Drug Control as an Exception in a Humane and Rational Criminal Policy in Finland
Heini Kainulainen Pekka Hakkarainen
Chapter from the book: Tham, H. 2021. Retreat or Entrenchment?: Drug Policies in the Nordic Countries at a Crossroads.
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Chapter from the book: Tham, H. 2021. Retreat or Entrenchment?: Drug Policies in the Nordic Countries at a Crossroads.
The drug policy in Finland is described as a paradox. Finland has after the Second World War actively worked for reducing the prison population to the general Nordic and West-European level. While these efforts were successful, the drug policy however developed in the opposite direction.
Kainulainen H. & Hakkarainen P. 2021. Drug Control as an Exception in a Humane and Rational Criminal Policy in Finland. In: Tham, H (ed.), Retreat or Entrenchment?. Stockholm: Stockholm University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/bbo.h
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Published on Nov. 29, 2021