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Revealed: Most children strip-searched by Met come from ethnic backgrounds

Revealed: Most children strip-searched by Met come from ethnic backgrounds | Drugs, Society, Human Rights & Justice | Scoop.it
From www.lbc.co.uk - March 26, 2022 8:00 PM
Thousands of strip searches have been carried out by police on children in London in recent years, most of them from ethnic backgrounds, it has emerged in the wake of the Child Q scandal.
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The war on 'drugs' does immensely more harm than drugs ever would
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Common Myths, Lies and Misconceptions Informing Drug Policy

Common Myths, Lies and Misconceptions Informing Drug Policy | Drugs, Society, Human Rights & Justice | Scoop.it
From julianbuchanan.wordpress.com - October 14, 2013 12:10 AM

Drug law and policy has its roots in fear, ignorance, racism and vested interest. Sadly, this has changed little over the years. Drug law and policy continues to be shaped more by punitive populism and moral crusades rather than scientific evidence, reason and rationality.

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I did this for a lecture and thought it might be useful to share - although punchy and accessible in style, each point is carefully considered and can be academically supported.

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Lon Woodbury's curator insight, February 2, 2014 7:26 PM

A lot of good points about drugs, our policies toward them, and effectiveness of our drug laws. -Lon
Roy's curator insight, February 22, 2014 5:49 AM

Drug  law  and  policy.
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