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Article de Périodique
Critical reflections on quality standards within drug demand reduction (2019)
Article en page(s) :
182-188
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Thésaurus géographique
EUROPE
Thésaurus mots-clés
QUALITE
;
INTERVENTION
;
PREVENTION
;
DELINQUANCE
;
JEUNE
;
PRISON
;
JUSTICE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
Résumé :
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to critically reflect on the usefulness of quality standards aimed at prevention interventions for drug using young offenders.
Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses critical literature on quality standards, readings of quality standards and qualitative interviews as well as focus-group discussions with professionals working in services targeting drug use among young offenders.
Findings: The findings show discrepancies between the idea that quality standards provide a tool for supporting the implementation of more effective interventions and professionals' experiences with quality standards as almost absent in their work.
Originality/value: This viewpoint highlights barriers to the implementation of quality standards that have to be overcome if quality standards are to be adopted and implemented in practice.
Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses critical literature on quality standards, readings of quality standards and qualitative interviews as well as focus-group discussions with professionals working in services targeting drug use among young offenders.
Findings: The findings show discrepancies between the idea that quality standards provide a tool for supporting the implementation of more effective interventions and professionals' experiences with quality standards as almost absent in their work.
Originality/value: This viewpoint highlights barriers to the implementation of quality standards that have to be overcome if quality standards are to be adopted and implemented in practice.
Affiliation :
Institute for Addiction Research, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, Germany