Mark is a Lecturer in Crimimology and Social Policy at Loughborough University. Prior to that he worked in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. He completed his PhD in 2008 also at Leeds. His first degree was in sociology at the University of Liverpool. He works mainly in the area of social policy and criminology, with particular reference to the area of drugs policy.
Drugs fatalities overtake car fatalities for the first time
Sep 09, 2016 10:49 am UTC| Health Life
Seven years ago, fatalities from opiates overtook fatalities due to road accidents in the US. Sadly, the same phenomenon is now playing out in England. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), show...
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