NCJ Number
115796
Date Published
1988
Length
303 pages
Annotation
This book explains and analyzes British drug law for lawyers, police, and customs and excise personnel.
Abstract
The book, divided into seven parts, analyzes problems of drug misuse and provides relevant British statutes and cases to show how the legislature and courts have attempted to deal with those problems. Part one provides an historical sketch of drug misuse and drug classification and control. Part two deals with the importation and exportation of controlled drugs, emphasizing what constitutes unlawful importation and exportation as well as fraudulent evasions. Part three discusses the law of possession, supply, and production of drugs. Part four outlines the legal elements of conspiracy to commit a drug offense and attempting to commit drug offense. Part five deals with enforcement, emphasizing the powers of police and customs officers, the provisions of the Drug Trafficking Act 1986, and powers of forfeiture and sentencing. Part six provides a practical guide to drug misuse, and part seven lists statutory bodies charged with developing and enforcing British drug misuse policies and laws. Tables of relevant cases, statutes, and statutory instruments are included. 480 footnotes.