... prostitution, homosexuality, drug misuse is often referred to as a 'victimless' crime. It will be the intention of this paper to brief the Chief Constable concerning a critical policing issue, namely the use of controlled drugs. This paper will discuss the view that 'drug offences are victimless crimes and should be treated as such'. In the short scope of this paper it will be my intention to focus on the UK drugs market. I will explain what is meant by 'victimless' crimes. I will focus on how controlled drugs are currently governed in the UK, some of the social costs in terms of criminal justice and health and the 'knock-on' effects to the community. Crime can be defined simply as a violation of the criminal law. One of the reasons for introducing such laws is to regulate the behaviour of some, that harm others or society. It has been argued ...

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