Positive Analysis of Why the Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 Needs to be Replaced

Book review: Drug Science and British Drug Policy

An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, Reviews Editor, The Barrister, and Mediator

Well known Liberal Democrat, Norman Baker, contributes an important Foreword to this excellent new paperback from legal publishers, Waterside Press, “putting justice into words”.… Read more “Positive Analysis of Why the Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 Needs to be Replaced”

Gift Ideas: Mind and Mental Health

Gift ideas: mind and mental health

Deep Understanding

For those wanting to improve their knowledge of the workings of the brain, mind and the effect of drugs we have a trio of outstanding books.

Professor David Nutt’s Brain and Mind Made Simple is ideal for newcomers whilst his autobiography, Nutt Uncut challenges long held but seemingly erroneous beliefs in this contentious arena.… Read more “Gift Ideas: Mind and Mental Health”

Gift Ideas: Mothers and Children

Gifts motherhood in prison

These are our gift ideas for people interested in the effect of imprisonment on mothers and children. Perfect for people working in these fields.

Mothers in Prison

For the socially minded and especially members of women’s support groups why not consider either of Lucy Baldwin’s ground-breaking works in this emergent field of interest.… Read more “Gift Ideas: Mothers and Children”

Gift Ideas: Legal History

Gift ideas: history books

In this part of our guide, we cover gift ideas for those interested in legal, social, criminal and political history. These are our top picks, but we have a whole range of history titles to explore.

A Huge Contribution

The Jewish Contribution to English Law has been described as a ‘superb book’ which is ‘interesting, well-researched, erudite and often humorous.’ Charting… Read more “Gift Ideas: Legal History”

Gift Ideas: Memoir

Gift ideas memoir/autobiography

Be inspired by these revealing stories of people involved or caught up in the criminal law (and related areas).

Practitioners

Anne Harrison’s memoir Call Me Auntie is a ‘…compelling account, not just of her search for her birth mother but of her extraordinary journey from being a child in care, then qualifying as a social worker and finally becoming a magistrate.’… Read more “Gift Ideas: Memoir”