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| accessdate = }}</ref> In their 2010 Drug Strategy, the Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition state their continued intention to support DIP.<ref>http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/alcohol-drugs/drugs/drug-strategy/drug-strategy-2010?view=Binary</ref>▼
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==Overview==
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Some evidence has been taken to suggest that DIP has been effective in achieving its aims, though a serious shortfall in methodologically rigorous evaluations makes such claims problematic. Nonetheless, in his foreword to the 2008 Drug Strategy the Home Secretary claimed that DIP coercion and case management have 'contributed to a fall in recorded acquisitive crime of around 20 per cent'.<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Drugs: Protecting Families and Communities. The 2008 Drug Strategy. First Edition.
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==Tough Choices==
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==Prolific and Other Priority Offenders Scheme and DIP==
In 2004, the Prolific and Other Priority Offenders (PPO) Scheme was set up. A crime reduction initiative, it aims to identify a hard-core of individuals considered responsible for large amounts of crime, and manage them through either rehabilitation or conviction. There are currently 10,000 offenders in the UK who are involved in the PPO scheme, a significant proportion of whom have drug dependency issues. The [[Home Office]] encourages DIPs and PPO schemes to work closely together in such cases to ensure effective case management of offenders.<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Key Messages for the Prolific & other Priority Offender Programme – May 2007
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==Controversy==
[[Release (agency)|Release]], a UK charity which advises professionals and the public on criminal justice and drugs matters, strongly opposed the Test-on-Arrest and Required Assessment measures brought in by the Drugs Act 2005. They stated that mandatory drug testing was possibly in contravention with Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998, and that the possibility of false positives could lead to mandatory assessments for non-drug using Detained Prisoners. They also queried the Required Assessment process, calling into question the ethics and efficacy of coerced addiction treatment, and highlighting the possible re-direction of resources away from the voluntary treatment sector.<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Response to Drugs Bill 2005
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==See also==
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