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Realistic Evaluation of an Illicit Drug Deterrence Programme: Analysis of a Case Study

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This article describes an evaluation conducted in a region of northern Italy, based on the realistic evaluation
approach.This case study is related to the application at regional level of national legislative measures against personal drug consumption, the so-called Article 75, through the implementation of a pilot programme.
Article 75 DPR 309/90, is a `sanctions-based' intervention mainly based on the mechanism `threat—dissuasion', such that people who are found in possession of illicit drugs for personal use can be temporarily detained by the police, have a mandatory interview and abstinence test and sometimes have an administrative penalty or a mandatory treatment. First, the article describes the sequence of mechanisms anticipated by decision-makers (legislator) and the mechanisms that actually emerged from the programme evaluation; second, the outcomes resulting from the interaction between the mechanisms and the specific contexts are analysed. Finally, a few suggestions are proposed and the advantages of the realistic evaluation approach are discussed.

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Series Title

Evaluation

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Publisher

California : Sage Publications., 2008

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Language

English

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13563890

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Vol. 14, No. 1, January 2008. Page 9-28

Subject(s)

Prevention
Evidence based
Illegal drugs
Realistic evaluation
Sanctions
Realistic Evaluation of an Illicit Drug Deterrence

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