PowerPoint slides & lecture notes from Inaugural Professorial Lecture
Missing Links: Problem drug use and social exclusion
Tackling Problem Drug Use: A New Conceptual Framework
This website provides an overview of my professional work and experience which centre upon criminal justice, criminology and social policy. Particularly interests include:
- problem drug use
- drugs and crime
- social exclusion and social reintegration
- criminal justice/injustice
- racism and the criminal justice system
- parental drug use
- drug interventions and treatment
- online learning
If you think I may be able to assist with research, teaching, training, consultancy or conference speaking you’ll find my contact details below. If you’ve just read something on this website, want more discussion or more material I’d also be glad to hear from you!
Julian Buchanan CPA, CQSW, DSW, MA, FHEA, PhD
Professor of Criminal & Community Justice
Athro Cyfiandwr Troseddol a Chymunedol
Social Inclusion Research Unit
Uned Ymchwil Cynhwysiad Cymdeithasol
Glyndwr University Wrexham
Prifysgol Glyndŵr Wrecsam
Wales
Cymru
LL11 2AW
01978 293448
j.buchanan@glyndwr.ac.uk
http://glyndwr.academia.edu/JulianBuchanan/Research_Interests
twitter: julianbuchanan
I am a graduate student at the U. of Washington. Our instructor said that your Blackboard Site was interested in dialogue with our students. I am having problems logging in. The forums I want to participate in are racism & the criminal justice system. What am I doing wrong? I have not located the site where I sign up to participate.
Ann
By: Ann Simpson on 5 December 2008
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Hi Ann
Yes the Online Conference examining racism past and present which started two weeks can be accessed via: https://blackboardapp.newi.ac.uk/
I did set up an account for you and emailed you all your details on 25th Nov – I’ve just checked and your a/c works fine.
I’ll email you your the username and password.
See you online at the conference! In addition to the 35 students from Glyndwr University we have around 20 students from University of Washington USA, and a couple from University of KwaZulu Natal, RSA.
Regards
Julian
By: julianbuchanan on 5 December 2008
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Hello Julian, hope all is well.
I studied with you between 04 and 07, shame your website wasn’t up then, its very informative, good work.
By: David Forrester on 6 February 2009
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I remember you well Dave – Glad you find it useful. Hope life is treating you good. All the best. Julian
By: julianbuchanan on 6 February 2009
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Thoroughly enjoyed the May 21 lecture notes..
There is is one thing in common with drug policy all over the world, that is where the rules are the same the outcomes (shite) are the same…
On one hand New Zealand has made some very progressive reform with the passing into law (Oct6th,2008) of legal regulation of recreational psychoactive (soft) drugs for sale, manufacture, storage, transport, age of consent etc. All that remains is for us to actually put some ‘drugs’ in there. It is presently an empty vessel. Prof Nutt described this prior to the regulations getting Royal assent, “an innovation the whole world is watching’.
Maybe you have come across my cousin and friend, Neil Anderson presently living in Cardiff. Neil is the local (Welsh) Transform delegate. He is also familiar with the NZ circumstance.
By: Blair Anderson on 29 May 2009
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Blair glad you enjoyed the lecture.
Interesting you mention New Zealand I was there in April and called in to chat with staff at a couple of universities – I did a seminar at Auckland uni on Drugs & Stigma.
I’m interested in the NZ developments re drug policy so if you have any useful web links or reports I’m very interested. Portugal have some interesting data following decriminalisation of personal possession offences see http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10080
Don’t think I’ve met your cousin Neil but I very much support the work of Danny Kushlick and Transform.
Julian
By: julianbuchanan on 1 June 2009
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