Historical publications

A review of law enforcement and other criminal justice attitudes, policies and practices regarding cannabis and cannabis laws in South Australia. Monograph Series No.38

This study concentrated on assessing police and other criminal justice attitudes toward the Cannabis Expiation Notice (CEN) system and documenting their experience in putting it into effect.

prepared Adam Sutton and Elizabeth McMillan for National Drug Strategy
Published by AusInfo for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
1999

This study concentrated on assessing police and other criminal justice attitudes toward the Cannabis Expiation Notice (CEN) system and documenting their experience in putting it into effect. The key issues canvassed in the context of interviews and focus groups included whether:

• the CEN system was 'working' or South Australia should revert to prosecuting minor cannabis offenders;
• the CEN system was causing outcomes not anticipated when the relevant legislation was enacted in 1987;
• aspects of the CEN law and regulations now needed to be amended or updated; and
• police, and criminal justice personnel and the public had adequate understanding of the CEN system.

A review of law enforcement and other criminal justice attitudes, policies and practices regarding cannabis and cannabis laws in South Australia. Monograph Series No. 38 (PDF 143 KB)

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