Drug Use Monitoring in Australia : 2004 annual report on drug use among police detainees

Carmen Schulte, Jenny Mouzos, Toni Makkai
ISBN 0 642 53880 8 ; ISSN 1326-6004
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology: 2005
(Research and public policy series, no. 65)

Acknowledgments

From 2004 funding for DUMA has been provided from the Australian Government's National Illicit Drug Strategy until 2007/08. The South Australian Attorney-General's Department has also funded one of the South Australian sites until mid 2005.

Data collectors at each site are responsible for data collection. These include: Sellenger Centre at Edith Cowan University, Marg Hauritz Pty Ltd, Forsythe Consultants Pty Ltd and Walsh and Associates Pty Ltd. New South Wales and Queensland Police, Western Australia and South Australia Police Service all provide generous 'in-kind' assistance to the project, especially police at the local sites. Neither the collectors nor the police services bear any responsibility for the analyses or interpretations presented here.

Large research projects require a dedicated and skilled workforce. Both police and researchers at the local sites provide the AIC with invaluable comment and feedback as part of an ongoing process. The AIC would like to extend its sincere gratitude for their contribution to the continued improvement of the research program. A range of AIC research staff, particularly Lance Smith in the DUMA team, contribute to the success of the program and their significant contribution is acknowledged.

Those many detainees who have answered questionnaires and supplied urine specimens, often in difficult personal circumstances, are acknowledged and thanked.

Finally we would like to thank those people, in particular, Dr Judy Putt who read earlier drafts and provided comments. Any errors remain our own.

Disclaimer

This research paper does not necessarily reflect the policy position of the Australian Government.