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Stevens, Alex and Hughes, Caitlin (2012) A resounding success or a disastrous failure: Re-examining the interpretation of evidence on the Portuguese decriminalisation of illicit drugs. Drug and Alcohol Review, 31 (1). pp. 101-113. ISSN 1465-3362.

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Stevens, Alex (2012) The ethics and effectiveness of coerced treatment of people who use drugs. Human Rights and Drugs, 2 (1). pp. 7-16. ISSN 2046-4843.

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Stevens, Alex (2011) Drug policy, harm and human rights: A rationalist approach. International Journal of Drug Policy, 22 (5). pp. 399-403. ISSN 0955-3959.

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Stevens, Alex (2011) Telling policy stories: An ethnographic study of the use of evidence in policy-making in the UK. Journal of Social Policy, 40 (2). pp. 237-256. ISSN 0047-2794 .

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Schaub, M. and Stevens, Alex and Haug, S. and Berto, D. and Hunt, N. and Kerschl, V. and McSweeney, T. and Oeuvray, K. and Puppo, I. and Santa Maria, A. and Trinkl, B. and Werdenich, W. and Uchtenhagen, A. (2011) Predictors of retention in the 'voluntary' and 'quasi-compulsory' treatment of substance dependence in Europe. European Addiction Research, 17 (2). pp. 97-105. ISSN 1022-6877.

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Stevens, Alex (2011) Recovery through contradiction? Criminal Justice Matters, 84 (1). pp. 20-21. ISSN 0962-7251 .

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Stevens, Alex (2011) Sociological approaches to the study of drug use and policy. International Journal of Drug Policy, 22 (6). pp. 399-403. ISSN 0955-3959.

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Schaub, M. and Stevens, Alex and Berto, D. and Hunt, N. and Kerschl, V. and McSweeney, T. and Oeuvray, K. and Puppo, I. and Santa Maria, A. and Trinkl, B. and Werdenich, W. and Uchtenhagen, A. (2010) Comparing outcomes of ‘voluntary’ and ‘quasi-compulsory’ treatment of substance dependence in Europe. European Addiction Research, 16 (1). pp. 53-60. ISSN 1022-6877 .

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Stevens, Alex and Hughes, Caitlin (2010) What can we learn from the Portuguese decriminalization of illicit drugs? The British Journal of Criminology, 50 (6). pp. 999-1022. ISSN 1464-3529.

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Radcliffe, Polly and Stevens, Alex (2008) Are drug treatment services only for 'thieving junkie scumbags'? Drug users and the management of stigmatised identities. Social Science and Medicine, 67 (7). pp. 1065-1073. ISSN 0277-9536 .

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Stevens, Alex and Radcliffe, P. and Hunt, N. and Sanders, M. (2008) Early Exit: Estimating and explaining early exit from drug treatment. Harm Reduction Journal, 5 (13). pp. 1-14. Access to this publication is restricted.

McSweeney, T. and Stevens, Alex and Hunt, N. and Turnbull, P.J. (2008) Drug testing and court review hearings: uses and limitations. Probation Journal, 55 (1). pp. 39-54. Access to this publication is restricted.

Stevens, Alex (2008) Weighing up crime: the over estimation of drug-related crime. Contemporary Drug Problems, 35 (2/3). pp. 265-290. ISSN 0091-4509.

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Stevens, Alex and Berto, Daniele and Frick, U. and Kerschl, Viktoria and McSweeney, Tim and Schaaf, S. and Tartari, M. and Turnbull, P. and Trinkl, B. and Uchtenhagen, A. and Waidner, G. and Werdenich, W. (2007) The victimisation of dependent drug users: Findings from a European study, UK. European Journal of Criminology, 4 (4). pp. 385-408. ISSN 1477-3708. Access to this publication is restricted.

Stevens, Alex (2007) When two dark figures collide: Evidence and discourse on drug-related crime. Critical Social Policy, 27 (1). pp. 77-99. ISSN 1461-703X .

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Stevens, Alex (2007) Survival of the ideas that fit: An evolutionary analogy for the use of evidence in policy. Social Policy and Society, 6 (1). pp. 25-35. ISSN 1474-7464.

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McSweeney, T. and Stevens, Alex and Hunt, N. and Turnbull, P.J. (2007) Twisting arms or a helping hand? Assessing the impact of ‘coerced’ and comparable ‘voluntary’ drug treatment options. British Journal of Criminology, 47 (3). pp. 470-490. ISSN 0007-0955.

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Stevens, Alex and Berto, D. and Frick, U. and Hunt, N. and Kerschl, V. and McSweeney, T. and Oeuvray, K. and Puppo, I. and Santa Maria, A. and Schaaf, S. and Trinkl, B. and Uchtenhagen, A. and Werdenich, W. (2006) The relationship between legal status, perceived pressure and motivation in treatment for drug dependence: Results from a European study of quasi-compulsory treatment. European Addiction Research, 12 (4). pp. 197-209. ISSN 1022-6877 .

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Hunt, N. and Stevens, Alex (2004) Whose harm? Harm and the shift from health to coercion in UK drug policy. Social Policy and Society, 3 (4). pp. 333-342. ISSN 1474-7464. Access to this publication is restricted.

Monograph

Margo, Julia and Stevens, Alex (2008) Make me a criminal: preventing youth crime. Discussion paper. ippr - Institute for Public Policy Research, London Access to this publication is restricted.

Wilson, Laura and Stevens, Alex (2008) Understanding drug markets and how to influence them. Discussion paper. Beckley Foundation, Oxford Access to this publication is restricted.

Hughes, Caitlin and Stevens, Alex (2007) The effects of the decriminalization of drug use in Portugal. Discussion paper. The Beckley Foundation, Oxford

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Dolan, Kate and Khoei, E.M. and Brentari, Cinzia and Stevens, Alex (2007) Prisons and Drugs: A global review of incarceration, drug use and drug services. Report 12. Discussion paper. The Beckley Foundation, Oxford

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Reuter, Peter and Stevens, Alex (2007) An Analysis of UK Drug Policy. Discussion paper. United Kingdom Drug Policy Commission, London

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Stevens, Alex and Hallam, Christopher and Trace, Mike (2006) Treatment for Dependent Drug Use: A guide for policymakers. Discussion paper. Beckley Foundation, Oxford Access to this publication is restricted.

Bewley-Taylor, D. and Trace, M. and Stevens, Alex (2005) Incarceration of drug offenders: Costs and impacts. Briefing paper 7. Discussion paper. Beckley Foundation Access to this publication is restricted.

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Research report (external)

Stevens, Alex and Kessler, Isabel and Gladstone, Ben (2006) Review of Effective Practice in Preventing Juvenile Crime in the European Union. European Commission, 138 pp. Access to this publication is restricted.

Stevens, Alex and Kessler, Isabel and Steinack, Katrin (2006) Review of Effective Practice in Preventing the Various Types of Violence in the European Union. European Commission, 124 pp. Access to this publication is restricted.

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