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Drug Use in Australia —a Survey †

Drug Use in Australia —a Survey † AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (Sept., 1970): 3, 3 Drug Use in Australia -a Survey t J. M. DAVIS· and K. L. MILTE** TO FULFIL its responsibilities under the Commonwealth-State Ministerial Agreement on Drugs of Dependence and resolutions of the National Stand­ ing Control Committee, the Central Crime Intelligence Bureau of the Com­ monwealth Police Force, since May 1969, has been systematically collecting, collating and disseminating intelligence material on the illicit drug traffic as part of the Bureau's examination of organized crime in Australia. Intelligence is collected by utilizing traditional techniques and is sub­ mitted to the Central Office of the Bureau mainly by the completion of a standardized Drug Intelligence Form which may be supported by a written report. Although the major objective of the Bureau has been to supply current operational intelligence relating to the movement of offenders or suspects and their projected activities to State and Commonwealth law enforcement groups in the field, an interesting by-product of this work has been the col­ lection in an easily retrievable form of considerable information, covering a large sample, about the pattern of drug abuse in Australia. A total of 1,293 personal files were examined and this represented http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

Drug Use in Australia —a Survey †

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AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (Sept., 1970): 3, 3 Drug Use in Australia -a Survey t J. M. DAVIS· and K. L. MILTE** TO FULFIL its responsibilities under the Commonwealth-State Ministerial Agreement on Drugs of Dependence and resolutions of the National Stand­ ing Control Committee, the Central Crime Intelligence Bureau of the Com­ monwealth Police Force, since May 1969, has been systematically collecting, collating and disseminating intelligence material on the illicit drug traffic as part of the Bureau's examination of organized crime in Australia. Intelligence is collected by utilizing traditional techniques and is sub­ mitted to the Central Office of the Bureau mainly by the completion of a standardized Drug Intelligence Form which may be supported by a written report. Although the major objective of the Bureau has been to supply current operational intelligence relating to the movement of offenders or suspects and their projected activities to State and Commonwealth law enforcement groups in the field, an interesting by-product of this work has been the col­ lection in an easily retrievable form of considerable information, covering a large sample, about the pattern of drug abuse in Australia. A total of 1,293 personal files were examined and this represented

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE

Published: Sep 1, 1970

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