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Measuring drug policy evolution: A cross-country analysis (2025)
Auteur(s) :
GONÇALVES, R. ;
LOURENÇO, A. ;
MARREIROS, H.
Année :
2025
Page(s) :
art. 104750
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
;
CANADA
;
FRANCE
;
ITALIE
;
PAYS-BAS
;
PORTUGAL
;
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
POLITIQUE
;
EVOLUTION
;
LEGISLATION
;
COMPARAISON
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
ILS
;
CONSOMMATION
;
POSSESSION DE DROGUE
;
TRAFIC
Organismes
EUDA
Note générale :
Nicosia N., Smart R. Commentary on Giommoni's review of J. Cunningham literature. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2025, Vol. 138, art. 104524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104524
Résumé :
Drug policies significantly impact public health and criminal justice outcomes, yet quantitative tools for systematically comparing approaches across jurisdictions remain limited. This paper uses a state-of-the-art comparative law method - leximetrics - to construct the Illicit Drugs Policy Indexes (IDPI), a valuable resource for assessing the evolution of drug policies over time within a specific country as well as across countries. The IDPI consists of a set of indexes corresponding to multiple dimensions of drug policy, including laws around consumption, possession and traffic. These indexes examine illicit drug laws and policies across seven countries: Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom, over a timeframe of twenty years from 1996 to 2016. Our results identify significant turning points in the evolution of laws regarding drugs, often indicating a shift towards less criminal-oriented approaches. Moreover, the paper identifies the countries which progressed more in that direction, over time. The underlying IDPI methodology provides policymakers and researchers with a standardized framework for evidence-based drug policy evaluation and reform, adaptable across jurisdictions. [Author's abstract]
Affiliation :
Catolica Porto Business School and CEGE, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal