen)Yangwen, Zheng (2005) The Social Life of Opium in China (Camb.)

Drugs and the political economy


Bagley & Walker III eds Drug Trafficking in the Americas (North South Centre Press 1996)Coletta &Youngers Drugs and Democracy in Latin America (Rienner 2004)Carnworth & Smith (2002) Heroin Century (Routledge)Griffith The Political Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean (Pagrave 2003)Friman & Andreas (1999) eds The Illicit Global Economy and State Power (Rowman and Littlefield)Wisotsky, Steven ‘International Law Enforcement …’ in Coomber Drugs and Drug Use oLewis, Roger ‘Serious Business – the Global Heroin Economy’ in Henman, Lewis and Malyon Big Deal op cit chap 1Henman, Anthony ‘Cocaine Futures’ ibid chap 5Kaplan, John The Hardest Drug (University of Chicago 1983)Clutterbuck, Drugs Crime and Corruption op cit, chaps 6,7,8,9 and 10Taylor, Ian ‘The International Drug Trade and Money-Laundering’ in South ed Drugs Crime and Criminal Justice Vol 1 op cit pp425-440Mansfield, David and Sage, Colin ‘Drug Crop Producing Countries: a Development Perspective’ in Coomber ed The Control of Drugs op cit pp161-182MacDonald, David (2007) Drugs in Afghanistan (Pluto)Goodhead, Jonathan ‘From Holy War to Opium War? A case study of the opium economy in NE Afghanistan’ Disaster vol 24 : 2 2000Green, Penny Drugs Trafficking and Criminal Policy (Waterside Press 1998) chap 5Green, Penny Drug Couriers (Quartet 1996)Perez-Gormez A ‘Cocaine and Basuco: an overview of Colombia 1985’ in Allen David, ed The Cocaine Crisis (Plenum Press 1985)Allen, David ‘History of Cocaine’ ibid pp7-14Kapteyn, P The Stateless Market (Routledge 1993)Weishcit, Ralph Domestic Marijuana: a neglected industry (? 1992)UNDCP World Drug Report published annually on lineWard, P ed Corruption, Development and Inequality (Routledge 1989)Redclift and Sage eds Strategies for sustainable development (Wiley 1994) Whynes, David ‘Illicit Drug Production and Supply-side Drug Policy in Asia and South America’ (photocopy in short loan)Trocki Opium Empire and the Global Political Economy (Routledge 1999)Smith, Michael et al Why People Grow Drugs: Narcotics and Development in the Third World (London: Panos 1992)Clawson and Lee III The Andean Cocaine Industry (St. Martin’s 1998)Leons & Sanabria eds. Coca, Cocaine and the Bolivian Reality (State of NY Press 1997)Asad & Harris The Pols & Economics of Drug Production on the Pakistan–Afghanistan Border (2003)Menzel Fire in the Andes: US foreign policy and cocaine in Bolvia and Peru (1996)Crandale, Driven by Drugs (Rienner 2002)Riley Snow Job? The war against international cocaine trafficking (Transaction 1996)Van Duyne Drugs and Money (Routledge 2004)Kopp Economics of Illegal Drugs (Routledge 2003)Velling ed (2004) The Political Econ. of Drug Industry (Univ. Florida Press)Dorn & South A Land Fit for Heroin

The War on Drugs

Acker & Tracy (2004) eds Altering American Consciousness: history of alcohol and drug use in USA (Univ. Massacheussets)


Stimson, Gerry ‘Can a War on Drugs Succeed?’ in Coomber Drugs and Drug Use op cit chap 27Wisotsky, Steven ‘International Law Enforcement’ Coomber Drugs and Drug UseMalyon, Tim ‘Full Tilt Towards a No-win “Vietnam” War on Drugs’ ibid chap 29Bullington, Bruce ‘America’s Drug War: Fact or Fiction?’ in Coomber The Control of Drugs op cit chap 7Gerber and Jensen The New War on Drugs (2003)Woodiwiss, Michael ‘Reform, Racism and Rackets: Alcohol and Drug Prohibition in the United States’ Coomber Control of DrugsStares, Paul B Global Habit op citBewley-Taylor, The United States and International Drug Control 1909-1997 op citO’Malley and Mugford ‘The Demand for Intoxicating Commodities: Implications for the war on drugs’ in South ed. Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice Vol 1 pp441-470Clutterbuck, Drugs, Crime and Corruption op cit chaps 1 and 15Musto, David F The American Disease (OUP 1973)Morgan Wayne H Drugs in America (Syracuse Press 1981)Bertram, Blachman, Sharpe and Andreas Drug War Politics (University of California 1996)Trebach, Arnold S The Great Drug War (Macmillan 1987)Witosky, Steven Beyond the War on Drugs (Prometheus Books 1990) Witosky, S ‘A Society of Suspects: the War on Drugs and Civil Liberties’ Policy Analysis No 180 1992Washington Office on Latin America Clear and Present Dangers: The US Military and the War on Drugs in the Andes (Washington DC 1991)Lusane, Clarence Pipe Dream Blues: Racism and the War on Drugs (Boston:South End Press 1991)Duke and Gross America’s Longest War: rethinking our tragic crusade against drugs (NY: Putnam’s 1993)Trebach and Zeese Drug Prohibition and the Conscience of Nations (Washington: Drug Policy Foundation 1990)Gonzalez and Tienda The Drug Connection and US-Mexican Relations (San Diego: Centre for US-Mexican Studies 1989)Shannon, Elaine Desperados: Latin Drug Lords, US lawmen and the War America Can’t Win 1988Gerber and Jensen Drug War America Style (London: Garland Press 2001)Jacqueline-Johns Power Ideology and the War on Drugs (Preager 1992)Morgan, Drugs in America 1800-1980 (Syracuse University Press 1999)Friman, Richar Narco-Diplomacy: Exporting the US War on Drugs (Cornell 1996)Rosenberger America’s Drug War Debacle (Avesbury 1996)Bowden Killing Pablo (Atlantic Monthly Press 2001)Hargreaves, C Snowfields: the war on cocaine in the Andes (London: Zed Books 1992)Gray Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed (Temple Univ. Press 2001)Nadelmann, Ethan ‘Commonsense Drug Policy’ Foreign Affairs 77 1998Reinarman ed. Crack in America (Univ. California 1997)Manski et al Informing America’s Policy on Illegal Drugs (National Academic Press 2001)Serrano & Tora ‘From Drug Trafficking to Transnational Org. Crime in Lat. America’ in Berdal & Serrano eds Transnational Organized Crime (London: Rienner 2002)Toro Mexico’s War on Drugs (Rienner 1995)Walker III (1996) Drugs in the Western Hemisphere (Jaguar Books, Willmington USA)Stokes (2005) America’s Other War (Zed Books)Scott (2003) Drugs, Oil and War (Rowman and Littlefield)Bovill, Belen (2004) The Cocaine War (Algora Publishing)M13035 Politics & Drugs2010/11 12

The United Nations and the European Dimension

Ruggiero and South Eurodrugs: Drugs Use, Markets and Trafficking in Europe (UCL 1995)Hartnoll, Richard ‘International Trends in Drug Policy’ in Coomber Drugs and the Control of Drugs op cit chap 13Clutterbuck, Drugs Crime and Corruption op cit chaps 16, 17 and 18Clutterbuck Terrorism, Drugs and Crime in Europe After 1992 op cit chaps 1 and 9Green, Penny Drugs Trafficking op cit chap 2Dorn, Nicholas ed. Regulating European Drug Problems (Kluwer Law International 1999)Zaal, Leo ‘Police policy in Amerstdam’ in O’Hare et al eds The Reduction of Drug Related Harm (Routledge 1992)De Ruyver, Brice, et al Drug Policy in the European Union (University of Gent 1995)Ruggiero, Vincenzo and Vass, Anthony ‘Heroin use and the formal economy: illicit drugs and licit economies in Italy’ in South ed Drugs Crime and Criminal Justice Vol 2 op cit pp127-147de Kort and Korf ‘Development of Drug Trade and Drug Control in the Netherlands’ in South Drugs Crime and Criminal Justice Vol 1 op cit pp41-56Mol and Trautmann ‘The Liberal Image of the Dutch Drug Policy: Amsterdam is Singing a Different Tune’ ibid pp219-224Estievenart G ed. Policies and Strategies to Combat Drugs in Europe (Florence: European University Institute 1995)UNDCP World Drug ReportBoekhout van Solinge Drugs and Decision Making in the European Union (Transaction 2002)Elvins Transnational Drugs Policy Formation in Europe (Palgrave 2003)Decourte & Korfe (2004) European Studies on Drugs and Drug PoliticsStephen, Robert (2007) Germans on Drugs (Univ. Michigan)


British Drug Policy: continuity and change

Barton, Adrian Illicit Drugs (Palgrave 2003)Berridge, Virginia ‘Aids and British Drug Policy …’ in Coomber Drugs and Drug Use op cit chap 12Berridge, Virginia Opium and the People (Free Association Books 1999)Berridge, ‘The Origins of the English Drug “Scene” 18901930’ in South ed Drugs Crime and Criminal Justice Vol 1 op citCollins, James ‘Summary Thoughts about Drugs and Violence’ ibid chap 25Chaiken and Chaiken ‘Drugs and Predatory Crime’ ibid chap 26Hammersley, Richard (2008) Drugs and Crime (Polity)Mott and Bean ‘The Development of Drug Control in Britain’ in Coomber The Control of Drugs op cit chap 3The Govt’s Drug Policy: is it working? H of C Home Affairs Comm 2002Kohn, Marek ‘A Siamese cat in the Council Flat’ Coomber The Control of DrugsSouth ‘Tackling Drug Control in Britain’ ibid chap 6MacGregor, Suzanne ‘Pragmatism or Principle? Continuity and Change in the British approach to Treatment and Control’ ibid chap 8Green, Drug Trafficking chaps 6 and 7Whynes and Bean eds Policing and Prescribing: the British System of Drug Control (Macmillan 1991)Parker, Aldridge and Egginton eds. UK Drugs Unlimited (Palgrave)Simpson, Shildnick and MacDonald (2006) eds Drugs in BritainStrang and Gossop eds Heroin Addiction and Drug Policy: The British System (OUP 1994)Pearson, ‘Drug Problems and Criminal Justice Policy in Britain’ in South Vol 2 op cit pp461-483Institute for the Study of Drug Dependency (ISDD) Drug Misuse in Britain 1992Dorn and South eds A Land Fit for Heroin (Macmillan 1987)HMG Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain 1997HMG Tackling Drugs Together 1994Bean, Philip The Social Control of Drugs (Martin Robertson 1974)Spear and Mott ‘Cocaine and Crack within the British System’ in Bean ed Cocaine and Crack Supply and Use (Macmillan 1993) chap 2Police Foundation Drugs and the Law: Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (2000)Nolan, James Drug Courts in Theory and Practice (NY de Gruyter 2002)Mills Cannabis Britannica (OUP 2003)Bean and Nemitz Drug Treatment (Routledge 2004)Reuter and Stevens (2007) An Analysis of UK Drug Policy (UK Drug Policy Commission)


Drugs, Rights and Legalization

Stevenson, Richard Winning the War on Drugs (Hobart Paper 124 1994)Mill J S On LibertyMishan, E J ‘Narcotics: the problem and the solution’ in Coomber Drugs and Drug Use op cit cha 30Wilson, James Q ‘Against the Legalization of Drugs’ ibid cha 31Szasz, Thomas ‘The Ethics of Addiction’ ibid chap 32Szasz, Thomas ‘The Perils of Prohibition’ in Coomber Drugs and Drug Control op cit chap 9Harding, Wayne ‘Informal Social Control and Liberalization of Drug Laws and Policies’ ibid chap 12Green, Penny op cit chap 8 South, Nigel ‘Debating Drugs and Everyday Life’ in South ed Drugs Cultures and Controls op cit chap 1Clutterbuck, Drugs Crime and Corruption op cit chaps 21 and 22Hamowy, Ronald ed Dealing with Drugs: Consequences of Government Control (Lexington Books 1987)Evans, Rod L and Berent Drug Legalization: For and Against (La Salle IL Open Court Publishing 1992)Cudd, Ann E ‘Taking Drugs Seriously: Liberal Paternalism and the Rationality of Preference’ Public Affairs Quarterly Vol 4 Jan 1990‘Does this War Make Sense?’ The Economist Vol 310 no 7586 21 Jan 1989Trebach and Inciardi Legalize It? Debating American Drug Policy (Washington: American University Press 1993)Kaplan, John The Hardest Drug (Chicago University Press 1983) chap 3Trebach , Arnold and Zeese, Kevin B eds Milton Friedman and Thomas S Szasz On Liberty and Drugs (Washington Drug Policy Foundation Press 1992)Trebach, Arnold S The Great Drug War (NY Macmillan 1987)Wisotsky, Steven Beyond the War on Drugs: Overcoming a failed public policy (NY Prometheus 1990)Trebach, Arnold and Zeese, Kevin B Drug Prohibition and the Conscience of Nations (Washington Drug Policy Foundation 1990)Goodsir, Jane, ‘Civil Right and Civil Liberties surrounding the use of cocaine and crack’ in Bean ed Cocaine and Crack op cit chap 6Husak, D Drugs and Rights (CUP 1992)Bakalair and Grinspoon Drug Control in a Free Society (CUP 1984)Husak, Douglas ‘Liberal Neutrality, Autonomy and Drug Prohibitions’ Philosophy and Public Affairs No 1 2000Husak, (2006) The Legalization of Drugs (Cambridge)Collison, M (1995) Police Drugs and Community (Press Assoc Books)Malloch Margaret Women Drugs and Custody (Waterside Press)Seldon, Toby (2010) A History of Drugs: changes and freedom in a liberal age (Routledge)Bean, Philip (2010) Legalising Drugs (Policy Press)

Coursework Support:


The Hallward Library has a number of networked PCs to facilitate access to information on holdings.

As Module Convenor please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any difficulties with the module or assessed work. I will be available without appointment during my office hours. Appointments to meet at other times can be made by calling me on my direct line or via email. Please contact me if you have any difficulties with this module or if you wish to discuss your work and progress.

I am available to see you without an appointment during my OFFICE HOURS:

Mondays 10.00 – 11.00Thursdays 1.00 – 2.00

Alternatively you can make an appointment to see me, or discuss your concerns/queries on the phone: Ext. 14794

Or you may contact me by e-mail

Guidance to Essay Writing:

A short guide for students on essay writing skills and an outline of the marking criteria used by staff is available on intranet.


Assessed Essay Titles:

Choose ONE of the following titles and write an essay of 3,000 words for submission by 4pm on Wednesday 30 March 2011

1. What have been the costs and benefits of participation in the drug trade for one of the following: Colombia, Mexico or Afghanistan?

2. Has a change in government brought a change in British drug policy?3. Why did the British government lower the classification of cannabis from B to C

and then raise it back to B?4. Compare and evaluate the drug control policies of two of the following: Sweden,

Portugal or the USA.5. Do drugs cause crime?6. Evaluate the philosophical and practical arguments for and against the

prohibition of drugs.

Last year’s exam paper:

Answer two questions; each question is worth 50% of your exam mark

1. Do drugs cause crime?2. Account for the changing nature of the political debate about illicit drugs3. Why do states prohibit drugs?4. To what extent does the prohibition of recreational drug use undermine

individual liberty?5. Compare the usefulness of supply side policies with demand side policies for

tackling prohibited drugs6. Is the elimination of drug misuse an obtainable goal?

Sue PryceJanuary 2011


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