Historique
Article de Périodique
The narrow margins of the Dutch drug policy: a cost-benefit analysis (1998)
(L'étroite marge de la politique anti-drogues néerlandaise : une analyse coût-bénéfice)
Auteur(s) :
VAN DIJK, J. J. M.
Année
1998
Page(s) :
369-393
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
31
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
PAYS-BAS
Thésaurus mots-clés
DECRIMINALISATION
;
POLITIQUE
;
EVALUATION
;
ECONOMIE
;
ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE
;
LITTERATURE
;
CANNABIS
;
MORTALITE
;
PREVALENCE
Résumé :
In order to introduce more structure to the debate it seems worthwhile to make a rough cost-benefit analysis of the probable effects of the Dutch drug policy in various areas. A multi-disciplinary analysis of this nature makes it possible to bring together the arguments put forward by the protagonists from various perspectives and to some extent balance them against each other. In a traditional cost-benefit analysis the anticipated effects are assessed in financial terms. This is only possible to a very limited extent when it comes to drug policy. The article is limited to cataloguing as fully as possible the most significant pros and cons of the Dutch drug policy found in the literature on the subject. As a conclusion, attention is paid to whether changes such as "decriminalisation" or "re-criminalisation" of drug use will yield a better cost-benefit analysis against the background of this overview.
Affiliation :
Strategic Planning Unit, Ministry of Justice, The Hague, The Netherlands
Cote :
R00018