International Drug Policy

Steven Hayle is Associate Teaching Professor of Criminology and Justice in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University, Canada. Steven teaches international and comparative criminal justice courses that focus on topics including comparative criminal justice, drug policies, youth justice policy, human rights law, police systems, and anti-gang policy. Steven is also a co-chair of the Durham Region Opioid Task Force in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the International Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

• Chapter One- Introduction to International Drug Policy.- Chapter Two- Using Comparative Methods To Do International Drug Policy.- Chapter Three- The Psychopharmacological Effects of Drugs.- Chapter Four- Theories of International Drug Policy.- Chapter Five- American Influence on the History of International Drug Policy.- Chapter Six- International Drug Law.- Chapter Seven- Contemporary Prohibition of Tea, Tobacco, and Alcohol around the World.-Chapter Eight- Capital Punishment for Drug Related Offences Around the World.- Chapter Nine- Harm Reduction Drug Policy as an Alternative to Drug Prohibition.- Chapter Ten- Decriminalization as an Alternative to Drug Prohibition.- Chapter Eleven- Legalization as an Alternative to Drug Prohibition.- Chapter Twelve- Drug Prevention and Drug Treatment Around the World.