Alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour in public spaces is a complex policy problem for Australian governments, which seek a balance between acknowledging the significant contribution made by the liquor industry to Australia’s economy and the harms and costs that are associated with alcohol consumption. The ‘alcohol problem’ is one that goes beyond the capacity of...

Several psychometric instruments have been developed to help identify juvenile offenders at risk of re-offending and determine the sorts of services or programs that might be useful in reducing that risk. The volume of juvenile offenders coming to the attention of police and courts, however, is usually too large to screen using detailed questionnaires. This...

In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, new legislation, the Drug Court Act 1998, was enacted to enable a trial to be conducted of an adult drug court program as an alternative to jail for the increasing number of criminal offenders who were addicted to elicit drugs. One of the questions the trial was established to...

This study examined the prevalence of driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC), and DUIC and alcohol together, in an area of Australia with a high number of young cannabis users. The prevalence of DUIC alone, and in combination with alcohol, appears to be low, but higher among those who regularly use cannabis. Implications for...