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Question 1

aim 1

Question 2

Drug offences are decreasing

Question 3

aim 2

Question 4

Drug offences are increasing

Question 5

aim 3

Question 6

public opinions on drug offences and their punishment.

Question 7

aim 1 source b In the financial year 2022/23 there were 26,443 drug crimes recorded by Police Scotland; a 5% decrease compared to the previous year (2021/22: 27,723)

Question 8

aim 1 sorce b the second year in a row where fewer than 30,000 drug crimes were recorded. From 2013/14 to 2021/22, between 32,000 and 36,000 crimes were recorded each year.

Question 9

source c Health security neil gary said that the level of drug misuse deaths remains highly concerning as the latest statistics showed an increase of 121 deaths compared to 2022 this figures show a 12% increase

Question 10

source d
The annual report from the national records of scotland show there were 1,172
Drug related deaths in scotland in 2023 a increase from the previous 2 years.

Question 11

Qa of the survey concluded that a significant majority 75% fought that laws help decrease the usage of the illegal substance.

Question 12

QB The survey concluded that a significant majority said that prison sentences and other punishments aren’t enough to decrease usage or deaths from drugs

Question 13

Question A had opposite responses question b witch made me conclude that

That the public think the laws are helping reduce it but the punishments aren’t enough to stop the usage or deaths from drugs.