2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Japanese Harm Reduction: Aiming to not to Depend on Punishment
| Project/Area Number |
15K16946
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Criminal law
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| Research Institution | Rissho University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 刑事政策 / 犯罪学 / 薬物政策 / ドラッグ・コート / 治療的司法 / 司法福祉 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In Japan, it is widely thought that an illegal drug user is a criminal who should be punished. Most addicts have few opportunities to be treated by the medical system or to be supported by social welfare workers. However, a new treatment oriented drug policy has been introduced with in the criminal justice system. For example, many private support groups, such as the Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center (DARC), provide care programs in prisons. Moreover, new types of policy that are purportedly more curative for drug addicts have increased and been put into practice recently. These include, inter alia, an extension of urine analysis drug testing which is increasingly made a compulsory component of probationary supervision and parole conditions, and the mandatory engagement in “special guidance” drug treatment programs both within custodial and community settings.
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| Free Research Field |
刑事法
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