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Offences under the cannabis expiation. Notice scheme in South Australia
(Délits sous le coup de la loi sur le cannabis : procédure en Australie du Sud)
Auteur(s) :
P. CHRISTIE ;
A. ROBERT
Article en page(s) :
251-256
Refs biblio. :
7
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
DELIT
;
CONDAMNATION
;
LEGISLATION
;
CONTRAVENTION
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2000, 19, (3), 251-256
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Depuis l'introduction du texte : Cannabis Expiation Notice scheme (CEN) en 1987, les délits mineurs concernant le cannabis ont augmenté de 6231 délits punissables en 1987/88 à 18000 en 1996/97. Cette augmentation ne semble pas liée à la prévalence de l'usage de cannabis. Le taux de " taxes de réparation " est resté en dessous de 50%, alors que le taux de condamnations est plus élevé que si ce texte n'avait pas été introduit. Il semblerait que ceci soit lié à la difficulté qu'ont les personnes interpellées à payer l'amende dans le délai de 30 à 60 jours, après lequel les poursuites sont prononcées.
ENGLISH :
Since the introduction of the Cannabis Expiation Notice (CEN) scheme in South Australia in April 1987, the number of minor cannabis offences for which CENs have been issued has increased from 6231 expiable offences in the 1987/88 financial over to a peak of over 18 000 offences in 1996/97. This 'net-widening' appears unrelated to prevalence of cannabis use. The rate of expiation of issued CENs has remained below 50%. Of those CENs that are not expiated, the vast majority ws forwarded for prosecution and result in a conviction for the offender. Overall, around 46% of total CENs issued between 1991/92 and 1995/96 resulted in a coviction. or around 90% of all CENs forwarded for prosecution. This net-widening and the low rate of expiation may have resulted in more convictions than would have occurred had the svstem not been introduced. The low expiation rate may relate to difficulties faced by offenders in paying expiation fees. Changes to the payment options for expiation offences in the last few years have led to a minor increase in the proportion cleared by expiation. Further education on the consequences of failure to expiate may improve the situation. (Author's abstract.)
Depuis l'introduction du texte : Cannabis Expiation Notice scheme (CEN) en 1987, les délits mineurs concernant le cannabis ont augmenté de 6231 délits punissables en 1987/88 à 18000 en 1996/97. Cette augmentation ne semble pas liée à la prévalence de l'usage de cannabis. Le taux de " taxes de réparation " est resté en dessous de 50%, alors que le taux de condamnations est plus élevé que si ce texte n'avait pas été introduit. Il semblerait que ceci soit lié à la difficulté qu'ont les personnes interpellées à payer l'amende dans le délai de 30 à 60 jours, après lequel les poursuites sont prononcées.
ENGLISH :
Since the introduction of the Cannabis Expiation Notice (CEN) scheme in South Australia in April 1987, the number of minor cannabis offences for which CENs have been issued has increased from 6231 expiable offences in the 1987/88 financial over to a peak of over 18 000 offences in 1996/97. This 'net-widening' appears unrelated to prevalence of cannabis use. The rate of expiation of issued CENs has remained below 50%. Of those CENs that are not expiated, the vast majority ws forwarded for prosecution and result in a conviction for the offender. Overall, around 46% of total CENs issued between 1991/92 and 1995/96 resulted in a coviction. or around 90% of all CENs forwarded for prosecution. This net-widening and the low rate of expiation may have resulted in more convictions than would have occurred had the svstem not been introduced. The low expiation rate may relate to difficulties faced by offenders in paying expiation fees. Changes to the payment options for expiation offences in the last few years have led to a minor increase in the proportion cleared by expiation. Further education on the consequences of failure to expiate may improve the situation. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Drug Alcohol Serv. Council, S. Australia, 161 Greenhill Rd, Parkside SA, 5063
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.
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