Criminology Journal on Drugs Published

 

The Special Issue of Pakistan Journal of Criminology on drugs and Anti-Narcotics Policies (Vol. 3, Number 2) is published by the Pakistan Society of Criminology. The issue is guest-edited by a world renowned criminologist, Prof. Dr. Cary Cordner of Kentucky University, USA. There are seven research articles on substance abuse, poppy-cultivation, drugs offences, illicit injectable drugs and the failure of war on drugs. Prof. James F. Albrecht has critically evaluated the New York Police best practices in reducing drugs crimes through effective narcotics enforcement. The Canadian Police strategy of community-based approach to deal with drugs users is thoroughly researched and analyzed by Dr. Rick Parent. Prof. Gregory Fulkerson and Prof. Fida Muhammad of USA, have unearthed the fallacies and failure of the war on drugs. Prof. Amir Zada of Peshawar University has written detailed analysis of the topic of substance abuse, its socio-psychological impacts on abusers and relapse and risk behavior among drug addicts. Barakatullah Advocate has highlighted the loopholes in the investigation and prosecution of drugs cases which ultimately lead to the acquittal of the accused in the court of law. The Editor-in-Chief, Fasihuddin (PSP) has provided authentic and official data on poppy-cultivation, its eradication and the allocation of development funds for tribal areas in Pakistan. He has given an over-view of the false perceptions about poppy-cultivation and in-effective utilization of humanitarian and development assistance in FATA and semi-tribal areas as well as the un-realistic approach of some international donors.

                        The journal is available from all book shops in Peshawar and Islamabad. 

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Imran Ahmad Sajid

Ph.D. Research Scholar

Social Work,
Peshawar University

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